[ad_1] A solar flare from our host star has released a barrage of particles that are expected to hit Earth. Solar winds are currently traversing the 147 million kilometer path from the Sun and are likely to strike tomorrow. Experts have predicted that the flow of particles will likely cause an aurora in the North … Read more
[ad_1] Artist’s impression of a juvenile tyrannosaurus. Credit: Julius Csotonyi They are among the largest predators to ever walk on Earth, but experts have found that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps. The first known fossils of tyrannosaur embryos shed light on the … Read more
[ad_1] Rising global ice melt suggests sea level rise forecasts are far too conservativeYahoo News The Earth is currently losing 1.2 trillion tonnes of ice each year. And it will get worse.The Washington Post Sverdrup Glacier Undercutnasa.gov Windblown mineral dust microbes melt Greenland ice capPhys.org Global ice is melting faster than ever, say climate scientistsThe … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Less than a week after leaving the agency, former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joined a private equity firm that invests in the aerospace and defense industries. Acorn Growth Companies, an Oklahoma City-based private equity firm, said on January 25 that it hired Bridenstine as a senior advisor, helping the company invest in … Read more
[ad_1] The epic of NASA Cassini Mission at Saturn is still generating valuable scientific data more than three years after its disappearance. Data from one of the last overflights of the spacecraft Titan, a large moon with the precursors of the chemistry of life, reveals that a huge lake on the surface called Kraken Mare … Read more
[ad_1] Aviation Published on January 25, 2021 | by Jennifer Sensiba 25 January 2021 by Jennifer sensiba In previous articles, we have explained that SpaceX has purchased two offshore oil rigs, with the intention of converting them into floating launch and landing facilities for Starship. We then covered the locations, history and more of the … Read more
[ad_1] Ice is disappearing across the planet at an increasing rate, according to a study that shows 28 trillion tonnes were lost between 1994 and 2017. Scientists found that the rate of melting increased from 0.8 trillion tonnes per year in the 1990s to 1.3 trillion tonnes in 2017. The total lost during this period … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon is currently offering the International Space Station LEGO Ideas for $ 55.99 shipped. Also available for the same price at Walmart. Down from its current rate of $ 70, you’re saving 20% here with today’s deal matching our previous mention for the all-time low and marking the best we’ve seen in nearly two … Read more
[ad_1] The world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere has been broken. Scientists at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) broke the record using “phase stabilization” technology alongside advanced self-guided optical terminals. “We can correct atmospheric turbulence in 3D, … Read more
[ad_1] The Boeing Starliner crew module is preparing for the next orbital flight test in 2021. Boeing SpaceX and its Crew Dragon spacecraft have been a bright spot in NASA’s commercial crew program, which returned astronaut launches to US soil in 2020. Boeing, the other supplier of commercial crews, still has work to do before … Read more