New satellite images show Arecibo Observatory before and after its violent collapse in Puerto Rico

[ad_1] © Satellite image © 2020 Maxar Technologies The Arecibo Observatory as seen by Maxar’s WorldView-2 satellite on December 6, 2020. Satellite image © 2020 Maxar Technologies The destruction of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was photographed from space. The telescope collapsed earlier this month, following damage from Tropical Storm Isaias in August. Strong … Read more

The woman behind China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission

[ad_1] A 24-year-old female space commander has become a viral sensation on Chinese social media for her work on the Chang’e-5 moon exploration program. Although he is the youngest commander of the Wenchang spacecraft launch site, Zhou Chengyu is known at work as “Big Sister” out of respect. The Chang’e-5 mission is China’s third successful … Read more

As scientists welcome samples from asteroid Ryugu, NASA sounds the alarm on 5 incoming rocks – RT World News

[ad_1] NASA is warning of five space rocks en route to Earth this week, as the Japanese space agency completed a deposit of the world’s first subterranean asteroid material, before continuing its planetary defense reconnaissance mission. The Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has clocked five asteroids directed towards Earth’s vicinity, each measuring more … Read more

Batteries mimic mammalian bones for added stability

[ad_1] A schematic illustration showing how the structure of a mammalian bone is translated into the design of the bone-inspired NVP cathode. Credit: Kang Ho Shin, Sul Ki Park, Puritut Nakhanivej, Yixian Wang, Pengcheng Liu, Seong-Min Bak, Min Sung Choi, David Mitlin and Ho Seok Park Sodium-ion batteries are poised to replace lithium-ion batteries for … Read more