Laboratory development device to help Earth avoid asteroids

[ad_1] In a corner of the Riga Technical University campus, a team of scientists are working on technology that could one day prevent asteroids from crashing into Earth. High-precision hand-built timers in the laboratory of Latvian start-up Eventech are currently used to track satellites. This year, the company won a contract from the European Space … Read more

‘Exceptional’ meteor creates sound boom in upstate New York

[ad_1] It is now believed that a thunderous boom that rocked parts of upstate New York on Wednesday afternoon was caused by an unusually large meteor passing through Earth’s atmosphere. The widespread noise is said to have rocked homes in Onondaga County, leaving some residents mystified, and arousing fears of a gas explosion. According to … Read more

Fireball spotted! Meteor sighting lights up sky over Japan and social media – Tech news, Firstpost

[ad_1] France Media Agency01 Dec 2020 17:48:32 A fireball seen falling from the night sky over parts of western and central Japan has lit up social media, with users sharing images of the unusually bright shooting star. Local media said the fireball was considered a fireball, an extremely bright meteor that explodes in the atmosphere. … Read more

NASA builds main stages for second and third Artemis flights | NASA – NASA

[ad_1] NASA builds the main stages for the second and third Artemis flights | NASANASA How Boeing is building the world’s most powerful space rocketCNET Problems with Orion spacecraft could delay NASA’s 2024 lunar planWESH 2 News To the Moon & Back: What does the future hold for Trump’s Space Force, the Artemis program?Sputnik International … Read more