[ad_1] Sacred space swings, Batman! As everyone looked over Earth’s collective shoulder at the asteroid that was potentially about to overtake us the day before Election Day, a completely different one came towards us through our blind spot: the direction of the sun. It passed just 239 miles or so …
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[ad_1] Jonathan Bamber, Bristol University Greenland is the largest island in the world and on it lies the largest mass of ice in the Northern Hemisphere. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise over 7 meters. Jonathan Bamber, author provided But it won’t happen, will it? Well, not …
Read More »NASA’s model reveals how much COVID-related pollution levels have deviated from the norm
[ad_1] Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, space and ground-based observations have shown that the Earth’s atmosphere has seen significant reductions in some air pollutants. However, scientists wanted to know how much of that decline can be attributed to changes in human activity during the pandemic-related arrests, compared to …
Read More »Space-traveling astronauts prepare for the arrival of the Russian laboratory in 2021
[ad_1] On Wednesday, the two Russian astronauts from the International Space Station began spacewalking work to prepare for the arrival of a long-delayed laboratory next year, but had to eliminate another task due to a stubborn bolt. Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov – nicknamed Sergey 1 and Sergey 2 by …
Read More »The stellar collision helps solve the 16-year mystery of the Blue Ring Nebula
[ad_1] NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Male Take a moment from this hellish year to imagine a small star orbiting our sun. After eons, the two stars collide. The chaotic disaster leaves behind a star and a fascinating blue cloud of dust and gas, a nebula, pours into the cosmos. …
Read More »Russian cosmonauts are preparing the ISS for rapid growth – BGR
[ad_1] Today the Russians are carrying out a spacewalk to prepare for the addition of a new science module to the ISS. The module will replace an outdated one and will launch in early 2021. This will be the first of several spacewalks to prepare the space station for the …
Read More »Scientists find similarities between the universe and the human brain
[ad_1] A new study recently looked at the differences and similarities between two of the most multifaceted systems in existence. Although on a completely different scale: the cosmos and its galaxies versus the human brain and its neuronal cells. In particular, the study authors found that while the indicator is …
Read More »Russian cosmonauts are preparing the ISS for rapid growth – BGR
[ad_1] Today the Russians are carrying out a spacewalk to prepare for the addition of a new science module to the ISS. The module will replace an outdated one and will launch in early 2021. This will be the first of several spacewalks to prepare the space station for the …
Read More »Apparently, on Friday the 13th there is a record of asteroids closest to Earth
[ad_1] Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The mystery of Friday the 13th in 2020 became even more tense when it was discovered that an asteroid was approaching Earth, with the closest record distance on that day. In fact, NASA was not even aware of its existence. The space rock, with the name …
Read More »We created diamonds in minutes, without heat, mimicking the force of an asteroid collision
[ad_1] In nature, diamonds form deep within the earth over billions of years. This process requires exceptionally high pressure environments and temperatures above 1,000 ℃. Our international team created two different types of diamonds at room temperature and in minutes. It is the first time that diamonds have been successfully …
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