As sunset drew near on July 2, 2019, thousands along a ribbon of land stretching across Chile and Argentina looked to the skies, waiting for the Moon’s shadow to cast them into momentary darkness. They knew a total solar eclipse was coming, and counted down the seconds. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-scientists-nasa-july-eclipse.html…
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‘Titans in a jar’ could answer key questions ahead of NASA’s space exploration
Researchers from Southern Methodist University (SMU) could help determine if Saturn’s icy moon—Titan—has ever been home to life long before NASA completes an exploratory visit to its surface by a drone helicopter. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-titans-jar-key-nasa-space.html…
US Government Staff Told To Treat Huawei as Blacklisted
A senior U.S. official told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff this week that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on sales to the firm. From a report: Trump surprised markets on Saturday by promising Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20…
Binary stars with unexplainable dimming pattern
A team of researchers from the U.S., Denmark and the U.K., working with a group at NASA’s Ames Research Center, has found a binary star system that dims unpredictably. They have written a paper describing their findings and have posted it on the arXiv preprint server and also on Oxford’s Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-binary-stars-unexplainable-dimming-pattern.html…
SpaceX has lost contact with three of its Starlink satellites
On May 23rd, 2019, SpaceX launched the first batch of its Starlink constellation, a fleet of satellites that will fulfill Elon Musk’s promise to provide broadband satellite-internet access to the entire planet. The deployment of these 60 satellites was the first in a series of six planned launches that would see around 720 satellites orbiting at an operational altitude of 550…
Study: ‘1 in 10 have had near-death experiences’
New research involving participants from 35 countries has highlighted the surprising prevalence of NDEs. Presented on June 29th at the European Academ… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328808/study-1-in-10-have-had-near-death-experiences…
Study: ‘1 in 10 have had a near-death experience’
New research involving participants from 35 countries has highlighted the surprising prevalence of NDEs. Presented on June 29th at the European Academ… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328808/study-1-in-10-have-had-a-near-death-experience…
Image: Radio frequency model of Europe’s future Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I) satellite
This mesh-based model of Europe’s future Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I) satellite has helped select the optimal location of the radio frequency antennas used to send it commands and downlink mission telemetry. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-image-radio-frequency-europe-future.html…
Four surprising technological innovations that came out of the Apollo moon landings
NASA’s Apollo programme was one of the most challenging technological achievements in the 20th century. Beyond the space race and exploration, it contributed to several inventions and innovations that are still having an impact on our lives. But at the same time, there are several myths regarding what technologies actually came out of it. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-technological-apollo-moon.html…
Scientists scramble to build payload for 2021 moon landing
Scavenging spare parts and grabbing off-the-shelf hardware, University of California, Berkeley, space scientists are in a sprint to build scientific instruments that will land on the moon in a mere two years. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-scientists-scramble-payload-moon.html…