Between September 2003 and January 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope conducted its deepest observations of the cosmos ever. Known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, the images produced showed nearly 10,000 galaxies of various ages, sizes,…
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Mysterious boost to Earth’s spin will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days on record
The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the Northern Hemisphere.
On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Earth’s solar day will be ever so slightly shorter than usual 24 hours, according to Timeanddate.com, making it not only one of the…
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Image on The Shroud of Turin May Not Belong to a Real Human : ScienceAlert
The Shroud of Turin is shrouded in mystery. Viewed as a holy relic for centuries, this artifact is not what it looks like according to yet another study.
The old linen cloth and its faint spectral image of a man resembling traditional…
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What if Infinity Didn’t Exist?
One question has preoccupied humankind for thousands of years: Do infinities exist? More than 2,300 years ago Aristotle distinguished between two types of infinity: potential and actual. The former deals with abstract scenarios that would result…
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Russia’s stealth nuclear submarine’s secrets out, Ukraine claims
Submarines are mysterious beasts that lurk deep in the oceans to surprise enemies and deal a blow that can be lethal in any war. A nuclear submarine is more dangerous as it can sail for longer durations and distances with less chance of…
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Woodpeckers thrive where missiles fly. How a bombing range became a wildlife refuge
Florida’s Avon Park bombing range is teeming with life. Over 40 at-risk species occupy this 106,000-acre expanse used by the U.S. Air Force for training exercises.
Conservation biologists from Michigan State University are using the range to test…
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Deep impact: touring central Australia’s cosmic craters | Northern Territory holidays
“You didn’t mention camping on Mars.”
My wife had a point: thin air, thinner soil, extreme UV, rocks straight from a Nasa red-planet image, jagged ranges – all ideal backdrops for a movie set. No wonder the place was considered for…
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NASA’s “Bold Breakthrough” Divides Experts as Supersonic Parachutes Get $15 Million Upgrade in High-Stakes Flight Tests
IN A NUTSHELL - 🚀 NASA is conducting tests on advanced supersonic parachutes equipped with innovative sensors to improve Mars missions.
- 📡 The EPIC team successfully deployed a sensor-equipped parachute using a drone,…
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European companies still in talks to combine their space businesses
WASHINGTON — Three European companies that have proposed combining their space businesses say they are still in discussions after missing a July deadline for a “go/no-go” decision on the merger.
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Chinese engineers design drones that survive 87% of missile attacks
A team of aerospace engineers from China has proposed a new evasive maneuvering technology that would allow combat drones to increase their survivability rate to almost 90 percent.
The concept involves fitting lightweight, side-mounted rocket…
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