Arizona State Senator candidate Captain Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. He flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. Twice as a mission commander he flew four times on the space shuttle. However, Kelly’s views on space policy, a topic he should be familiar with, given his previous occupation, are …
Read More »Radio astronomers are concerned about mega-constellations and square kilometer arrays
In the coming years, a number of next-generation observations and arrays will be operational. These features will make major contributions to many areas of astronomy: exploring the mysteries of the early universe, studying gravitational waves, determining the role of dark matter and dark matter in global evolution, and direct image …
Read More »Tesla’s new structural battery pack – it’s not a cell-to-pack, it’s a cell-to-body
Battery Published on 10 October October, 2020 | By Chanan Bose October 10, 2020 By Chanan Boss Tesla’s battery day wasn’t just full of surprises. When you read between the slides, Tesla made a number of announcements, many of which are still awaiting their discovery. One of the things about …
Read More »Astronomers are using black hole echoes to aid in mapping the universe
From our single benefit location of the universe, the three-dimensional location is really difficult to understand. We can easily map the stars in relation to each other, but it is very difficult to know which is near and which is far. One way to determine the distance of objects in …
Read More »The earth cannot be squeezed ‘like an orange.’
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis on Saturday issued a call for action to protect the planet and help the poor in his second Ted conversation. Pontiff, known for his passion for social media and technology for G, said in a videotape message at a TED conference on climate change …
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