[ad_1] As the world struggles to overcome the chaotic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, “an Earth in crisis remains an Earth worth returning to” for astronauts serving on the International Space Station (ISS). Citing NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan in the caption, the United States space agency has shared a fascinating …
Read More »NASA develops special ‘high pressure ventilator’ in just 37 days for COVID-19 patients
[ad_1] In a great feat, scientists from the US National Space Agency USA NASA has developed a new easy-to-build ‘high-pressure blower’ in a matter of just 37 that is expected to help save many lives as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. According to the press release on the NASA …
Read More »Internet satellites from Elon Musk’s Starlink space leave astronomers ‘frustrated’
[ad_1] A total of 420 Elon Musk Starlink satellites are now in low Earth orbit, promising new Internet services from space, but leaving many astronomers horrified. Aim your eyes at the night sky in these pollution-free times here in Europe and you may well see a satellite train crossing the …
Read More »Scientists Restore Paralyzed Man’s Sense of Touch Using Brain PC Interface Innovation
[ad_1] Overview Post by : Source: Cell Press Date: Apr 24, 2020 Pros: Quo te partem nusquam salutatus, nobis oratio vel ut. Duo te quod salutatus. -> While we may regularly underestimate our touch sensation, for scientists creating breakthroughs to restore appendix work in people disabled due to spinal cord …
Read More »First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellites
[ad_1] A pioneering technique to detect plastics floating on the sea surface was released this week, led by scientists from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Scientific reports Earth observation scientists analyzed data from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellites to develop this new approach, which demonstrates for the first time that …
Read More »Lyrid Meteor Shower, Best Night Sky Show For Months, Still Active
[ad_1] The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station. POT The annual Lyrid meteor shower officially started last week, and although the spike occurred earlier this week, the night sky show will remain active this weekend, according to the Griffith Observatory. You can …
Read More »Hubble turns 30: take a look at some of the best images from the space telescope
[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 on Friday, and to commemorate the occasion, Hubble released an amazingly appropriate image. Showing two nebulae, NGC 2020 and NGC 2014, some 163,000 light years from Earth, the image reveals part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite …
Read More »This beautiful fisheye photo of Earth taken from the ISS will make you appreciate the planet more
[ad_1] NASA / Instagram image. “A land in crisis is still a land worth returning to,” the photo captioned quoting astronaut Andrew R. Morgan. Trends Desk Last update: April 24, 2020 5:02 PM IST The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared a photo on Instagram, a night view …
Read More »There are 19 interstellar asteroids between Jupiter and Neptune and even computers cannot predict where they are going.
[ad_1] Oumuamua and Borisov were not the first interstellar asteroids to visit our solar system. Scientists have discovered 19 news asteroids hidden in the space between Neptune and Jupiter. These 19 Centaurus family asteroids orbit the Sun in an airplane that was perpendicular to planetary motion 4.5 billion years ago. …
Read More »An asteroid that appears to be wearing a face mask is heading towards Earth
[ad_1] First seen in 1998, asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2) will fly across Earth next week. It will pass within 3,908,791 miles of Earth, moving at 19,461 miles per hour on April 29. The asteroid is approximately 2 km in diameter and rotates once every 4.1 hours, as suggested by optical …
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