As part of the starship program, SpaceX began testing with earlier prototypes in late 2019 and early 2020, losing three vehicles during various source tests. In May, the company successfully tested the full-size tank area of its starship vehicle (SN4) for the first time with a single Raptor engine. It was later lost due to floor-systems issue. Then, In August, …
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The breathtaking Hubble film catches a star who is still born
To zoom in on a small corner of the cloud 7,500 light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured an attractive stage in the development of baby stars. This is called J025157.5 + 600606, and it is a (relatively) small swell in the largest Soul Nebula (also known as Westerhout 5) in the galaxy Cassiopeia. But while the section of …
Read More »The big white shark tries to bite through the tourist cage in the video
During a dive near Mexico, a large white shark tried to enter a metal cage with three tourists. Jim Partington, a shark expert from Manchester, observed the dive with three women near the island of Guadeloupe. The 36-year-old experienced diver gave tourists more than they expected because they were inches away from the so-called bullet hunter. During a dive near …
Read More »Asteroid Pennu is to play ‘Tag’ with the NASA spacecraft
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the asteroid Pennu since late 2018. This task – refers to the origin, spectral interpretation, resource identification, and Security-Recolith Explorer launched in September 2016. Since arriving in Penn, the spacecraft and its cameras have been collecting and returning data and images, helping to learn more about asteroid composition and map the best landing sites …
Read More »Scientists measure the shortest length of time: septoseseconds
Scientists have measured the shortest time ever: the time it takes a light particle to pass a Hydrogen Molecule. That time, for the record, was 247 zeptoseconds. A gyptosecond is 20 zeros and 1 followed by a third of a billionth of a second or a decimal point. Previously, researchers were immersed in the world of gyptoseconds; In 2016, the …
Read More »Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches controversial Starling satellites
SpaceX has successfully launched the latest set of its Starling satellites. Sunday’s launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, brings the total number of Starling satellites in low Earth orbit to more than 800, creating a galaxy large enough to push the high-speed Internet down to Earth. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, says the company will send tens of thousands of Starling …
Read More »NASA is set to touch on an asteroid for the first time
Launched in 2016, NASA’s mission is finally to reach its goal: to touch an asteroid. On Tuesday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to collect a sample from the asteroid Pennu. This is NASA’s first time Asteroid model return task. “This is a very bold task,” says Dean Regas, a Cincinnati observatory astronomer and editor. Seen above Web light. “It sends …
Read More »More than 220 Cambridge students were asked to self-isolate in auditoriums after 18 cases
Homerton College Self-Isolation Order is a ‘Prevention Message’ (Image: BA) More than 220 Cambridge University freshmen have been asked to self-isolate for two weeks after a corona virus outbreak in a dormitory. Homerton College said students at West House were told to isolate themselves from yesterday after 18 positive cases were identified in 11 homes. This comes after the release …
Read More »Meet the smallest unit of time ever measured, the gyptosecond
Scientists have measured the shortest time ever: the time it takes a light particle to pass a Hydrogen Molecule. That time, for the record, was 247 zeptoseconds. A gyptosecond is 21 zeros and 1 following a trillion, or a decimal point, in a billionth of a second. Previously, researchers were immersed in the world of gyptoseconds; In 2016, the researchers …
Read More »Guinness World Record for Indo-origin Vinod Bajaj eyes walking around the circumference of the earth
Vinod Bajaj applied for the Guinness Book of World Records for his Earth Walk (Representative) London: The 70-year-old, who was born in Punjab and has lived in Ireland for more than 40 years, has applied for the Guinness Book of World Records after concluding that his earth walk is more than 40,075 kilometers or the circumference of the earth. 1,500 …
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