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Tom Cruise gets his blast date for the space movie

Tom Cruise smiles as he gives an interview during a red carpet event for the movie "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. The film opens in China on Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Tom Cruise goes to heaven to make the first action movie to be shot in space in October 2021. The Under-the-radar tweet from the Almanac on the space shuttle, which was released last weekend, confirms that Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will travel with Cruise director Doug Lyman. They will head to the senior space station with senior NASA …

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Penn’s asteroid NASA images reveal ‘very bright’ areas of another asteroid on the surface

The asteroid Vesta, measuring five to 14 feet, scattered NASA in the southern hemisphere of the Penn and near its center. The rocks were found in the images from OSIRIS-Rex and appear much brighter than the surrounding area of ​​dark, rich carbon. The team examined the particles using an on-board spectrometer and detected signs of a compound-mineral pyrox known in …

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The pros and cons of being a hammer shark

The pros and cons of being a hammer shark

But as soon as the cephalophile tilted up or down, the power came into action quickly, enabling a rapid ascent or descent. This helps to explain why hammer heads are “more maneuverable than a common shark,” Dr. Parsons said, adding that this ability would help pick up food from the seabed. The researchers also measured how much cephalopods are pulled. …

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NASA sees Wilfred decomposing in a tank

NASA sees Wilfred decomposing in a tank

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The former tropical storm Wilfred weakened in the mid-Atlantic Ocean and provided a visible image after NASA-Nova’s Sumomi NBP satellite became a low-pressure tank or elongated part. At 11pm on Sunday, September 20, EDT, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center released their final advice on Wilfred. Wilfried decomposed into a tank of low or long sections of low …

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Melting ice will add more than 15 inches to global sea level by 2100

Melting ice will add more than 15 inches to global sea level by 2100

A new study has found that melting from ice shelves in Greenland and Antarctica (similar to the Gates Ice shelf found here) could contribute more than 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100. (Image credit: Jeremy Harbeck / NASA) If humans Continue emitting greenhouse gases At current speeds, world sea levels could rise by 15 inches (38 centimeters) …

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Researchers have suggested that other planets may be made of diamonds

Researchers have suggested that other planets may be made of diamonds

They say diamonds are a woman’s best friend, but what about a planet made of diamonds? Refers to some newly published research exoplanets At deeper depths they turn into more carbon-rich diamonds. Research, published Journal of Planetary Science, Suggests that these “carbon-rich” planets can turn carbon into diamonds under the right conditions, such as water, heat, and pressure. These planets …

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Life Search – From Venus to the Outer Solar System | Alien life

This is one of the most unexpected scientific discoveries of the year. To their surprise, British scientists revealed last week They found strong evidence That phosphine – a toxic, rancid gas produced by microorganisms – is present in Venus’ burning, acid-dampened atmosphere. By rights, it simply should not be. “All the geological and photochemical pathways we thought of were too …

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