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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 22, 2019 11:11:20 GMT
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 22, 2019 11:21:59 GMT
Physics Girl
Published on Jul 11, 2019
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I got to visit two awesome upcoming NASA missions searching for life in our solar system! The Mars 2020 rover mission targeting the Jezero Crater and the Europa Clipper reconnaissance mission to explore one of Jupiter's moons due to launch in 2023. I explore if alien life is possible, where we're most likely to find it and why.
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 23, 2019 11:11:50 GMT
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 23, 2019 11:15:54 GMT
Via Twitter - @jonathanturley
"The truth is out there. LA Times has published my column on the real secrets of Area 51."
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 23, 2019 11:21:51 GMT
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Published on Jul 22, 2019
A pocket-sized shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it's named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they squirt little glowing clouds into the ocean.
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Post by swamprat on Jul 23, 2019 14:31:13 GMT
Sad news just a couple of days after the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing..... NASA legendary flight director Chris Kraft has died at 95 Kraft was a key figure in establishing Mission Control, paving the way for NASA's first missions to the moon.
By Jackson Ryan | July 22, 2019 4:56 PM PDT
Christoper Columbus Kraft Jr., NASA's first flight director, pioneer of Mission Control and a key figure in the spaceflight program, died Monday. He was 95.
“Scientists say there is no life on the moon. I look at the moon today, see the faces from NASA, industry, science and academe who brilliantly sent Americans to that place, and I know differently. The people of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo are blossoms on the moon. Their spirits will live there forever. I was part of the crowd, then part of leadership that opened space travel to human beings. We threw a narrow flash of light across our nation’s history. I was there at the best of times.” -- Chris Kraft in "Flight: My Life in Mission Control"
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called Kraft a "national treasure," pointing to his work in establishing NASA's Mission Control, which directs human spaceflight activities from the ground. Kraft's work in developing the procedures and processes for sending humans to space would eventually pave the way for the Apollo missions to the moon and, to this day, provides communications for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
"Chris was one of the core team members that helped our nation put humans in space and on the moon, and his legacy is immeasurable," said Bridenstine in a NASA press release. "Chris' engineering talents were put to work for our nation at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, before NASA even existed, but it was his legendary work to establish Mission Control as we know it for the earliest crewed space flights that perhaps most strongly advanced our journey of discovery."
Kraft was born in Phoebus, Virginia on Feb. 28, 1924. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1944, majoring in aeronautical engineering and joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1945. Kraft was tapped to oversee flight operations for NASA's earliest manned expeditions off-planet and would serve as the first flight director for NASA's Mercury missions, putting Americans into space for the first time.
As we travel further into the cosmos, Kraft's legacy will be remembered. The Mission Control Center at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston is named in his honor.
"We stand on his shoulders as we reach deeper into the solar system, and he will always be with us on those journeys," said Bridenstine.
www.cnet.com/news/nasa-legendary-flight-director-chris-kraft-has-died-at-95/?fbclid=IwAR0Ikx9qWz5t8GSZHzu2BWenWnPHDn-iamA5fx1GN4NU1YfbfIQdqTak3PM
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 24, 2019 11:48:02 GMT
Good morning lovely searchers,
PHYS.org
Harnessing the power of microbes for mining in space
by Melissa Gaskill, NASA July 24, 2019
For centuries, people have done the hard work of mining useful minerals and metals from solid rock. Then, scientists learned how to harness the power of tiny microbes to do some of this labor. This process, called biomining, has become common on Earth.
As humans plan expeditions to places such as the Moon and Mars, biomining offers a way to obtain needed materials on other planetary bodies rather than bringing them from Earth. This approach is called in-situ resource utilization. However, microbes and rocks interact differently outside of Earth's gravity, potentially affecting output from extraterrestrial biomining.
A new investigation on the International Space Station represents the first study of how microbes grow on and alter planetary rocks in microgravity and simulated Martian gravity. The study, BioRock, also is the first test of extraterrestrial biomining and the first use of a prototype miniature mining reactor in space.
"We're studying three types of microbes, giving us the first comparison between behaviors of different microbes in the space environment," said principal investigator Charles Cockell, professor at the UK Centre for Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh. Scientists know very little about how microgravity affects microbe and mineral interactions, but previous research demonstrates that the attachment of microbes to surfaces, or formation of biofilms, occurs differently in space.
In general, biofilms increase, grow thicker and show particular shapes and structures in microgravity. Investigators expect to see similar behavior by the microbes in the BioRock investigation.
"For the investigation, we are using basalt rock that is naturally very vesicular, or contains lots of spaces, to see how the bacteria interact within these cavities in microgravity," said Rosa Santomartino, a postdoctoral scientist at the Cockell lab investigating the growth of the microbes. Back on Earth, investigators plan to examine how the microbes grew across and into the rock and to compare the three types of microbes.
They also will look at the elements leached into the fluid around the rock, and examine how well the different microbes extracted more than 20 different elements from the rocks. The three microbes include one isolated from desert crusts in the western United States Colorado Plateau, one provided by the German Aerospace Center, and another known for its resistance to heavy metals provided by the Belgium Nuclear Research Center.
"The BioRock experiment starts putting the pieces of the puzzle together," Cockell added. "Understanding how microbes interact, grow and extract elements from a rock surface in microgravity and simulated Mars gravity will tell us, for the first time, if low gravity affects the ability of microorganisms to attach to rock surfaces and perform biomining. In other words, whether extraterrestrial mining is possible."
The results should provide qualitative and quantitative comparison of bacterial and rock interactions taking place at terrestrial gravity, simulated Martian gravity, and microgravity levels. For example, the absence of thermal convection in microgravity could restrict the supply of food and oxygen to bacteria in rocky environments and suppress their growth.
"We hope to gain insights into how microbes grow in space and how we might use them in human exploration and settlement of space, from mining to turning rocks into soils on the Moon and Mars," said Cockell. Microbe-rock interactions can turn rock into soils and explorers might one day use them to transform regolith—the layer of dusty, fragmented debris covering the surface of the Moon, Mars, and asteroids—into soils for growing plants.
Next, the investigators will conduct additional experiments with different microbes and materials to further refine the use of microbes for in-situ resource use.
"Microbes are everywhere—in our food, our homes, and our industrial processes—and they do hugely important things in our everyday life," Cockell said. "As we move into space, we can harness microbes to make our lives easier and improve the success of space settlements. BioRock is about forming a new space-faring alliance with the microbial world—using microbes to advance a permanent human presence in space."
And letting the tiny organisms do some of the hard work.
phys.org/news/2019-07-harnessing-power-microbes-space.html
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 24, 2019 12:09:03 GMT
Albawaba.com
Egypt-Europe Underwater Archaeology Ends Mission in Alexandria Coast
Published July 23rd, 2019 - 12:25 GMT
The Egyptian-European Archaeological Mission of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology concluded its archaeological season at the ruins of the ancient Greek cities Heraklieon and East Canopus in Abi Qir Bay, Alexandria. The mission had been operating for almost two months.
Ehab Fahmy, head of the Central Department of Sunken Antiquities, said that the mission used the latest scanning devices to capture images of archaeological remains buried beneath the seabed.
A group of buildings within Canopus were found, extending the explored parameters of the city to the south for a distance of a kilometer. The mission found: remains of a port and a collection of pottery from the Late Period of ancient Egypt; gold, bronze and other metal coins as well as jewelry from the Ptolemaic period; and gold coins from the Byzantine era, which showed that the city was likely to have been populated between the 4th century BC and the Islamic era, Fahmy said Monday.
The mission found part of a completely destroyed temple in the ruins of Heraklieon, pottery vessels and tableware from the third and second centuries BC, bronze coins from the reign of King Ptolemy II, and fragments of columns found at a depth of three meters below the seabed.
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani inspected the Grand Egyptian Museum project proceedings on Monday, also inspecting the transfer of the great sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun to the restoration lab affiliated with the Ministry as the ministry prepares for the sarcophagus’ restoration.
The restoration process will be the first on the material since the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in November 1922. The sarcophagus will be displayed beside King Tut’s other coffins at the Grand Egyptian Museum after its inauguration in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Anani also witnessed the transfer of ten pieces of wood from the King Khufu Ship during his visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum. The total number of wooden pieces transferred from the boat to the museum so far stands at 852 pieces.
www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/egyptian-underwater-archaeology-mission-concluded-its-season-1298975
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 18:59:43 GMT
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Post by WingsofCrystal on Jul 24, 2019 23:50:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 23:59:33 GMT
It's hard to believe there are people down there in that mess
The volcano, which is located in the Moquegua region of southern Peru, began erupting last Thursday, sending a pillar of ash 12km into the air. A state of emergency was declared and thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as ash rained down on hundreds of schools and health centers. Ubinas has now ceased erupting but the most recent report from the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) said another eruption may happen wednesday Dark omen? Russian satellite captures unsettling PHOTO of erupting Peruvian VOLCANO
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 0:31:15 GMT
If memory serves me well I believe I alluded to this a few posts ago.. www.express.co.uk/news/science/1157223/Nasa-earthquake-what-is-earthquakes-how-fast-does-the-earth-spin-earthquake-map-latestNASA bombshell: Earth’s rotation is slowing - and it could cause major earthquakesEARTH’S rotation is slowing down as the Moon moves farther away from the planet – and scientists believe it could cause major earthquakes. Earth’s rotation is slowing as our planet uses energy to keep the tidal bulge ahead of the Moon’s orbit. The Moon’s gravity keeps Earth’s rotation in check, and to do this the lunar satellite’s orbit must be slightly ahead of Earth’s. As the Moon attempts to regulate Earth’s rotation and slow it down, the Moon moves slowly away. According to Matthew Funke, solar system ambassador for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who wrote on Q+A website Quora: “The Moon’s gravity creates a tidal bulge on the Earth. This bulge attempts to rotate at the same speed as the rest of the planet. “As it moves ‘ahead’ of the Moon, the Moon attempts to pull it back. This slows the Earth’s rotation down. “One of the rules of the Universe is that ‘angular momentum’ can’t go anywhere — even if individual pieces speed up, slow down, or change direction, the sum total of angular momentum cannot change. “The Earth loses angular momentum when the Moon slows it down, so the Moon has to gain it — and it does, by moving further away in its orbit. The Moon is currently receding from the Earth by about one and a half inches per year.” This could lead to major earthquakes down the line. A slower rotating globe leads to stronger and more frequent earthquakes – exactly why this is the case is unclear, but experts believe it could be down to changes in the Earth’s core which ultimately has an effect on the surface. Research from Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado in Boulder and Rebecca Bendick of the University of Montana in Missoula looked at earthquakes with a magnitude higher than seven since 1900. The duo found five years since the turn of the 20th century where there were significantly more magnitude 7.0-plus earthquakes – all of which were years that earth’s rotation speed had slowed down slightly. Prof Bilham said: “In these periods, there were between 25 to 30 intense earthquakes a year. “The rest of the time the average figure was around 15 major earthquakes a year. The correlation between Earth’s rotation and earthquake activity is strong and suggests there is going to be an increase in numbers of intense earthquakes.”
Edit..rather than worry everyone..the authors deflect..with sheer nonsense as the other scientists clearly establish a causal link.happening now..and employ a non sequitor strawman argument...
However, this is not expected to happen for billions of years, according to Physicist Paul Walorski who explained on physics forum PhysLink: “The slowing rotation of the Earth results in a longer day as well as a longer month. “That’s been projected to happen once the day and month both equal about 47 (current) days, billions of years in the future.”
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Post by Ak9 on Jul 25, 2019 1:57:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 5:37:51 GMT
Obama Worm Invades Europe..
A 7cm-long flatworm with hundreds of eyes along the length of its body has been accidentally imported from South America and is now threatening soil quality and local wildlife in Spain, with possibly more drastic consequences. The Obama flatworm (Obama nungara) has been spotted thriving in the rice paddies of the Parc Natural de L’Albufera in Valencia. Conservationist group SEO/Birdlife raised the alarm earlier this week. While this predatory species feasts on earthworms and land snails, it has no known natural predators itself, because it tastes so foul that birds refuse to eat it after one bite. Researchers believe it came to Spain in exotic pot plants imported from Brazil. The parasite, which is named after the Brazilian Tupi words for leaf (oba) and animal (ma) rather than the former US president, threatens to decimate the native earthworm population and, in doing so, disrupt the health and fertility of local soil, which will spark a domino effect for the entire regional food chain. In addition, the decreased soil stability would increase the risk of both flooding and landslides, as well as diminishing crop production. The Obama worm is one of at least six invasive species of Latin American origin that have been detected in Spain, while other European nations have experienced similar invasions in recent years.
Edit: Now I find this suspicious because Trans Atlantic business From S.A has been ongoing before there were any inspection and preventive activities inplace..Suddenly this worm pops up..out of thin air..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 5:42:37 GMT
Something else is at work here..probably militarily affiliated..and no doubt it will be built....BUT if the religious cultural taboos are truly truly deep..it will be costly to maintain and protect that telescope in the long run..
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