‘We are go’: Moon mining firm raises enough money for maiden flight
A Silicon Valley-based company hoping to one day extract the Moon’s natural resources has raised enough money to fund its mission to the space rock.
Moon Express has reportedly brought its total funding to $45 million and could soon prepare a launch of its MX-1E lunar lander.
Moon Express CEO Bob Richards made the announcement over Twitter.
We're go with funding for our maiden mission & our bid for the @XPRIZE@GLXP via @SpaceNews_Inchttps://t.co/uL3lwFB9TDpic.twitter.com/Gn3lJFuHzW— Bob Richards (@Bob_Richards) January 13, 2017
Read more: https://www.rt.com/viral/373649-moon-express-mining-mission-funded/
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Published time: 13 Jan, 2017 20:37
Real-life Death Star hopes dashed as galactic feast theory debunks ‘alien megastructure’
The supposed ‘alien megastructure’ first spotted in the skies
back in 2015 may actually be a colossal planet-eating star, according to
researchers from Columbia and Berkeley.
Comparisons
of recent observations of star KIC 846285, or ‘Tabby’s star’, and old
photographic plates showed that its light had dimmed sporadically in the
years between 1890 and 2015.The research generated a multitude of theories to explain the unusual flickering: cosmic dust, a swarm of comets and, most memorably, an alien megastructure.
Now, an alternative theory to explain the phenomenon is gaining traction - despite not being quite as enthralling as the ‘megastructure’ theory.....
Read more: https://www.rt.com/viral/373635-alien-megastructure-star-theory/
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Has the mystery of the Earth's core been solved? Scientists say unknown 'third element' is SILICON
- Japanese team have been searching for the 'missing element' for decades
- It makes up a significant proportion of our planet's centre, after iron and nickel
- Experiments suggest the most likely candidate is silicon
Now, a Japanese team has the answer - and says its silicon.
Researchers have been searching to solve the mystery at the centre of our planet for decades after discovering there is something other than iron and nickel there.
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Published time: 10 Jan, 2017 09:46'Very quickly, very nearby': Jumbo asteroid has close shave with Earth
An asteroid between 11 to 34 meters across (36 to 111ft),
roughly the size of 10 jumbo African elephants, made a remarkably close
approach to Earth on Monday morning, passing by at a distance only half
that of the Moon.
According to the Slooh Observatory, the space rock, dubbed 2017 AG13, was moving at about 10 miles per second, making it hard to spot with a telescope.
“This is moving very quickly, very nearby to us,” Eric Edelman, an astronomer with Slooh, said during a live broadcast of the surprise flyby at 7:47am ET on January 9.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/373171-asteroid-flashes-earth-quickly/While you were hitting snooze, we nearly hit an asteroid! At 7:47 AM EST an asteroid we only first spotted Saturday gave us a wake up call. pic.twitter.com/BbAQc7e2EJ— Slooh (@Slooh) 9 января 2017 г.
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12. jan. 2017, 22:54 - tv2nyheder
Truslen mod Danmark er blevet værre - og nu skal du også passe på rumvejret
Truslen 'rumvejr' er for første gang at finde på Beredskabsstyrelsens
nationale risikovurdering. Solstorme kan lægge vores tekniske
infrastruktur ned.
Solstorme:
Solstorme medfører magnetbølger som dem, der onsdag satte svenske radarer og GPS'er ud af kraft.
- Solstorme er en fællesbetegnelse for forskellige reaktioner i Solens atmosfære.
- Solstorme fører til, at store skyer med energirige, elektrisk ladede partikler, sendes ud i rummet.
- Solstorme vil blandt andet kunne påvirke tekniske installationer i rummet og på jorden. Når elektrisk ladede partikler rammer Jordens magnetfelt, vil de nemlig få magnetfeltet til at vibrere.
- De elektrisk ladede partikler er årsagen til, at der opstår nordlys. Når de rammer Jordens magnetfelt, vil de nemlig blive afvist, og lyse op.
http://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2017-01-12-truslen-mod-danmark-er-blevet-vaerre-og-nu-skal-du-ogsaa-passe-paa-rumvejret
http://www.b.dk/kommentarer/hvem-er-bange-for...rumvejr