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Lucasfilm unveiled a new trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm debuted a fresh video for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny during the Super Bowl. The film is anticipated to be Harrison Ford’s final journey as the fedora-sporting archaeological explorer. Waller-Bridge portrays Helena, Indy’s goddaughter, in the follow-up. Lucasfilm debuted a fresh video for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny during the … Read more

Space power China plans to construct ground stations in Antarctica to support satellites

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Space power China

China will construct four ground stations in Antarctica to support its ocean monitoring satellites. Sweden’s state-owned space corporation rejected to extend contracts with China. Doubts have been raised concerning purpose of a Chinese-built ground station in Patagonia. China, the third nation after the Soviet Union and the United States to launch a man into space, … Read more

NASA predicts small asteroid will pass close to Earth

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NASA

A truck-sized asteroid measuring 3.5–8.5 metres (11-28 feet) will pass near the southern point of South America on Thursday. It will travel just 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometres) above Earth’s surface. The asteroid will pass so close to the Sun that its orbit will be dramatically altered. A truck-sized asteroid will come close to Earth on … Read more

Chinese engineer Ji Chaoqun jailed for 8 years for spying in US

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Ji Chaoqun

Ji Chaoqun, 31, was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage in the US. The case involved Chinese attempts to steal aircraft trade secrets. He was found guilty of making false statements to the US Army. A Chinese engineer Ji Chaoqun was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage in the US, in … Read more

Ozone layer is on course to regenerate entirely within decades scientists report

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Ozone
  • The ozone layer is on track to recover within decades.
  • International cooperation aided in mitigating the damage.
  • If global policies remain unchanged, the ozone layer is likely to recover to 1980 levels.

According to a new United Nations-backed assessment, the Ozone layer is on track to recover within decades as ozone-depleting chemicals are phased out globally.

The ozone layer shields the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays. However, scientists have been warning about a breach in this shield since the late 1980s, caused by ozone-depleting compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which are often found in refrigerators, aerosols, and solvents.

International cooperation aided in mitigating the damage. According to a panel of experts’ assessment published on Monday, the usage of CFCs has fallen by 99% since the Montreal Protocol entered into force in 1989, which began the phase-out of those and other ozone-harming chemicals.

If global policies remain unchanged, the ozone layer is likely to recover to 1980 levels for the majority of the world by 2040, according to the estimate. The timeline for recovery in polar locations is longer: 2045 in the Arctic and 2066 in the Antarctic.

“Ozone action establishes a precedent for climate action. “Our accomplishment in phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals demonstrates what can and must be done urgently to transition away from fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse emissions, and so limit temperature rise,” said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

Zone-depleting gases are also powerful greenhouse gases, and without a prohibition, the globe may have warmed by up to one degree Celsius, according to a 2021 study published in the journal Nature.

Since the industrial revolution, the Earth has warmed by about 1.2 degrees Celsius, and scientists have warned that this should be kept to 1.5 degrees Celsius in order to avoid the worst repercussions of the climate problem.

According to scientists, exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius would significantly raise the likelihood of major drought, wildfires, floods, and food shortages.

Solar geoengineering

For the first time in this four-year review, scientists considered the possibility of solar geoengineering: the endeavor to limit global warming through techniques such as injecting particles into the stratosphere to bounce sunlight out of the earth’s atmosphere.

They discovered that stratospheric aerosol injection could help limit climate warming, but they cautioned that there could be unforeseen consequences. The deployment of the technology “may also alter stratospheric temperatures, circulation, and ozone formation, destruction, and transport rates,” according to the paper, which is issued every four years.

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Russia might send an empty Soyuz to bring the ISS crew home

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NASA

Two cosmonauts were getting ready to go on a normal spacewalk. How the three crew members will be brought back to Earth has not yet been decided. NASA says that there is no danger for any of the crew. After their Soyuz capsule started leaking, Russia’s space agency says it is thinking about sending an … Read more

New satellite launched to survey most of Earth’s water, says NASA

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NASA

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission launches Friday. SWOT is a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency CNES. The project will measure freshwater and oceanic water levels on 90% of Earth. The first mission of its kind to investigate nearly all of the water that covers the surface of the Earth has … Read more

NASA set to take first global water survey from space

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NASA

The first-ever comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The SUV-sized satellite will generate study data in a few months. The main goal is understand how oceans absorb atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide as a natural mechanism. LOS ANGELES: A NASA-led international satellite mission was scheduled to launch early on Thursday from Southern … Read more

Orion splashdown concludes historic lunar expedition

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Orion

Sunday is Orion’s scheduled ocean splashdown. From the moon to Earth, the spaceship travelled 239,000 miles. It’s nearing the planet’s dense atmosphere’s inner layer. As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is anticipated to make an ocean splashdown on Sunday, the 2512-day Artemis I mission is drawing to a conclusion. This mission was created to prepare for future … Read more

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station in historic mission

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chinese astronauts

3 Chinese astronauts arrive at the station to board for the new space mission. The spacecraft docked more than six hours after launch. Shenzhou-14 will return to Earth following a one-week handover. Three Chinese astronauts arrived at China’s space station Wednesday for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese history, launching the second inhabited outpost … Read more

Nasa converts black hole ‘light echoes’ to sound: Viral Video

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Nasa

Nasa’s sonification posts are amazing to watch and can leave people speechless. The space agency occasionally amazes people with its sonification posts. They recently posted a post in which they converted ‘light echoes’ from a black hole into sound.

“This new sonification turns “light echoes” from a black hole into sound.⁣⁣ Black holes are notorious for not letting light (such as radio, visible and X-rays) escape from them. However, surrounding material can produce intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. As they travel outward, these busts of light can bounce off clouds of gas and dust in space, like how light beams from a car’s headlight will scatter off of fog,” they said.

“Located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, this system contains a black hole with a mass between five and 10 times the Sun’s, that pulls material from a companion star in orbit around it. This material is funnelled into a disc that encircles the stellar-mass black hole,” they went on to say.

“This sonification translates X-ray data from both @NASAChandraXray and Swift into sound. To differentiate between the data from the two telescopes, Chandra data is represented by higher-frequency tones while the Swift data is lower. In addition to the X-rays, the image includes optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey that shows background stars. Each star in optical light triggers a musical note. The volume and pitch of the note are determined by the brightness of the star,” the space agency added.

“Circular bands of red are surrounded by a starry background. Blue bands highlight the inner and lower portions of the black hole system. During the sonification, the cursor moves outward from the centre of the image in a circle. As it passes through the light echoes detected in X-rays (seen as concentric rings in blue by Chandra and red by Swift in the image), there are tick-like sounds and changes in volume to denote the detection of X-rays and the variations in brightness,” Nasa shared a video description.

Take a look at the incredible video

 

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The video was posted about 12 hours ago. The video has had around 3.3 million views since it was posted, and the figure is rapidly growing. People have also left varied remarks in response to the share.

“Sounds like Nasa dropped their mic on a beach,” wrote an Instagram user. “Sounds like the waves of the ocean coming up on the sand, beautiful waves of the universe,” expressed another. “Music from our universe,” a third person added.

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NASA says people will live on Moon ‘this decade’ Artemis’ plan

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Not only SpaceX CEO Elon Musk but also the US space agency, believe that humans will be able to spend more time on the Moon this decade.

According to Howard Hu, NASA’s Orion lunar spacecraft programme manager, the Artemis missions “enable us to have a sustainable platform and transportation system that allows us to learn how to operate in that deep space environment.”

“We’re going to be sending people down to the surface and they’re going to be living on that surface and doing science,” Hu was quoted as saying in the report published on Sunday.

“It’s really going to be very important for us to learn a little bit beyond our Earth’s orbit and then take a big step when we go to Mars,” he added.

Orion continues on its path toward the Moon five days into the 25.5-day Artemis I mission.

The unmanned Orion has gone 232,683 miles from Earth and was 39,501 miles from the Moon as of Sunday, travelling at 371 miles per hour.

“It’s the first step we’re taking to long-term deep space exploration, for not just the United States but for the world,” Hu added.

“I mean, we are going back to the Moon, we’re working towards a sustainable programme and this is the vehicle that will carry the people that will land us back on the Moon again,” a NASA official explained.

The United States Space Administration launched its next-generation rocket into space this week as part of its ambitious, uncrewed Artemis I Moon mission, which had two failed attempts after years of delays and billions of dollars invested.

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit.
The Orion will continue on to the Moon, where it will likely spend several days before returning to Earth on December 11.

NASA intends to launch the first crewed Moon landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 in 2025. This includes the first woman and person of colour to walk on the Moon.

Artemis I will lay the groundwork for deep space human exploration and demonstrate NASA’s dedication and capabilities to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.

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China’s missile debris limits Spain’s airspace

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China's missile debris limits Spain's airspace

Airports in Barcelona and Ibiza were among those affected by the closure. The decision was made after China launched its potent Long March 5B rocket to deliver the Tiangong space station’s last module. Spain designated a 100 km (62 mi) wide exclusion zone as a safety measure. Due to the dangers associated with a Chinese … Read more

NASA hiring former astronauts to explain 150 UFO encounters

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former astronauts

NASA launches nine-month UFO research trial, with results due in mid-2023. Data and AI professionals will collaborate to solve the issue. The first US congressional hearings in 50 years unveiled 144 military UFO films over the past two decades. Two former astronauts are helping NASA explain 150 UFO sightings. One of 16 team members, astronaut … Read more

NASA plans to conduct Artemis’ second moon test flight

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NASA

Nasa has chosen Nov. 14 as the date for a third attempt to launch it rocketship. The Artemis I mission’s revised targeted 69-minute launch window begins at 12:07 am. Artemis I would be the first launch of the SLS rocket. After weeks of technical difficulties and bad weather caused the unmanned first Artemis mission to … Read more

NASA: The DART satellite successfully changed an asteroid’s course

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NASA

NASA claims to have been successful in deflecting an asteroid. It was to prevent an approaching cosmic object from wreaking havoc on Earth. Dimorphos was intentionally hit by the refrigerator-sized DART. In a historic test of humanity’s capacity to prevent an approaching cosmic object from wreaking havoc on Earth, NASA claims to have been successful … Read more

NASA, SpaceX examining ways to increase Hubble telescope orbit

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NASA SpaceX
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX intends to fund research with NASA to increase the Hubble Space Telescope’s orbital altitude.
  • The six-month study will be completely funded by SpaceX.
  • It will look at whether SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has to be upgraded to raise the telescope’s orbit.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX intends to fund research with NASA to look into how to utilize the Dragon spacecraft to increase the Hubble Space Telescope’s orbital altitude, which would increase the telescope’s useful life, according to agency officials.

In a last-minute press conference, NASA’s science head Thomas Zurbuchen assured reporters that the six-month study will be completely funded by SpaceX, whose Crew Dragon spacecraft transports humans and supplies to and from the International Space Station on behalf of NASA.

SpaceX approached NASA a few months ago with the suggestion for a study on how a commercial crew could aid in boosting our Hubble spacecraft into a higher orbit, extending its observational lifetime.

Since its debut in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has served as a workhorse cosmic observatory for astronomers all over the world, providing stunning star pictures and facilitating significant discoveries like the age of the universe and the moons of Pluto.

In order to “help establish whether it would be viable to safely rendezvous, dock, and relocate the telescope into a more stable orbit,” NASA stated teams will gather data.

Throughout the US shuttle program in the early 2000s, Hubble had maintenance on multiple occasions.

Since the end of that program in 2011, astronomers have investigated a number of options for maintaining the ageing but still functional telescope. There are no developed plans.

The study will look at whether SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has to be upgraded to dock with and raise the telescope’s orbit as well as whether astronauts need to be on board for a future flight, among other things.

During the press conference, Jessica Jensen, vice president of customer operations at SpaceX, remarked, “At this moment, everything is on the table.”

Officials from NASA highlighted that the deal with SpaceX is exclusively for a SpaceX-funded study and does not indicate future plans for the agency to maintain the telescope.

 

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Elon Musk trolls NASA with Will Smith-Chris Rock photo

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Elon Musk trolls NASA
  • NASA DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a far-off asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday.
  • The image was used to troll NASA by Elon Musk on his Twitter account.
  • The image is related to Rock making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia at the Oscars.

An image of Hollywood actor Will Smith slapping his coworker Chris Rock was used to troll the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by the wealthy founder of Tesla.

Elon Musk did not give a caption, leaving that up to Twitter followers. Over 430,000 people have already liked it, and over 35,000 people have retweeted it.

The NASA DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a far-off asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in the first test of a planetary defense system meant to avert a potential catastrophic meteorite collision with Earth.

This was the subject of Musk’s tweet.

Ten months after DART was launched, a NASA live stream from the mission operations center outside of Washington, DC, captured humanity’s first attempt to change the motion of an asteroid or any celestial body.

After Rock made a joke at the Oscars equating his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has short hair, to GI Jane, Smith smacked the actor. It’s still unknown if Rock was aware that Pinkett Smith had alopecia.

 

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Watch: NASA spacecraft hits asteroid during planetary defense test

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Watch: NASA spacecraft hits asteroid
  • NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully collided with an asteroid on Monday night.
  • The $330 million mission was designed to see if a spaceship could alter an asteroid’s trajectory just by applying kinetic force.
  • The collision was the first test of a planetary defense system meant to stop an apocalyptic meteorite collision with Earth.

Ten months after DART’s launch, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) webcast from the mission operations center outside of Washington, DC, depicted humanity’s first attempt to change the motion of an asteroid or any celestial body.

In the first test of a planetary defense system meant to stop an apocalyptic meteorite collision with Earth, NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a faraway asteroid at supersonic speed on Monday.

The asteroid Dimorphos is about the size of a football stadium. It was 6.8 million miles (11 million km) from Earth when the cube-shaped “impactor” vehicle, barely bigger than a vending machine with two rectangular solar arrays, streaked into it at 7:14 pm EDT (2314 GMT).

DART, which was launched by a SpaceX rocket in November 2021, was mostly piloted by NASA flight directors until the last hours of the trip when autonomous onboard navigation software took over.

The mission operations center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, kept a close eye on Monday night’s bullseye strike.

The DART onboard camera’s second-by-second views of the target asteroid, which grew larger and eventually covered the TV screen of NASA’s live webcast just before the signal was lost, caused cheers to break out in the control room as it was confirmed that the spacecraft had collided with Dimorphos.

The $330 million mission, which took seven years to build, was designed to see if a spaceship could alter an asteroid’s trajectory just by applying kinetic force, just far enough to keep Earth safe.

 

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NASA spacecraft are positioned to collide with an asteroid

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NASA spacecraft

The impact is scheduled for Monday at 23:14 GMT (00:14 BST, Tuesday). Dart won’t be able to tell its target apart from Didymos until the last 50 minutes or so. The spacecraft’s trajectory must then be modified by navigational software for a direct strike. The American space agency is about to send a spacecraft hurtling … Read more

Storm Ian postponed the Launch of NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket

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Storm Ian

The Artemis I Moon rocket was scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The rocket launch had already been delayed twice. The Artemis I team is scheduled to make a decision on whether to return the rocket to its assembly location on Sunday. The most potent rocket ever launched by NASA has been … Read more

NASA postpones Moon launch due to storm

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NASA postpones Moon launch
  • NASA cancels Artemis 1 mission to the Moon’s scheduled launch on Tuesday.
  • Tropical Storm Ian is predicted to get stronger as it gets closer to Florida.
  • The team will decide on Sunday whether to roll back the massive Space Launch System.

Due to a tropical storm predicted to get stronger as it gets closer to Florida, NASA decided to cancel the historic unmanned mission to the Moon’s scheduled launch on Tuesday.

NASA announced on Saturday that it was forgoing a launch opportunity and getting ready to roll back from the launch pad while continuing to monitor the Tropical Storm Ian weather forecast.

Ian is expected to “rapidly strengthen” during the weekend as it travels into Florida, the state where the Kennedy Space Center is located and from which the rocket is scheduled to launch.

The Artemis 1 team will decide on Sunday whether to roll back the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

The orange and white SLS rocket can endure wind gusts of up to 137 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour) on the launch pad.

However, the present launch window, which lasts through October 4, will be missed if it needs to be shielded.

From October 17 through October 31, there will be one possible launch every day, with the exception of October 24-26 and 28.

In order to test the SLS and the unmanned Orion capsule that sits atop, the Artemis 1 space mission seeks to pave the way for future lunar missions with humans on board.

After years of setbacks and cost overruns, the US space agency will feel great relief if the Artemis 1 mission is a success.

However, NASA would suffer a setback after two prior launch attempts were aborted due to technical issues with the rocket, including a fuel leak.

 

 

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