How do you scoop asteroid dirt? Lockheed Martin figured it out
One of the most amazing pieces of technology to emerge from Lockheed Martin's laboratories is a simple circular canister designed to hold nothing more than dirt, gravel and maybe some dust. It looks like a 1960s-era slide carousel on a projector, and the concept behind it was first tested in an engineer's driveway with his middle school-aged son.The dirt it's designed for isn't on Earth, however. It's whizzing about in deep space on an asteroid that scientists have been observing for years. On ..>> view originalHow Illinois plans to help save the Monarch butterfly
It’s been a tough year for America’s favorite butterfly.Each year, Monarch butterflies migrate as far as 3,400 miles from northern United States and Canada to Mexico. Most monarchs have a lifespan of only about a month, so several generations of butterflies are born and die over the course of the migration.However, due to 20 years of habitat loss along the paths of their migration and intense storms in Mexico this past winter, the number of butterflies in much of the United States much lower th..>> view originalThese Retired Lab Chimps Are Already Loving Their New Home
Nine former lab chimpanzees are settling into their new home at a Georgia sanctuary ― with more than 200 others slated to join them. Project Chimps, a 236-acre facility near Blue Ridge, Georgia, welcomed Buttercup, Charisse, Emma, Genesis, Gertrude, Gracie, Jennifer, Latricia and Samira on Thursday. The all-female crew, ranging from 10 to 12 years of age, came from the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center. They resided there with 211 others, though the university states that th..>> view originalFarewell, Rosetta: space mission to end on collision course with comet
In a few days, European Space Agency controllers will order their Rosetta space probe to make an orbital correction that will send the craft on a collision course with the comet it has been circling for more than two years. The manoeuvre will end one of the most successful space missions ever undertaken and will give scientists a final chance to examine a comet up close and personal. Rosetta, which cost more than £750m to build and launch, has been orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a ma..>> view originalJust Like Dogs, Bats 'Waggle' Their Heads Too -- Here's Why
Sep 11, 2016 07:58 AM EDT A new research says that bats also waggle their heads back and forth to listen for coming insects. The study claimed that by waggling their heads, bats can locate their prey, especially if the movements of their prey are becoming irregular. "The sound is going to be hitting the ears in different ways throughout that dynamic process, and it's those differences the bats exploit," said study author Melville Wohlgemuth, a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins Univers..>> view originalSpaceX appeals for help in probe of rocket blast
SpaceX appealed for help from the public and US government agencies on Friday in the investigation of what made a Falcon 9 rocket explode last week during a launch test. No one was hurt in the September 1 blast, which happened as the rocket was being fueled ahead of a standard, pre-launch test known as a static-fire at Cape Canaveral, Florida. "Still working on the Falcon fireball investigation," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. "Turning out to be the most difficult and complex fai..>> view originalCuriosity rover sends back striking images of Mars rock formations
NASA has released new color images taken by the Curiosity Mars rover, which it says will help increase understanding of the red planet's landscape. The pictures, taken on Thursday, were taken in the "Murray Buttes" region of lower Mount Sharp, an 18,000ft mountain, where the Rover has been based since 2014. Curiosity is looking into how and when habitable conditions on Mars that were once present evolved into drier conditions less favourable for life on the planet. Curiosity Project scientist A..>> view originalFireball Soars Over Cyprus and Possibly Explodes
Early on Friday morning, shortly before 1 a.m. local time, several witnesses reported seeing a strangely glowing object soaring across the skies of the island of Cyprus over the Troodos Mountain range. Residents in the area reported seeing greenish-white lights in the sky, followed by a loud explosion and the shaking of the earth, possibly indicating that the glowing object, a meteor, struck the ground somewhere on Cyprus or off of its coast. According to Tech Times, a spokesman for the Cyprus..>> view original
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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