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Mar 4, 2019
Exploring China’s latest space ambitions
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: solar power, space, sustainability
China says it is working to develop a solar energy plant in space that could one day beam enough power back to Earth to light up an entire city.
If scientists can overcome the formidable technical challenges, the project would represent a monumental leap in combating the Earth’s addiction to dirty power sources which worsen air pollution and global warming.
A space-based solar power station could also provide an alternative to the current generation of earthbound and relatively ineffective renewable energy sources.
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Mar 4, 2019
Fifty Billion Planets In Our Milky Way Galaxy Are Likely To Be Free Floaters, Says New Study
Posted by Bruce Dorminey in categories: evolution, space
Mar 3, 2019
Imagine this: Your artwork 🎨 is one of the LAST things astronauts see before heading to space!
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Find out how you can submit original artwork for our Astronaut Crew Quarters, one of the places where crew members will spend time before heading out to the launch pad: https://go.nasa.gov/2TxmBYq
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Mar 3, 2019
Beautiful First Image Captured by a new telescope in the Chilean desert
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, space
The Atacama Desert in Chile has been a hotbed of astronomical activity of late. Not only is it the site of Martian environmental simulations to test rover capabilities, it is also home to an project called SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars).
SPECULOOS is part of the ESO, the European Southern Observatory, and involves the use of four robotic telescopes for planet hunting. In particular, the telescopes look near to ultracool stars and brown dwarfs to search for Earth-sized exoplanets which can then be investigated in more detail by another telescope such as ESO’s forthcoming Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
The four telescopes of SPECULOOS are named after Jupiter’s moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and each has a one meter primary mirror with cameras that are sensitive to near-infrared wavelengths. This accords with the type of light given off by the ultracool stars and brown dwarfs which are the telescopes’ targets.
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Mar 3, 2019
Vast underground ocean discovered on Jupiter’s largest moon
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: space
Circa 2015
In this artist’s concept, the moon Ganymede (right) orbits the giant planet Jupiter. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae (lights) on the moon generated by Ganymede’s magnetic fields. A saline ocean under the moon’s icy crust best explains shifting in the auroral belts measured by Hubble. (credit: NASA/ESA)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. The subterranean ocean is thought to have more water than all the water on Earth’s surface.
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Mar 3, 2019
What our civilization needs is a billion-year plan
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: government, policy, solar power, space, sustainability
Circa 2012
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Mar 3, 2019
Crew Dragon Successfully Docks to International Space Station
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
Mar 1, 2019
The tallest building in California will be a 77-story ‘supertall’ skyscraper in Los Angeles
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: futurism, space
- Los Angeles could be getting a brand-new skyscraper that’s taller than the Wilshire Grand — the tallest tower in California.
- The planned skyscraper is 77 stories high and features a mixture of condos, hotel rooms, and commercial space.
- The future development represents a growing trend of supertall construction as cities compete to have the most impressive skylines.
Los Angeles has endured endless criticism for its low-lying slab buildings, flat-topped towers, and mismatched design aesthetics.
In 2013, the former architecture critic at Los Angeles magazine, Greg Goldin, lamented the city’s “dull” and “mediocre” landscape.
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