[ad_1] One possible explanation for the phenomenon is that dark energy is the fifth force acting on matter, along with the gravitational, electromagnetic, and strong and weak nuclear forces. Recently a team at Imperial College London decided to test this fifth force theory by performing an experiment on single atoms. The experiment worked by examining […]
Category: Space
NASA’s new moon-landing supercomputer is more powerful and more eco-friendly
[ad_1] Aitken can run simulations at up to 3.69 petaflops of theoretical performance and has 221 TB of storage. It has 1,150 nodes and 46,080 cores and is powered by a HPE SGI 8600 system using second-generation Intel Xeon processors with Mellanox InfiniBand for networking. To keep all that computing power cool, the housing module […]
Divorce dispute leads to accusation of crime in space
[ad_1] McClain has acknowledged accessing the account, but said she was checking finances as she’d always done during the relationship, with Worden’s knowledge and permission. McClain was “totally cooperating,” according to her attorney. This isn’t the first instance of crime allegations linked to space programs. The New York Times noted that NASA caught a widow […]
The Morning After: iPhone ‘Pro’ rumors
[ad_1] The end of XS.Rumors point to iPhone ‘Pro,’ new iPad and 16-inch MacBook Pro As usual, we’re expecting a slew of new hardware from Apple this fall, and according to Bloomberg that will include a new Pro variant of the iPhone to replace the XS and XS Max. So what could make it worthy […]
Russia tests new Soyuz rocket by sending a humanoid robot to the ISS
[ad_1] Fyodor blasted off with 1,450 pounds of supplies on top of a Soyuz 2.1a rocket, which is equipped with a new digital flight control system and upgraded engines, according to Space. This test flight will help Roscosmos determine whether it’s safe enough to ferry humans, including NASA astronauts, in the future. If all goes […]
NASA confirms mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
[ad_1] Researchers first presented their proposal to NASA in 2017, revealing a boxy lander that would study both the surface and what’s below. The team didn’t need confirmation of the mission to get started — there have already been tests for its data antenna. The moon is potentially the best candidate for life in the […]
NASA selects proposals for smallsats built to study deep space
[ad_1] The two proposals are being funded in $400,000, nine-month concept studies. Whichever proposal wins the day will launch as one of the payloads aboard the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) in October 2024. That might not sound like a lot of money even at such an early stage, but that’s part of the […]
SpaceX Starman Roadster completes its first orbit around the Sun
[ad_1] You aren’t about to see Starman drifting through the night sky, unfortunately. Earth is currently on the opposite side of the Sun, and the EV won’t get vaguely close to Earth again until November 5th, 2020, when it’ll be about 0.346AU (just under 32.2 million miles) away. It’ll get much closer to Mars before […]
NASA chooses four potential asteroid sample sites for OSIRIS-REx
[ad_1] The fact that OSIRIS-Rex was designed to identify sample sites with an 82-foot radius made things even more difficult. To be able to find four boulder-free areas, the mission team had to adjust the spacecraft’s sample site identification process to be able to detect sites with a radius of 16 to 33 feet. The […]
Second failure of ExoMars parachute test throws schedule in jeopardy
[ad_1] Given that the parachutes will be lowering the ExoMars rover onto the Red Planet itself, such flaws are more than a slight hiccup. “It is disappointing that the precautionary design adaptations introduced following the anomalies of the last test have not helped us to pass the second test successfully,” said Francois Spoto, team leader […]