by rmil2k | Nov 3, 2023 | News
[ad_1] The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, the largest natural body of water in South America.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more.The vase-shaped Lake Maracaibo extends...
by rmil2k | Nov 3, 2023 | News
[ad_1] For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles.The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew due to being exposed to the Rubella virus, died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at the age of 87. Mattingly’s death was confirmed...
by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] A computer-generated image of the metal-rich Psyche asteroid. Credit: NASA. The cars, cellphones, computers and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like copper, cobalt and platinum to build. Demand from the electronics industry for...
by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] When a giant meteor crashed into Earth 66 million years ago, the impact pulverized cubic kilometers of rock and blasted the dust and debris into the Earth’s atmosphere. It was previously believed that sulfur from the impact and soot from the global fires that...
by rmil2k | Nov 2, 2023 | News
[ad_1] These are test versions of electromagnetic coils – versatile tools for space missions – which have been 3D printed in pure copper to produce the required magnetic field shapes.These are the outputs of just one of more than 2 000 research contracts undertaken...
