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China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to demonstrate Earth defense capabilities

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China is planning its first mission to hit an asteroid in the name of planetary defense. The mission will serve a dual purpose: one craft will hit the asteroid while its partner observes the space rock to learn more about the solar system and its formation. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) mission may have … Read more

Planetary Defense: NASA Radar Captures Two Large Asteroids Zooming Past Earth

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NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, gathering vital data on their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing planetary defense efforts. (Artistic concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed by Earth. Researchers at NASA‘s Jet … Read more

Helldivers 2 players just unlocked the devastating Commando Rocket Launcher after Major Order defense

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Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices are subject to change. Learn more The current Helldivers 2 Major Order has been an interesting one. The first few days seemed suspiciously easy, with little to do to keep X-45 under Super Earth control. Then … Read more

Review: Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (Switch) – Tower Defense in its craziest, Gacha-iest form

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Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Once again, the world is about to be taken over by the evil General Donald Morden and his rebel army. Only the Peregrine Falcon Squad, led by the heroic Marco Rossi, stands in the way of the rebels establishing their New World Order. This could be the plot of just … Read more

PVKK from the Dome Keeper developers is Papers Please, but you get a huge planetary defense cannon

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PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant – yes, let’s go back to the title – is described in the first sentence of its Steam bio as a “fun” game. I have suspicions about cozy or cozy games, as they are increasingly portrayed as some kind of antidepressant in the face of a darkening world, but that’s okay because the remaining seventeen words in the sentence are: ‘Operate your planetary defense cannon to defend the world. of an interplanetary invasion from the comfort of your home [cozy] bunker.”

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Europe encourages investments in start-up companies in the field of defense technology

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Investments in defense technology start-ups are increasing in Europe, says the head of NATO’s €1 billion venture capital fund, who believes the region can produce several potential multi-billion dollar companies to rival those in the US. The NATO Innovation Fund launched its investment program early this year by directly supporting four start-ups, including Wales-based Space … Read more

Global defense groups are hiring at the fastest pace in decades amid record orders

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Global defense companies are recruiting workers at the fastest pace since the end of the Cold War, as the industry strives to achieve order books near record highs. A Financial Times investigation into the hiring plans of twenty large and medium-sized American and European defense and aerospace companies shows that they want to recruit tens … Read more

Tesla is leading the charge in defense of Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package

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Tesla shares are down 28% this year. It has warned of “significantly” slower growth as sales in its second-largest market, China, fall. A defect forced a recall of the highly anticipated latest product. The CEO spends a lot of time at other companies or causes controversy. How do you reward him? With a record-breaking $56 … Read more