NASA scientists are warning of a hidden, dark side to the dazzling Northern Lights. The visual phenomenon, also known as Aurora Borealis, can cause long-term damage to critical infrastructure at ground level. The risk of damage to nuclear infrastructure is greater during severe geomagnetic stormsSource: Alamy According to the new research report, the aurora borealis … Read more
The mysterious new tire spotted on the front wheels of Decathlon AG2R riders at the Tour de France can now be revealed as the Continental Aero 111. It is the culmination of six years of research and development between DT Swiss, Swiss Side and Continental, with the aim of creating the ultimate wheel-tyre system, or … Read more
HELSINKI – China is gearing up for future space missions after retrieving nearly two kilos of lunar samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 reentry capsule landed back on Earth on June 25, successfully ending a 53-day mission. The capsule was recovered as planned in the grasslands of Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia. … Read more
China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully delivered the very first samples from the far side of the moon to Earth. But what happened to the lander that collected the lunar material? Change 6 launched on May 3. The mission consisted of four spacecraft: an orbiter, a lander, an ascent vehicle, and a return capsule. The … Read more
Hong-Kong CNN — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth on Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, marking a major step forward for the country’s ambitious space program. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the reentry module “landed successfully” in a designated zone in … Read more
China has made space history again. The country’s robotic Chang’e 6 mission sent material from the mysterious far side of the moon to Earth on Tuesday (June 25) – something that had never been done before. The milestone moment occurred at 2:07 a.m. EDT (6:07 a.m. GMT; 2:07 p.m. Beijing time) on Tuesday, when the … Read more
On Tuesday, a capsule carrying soil from the far side of the moon will parachute into the desert in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The sample, collected by China’s National Space Administration’s Chang’e-6 lander, is expected to be the latest achievement in a string of near-flawless performances by China’s lunar exploration missions since 2007. Here’s what … Read more
HELSINKI – The Chinese spacecraft Chang’e-6 is on its way to Earth to deliver samples collected on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 service module likely fired its engines for a trans-terrestrial injection around June 21. The spacecraft is now on the final leg of its complex, 53-day journey that includes a moon … Read more
A mother has defaced her fence with ‘do not touch – private property’ after her neighbor allegedly painted it without her permission. Sally Ann Lloyd, 52, moved into a new build in Birmingham with her then husband in 2001. Sally Ann Lloyd, 52, collided with her neighbor over a rudimentary wooden fenceCredit: Sally Ann Lloyd … Read more
A flounder looks like a hallucination of a fish. His body is flat as a pancake, his head is permanently tilted to one side, and instead of having one eye on each side of his head, both eyes are tightly packed on one side. This anatomy, strange as it may be, is one of evolution’s … Read more