Space and Astronomy
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How AI & ML changed the fate of the Jupiter II
Background story Recent weeks have brought exciting news from researchers who have confirmed the presence of a gas giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, a finding that many have anticipated for some time. The intricate dynamics of the tri-star system certainly posed challenges to exploration. Still, in the 1960s, mission planners initially targeted the 1990s Read more
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Design of an anti-gravity device: the foundation of future interplanetary travel.
(c) 2017 by Paulo H Leocadio. All rights reserved DESIGN OF AN ANTI-GRAVITY DEVICE:THE FOUNDATION OF FUTURE INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL BY PAULO H LEOCADIO DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fantasy and Occultismin the Graduate College of theUniversity of Coruscant at the Fobosi District, Cosuscant Read more
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Planetesimals May Be Forming Around Sun-Like Star
Astronomers say they have discovered what may be "planetesimals" — precursors of Earth-like planets — forming at Earth-like distances and temperatures around a Sun-like star 430 light years away. Michael Meyer of the University of Arizona announced the group’s results at the 199th national meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C. The Read more
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Is there life on Mars?
Opportunity Reaches First Target Inside Crater 09.26.07 NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached its science team’s first destination for the rover inside Victoria Crater, information received from Mars late Tuesday confirms. Image right: A layer of light-toned rock exposed inside Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars . Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Opportunity Read more
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Centenas ficam doentes no Peru após queda de meteorito
19/09/2007 – 05h01 BBC Brasil Centenas de pessoas no Peru precisaram de atendimento médico depois que passaram perto do local da queda de um meteorito, segundo as autoridades. Cratera aberta pelo meteorito no Peru O objeto que veio do céu produziu uma cratera profunda ao cair no fim-de-semana em uma área Read more
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Meteorito provoca cratera de 30 metros ao cair na fronteira do Peru
17/09/2007 – 15h56de Lima Um meteorito caiu na noite de sábado (15) na região peruana de Puno, perto da fronteira com a Bolívia, formando uma cratera de 30 metros de diâmetro e seis de profundidade, informou hoje a imprensa local.Um objeto luminoso caiu pouco antes da meia-noite de anteontem no povoado de Carancas, na província Read more
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Cientistas descobrem maior planeta fora de Sistema Solar
Quote Cientistas descobrem maior planeta fora de Sistema Solar – 07/08/2007 – Ciência e Saúde – BBC 07/08/2007 – 11h37 Cientistas descobrem maior planeta fora de Sistema Solar BBC Brasil Jeffrey Hall, Observatório Lowell Simulação feita em computador mostra o planeta TrES-4, à esquerda da estrela GSC02620-00648 Uma equipe internacional de astrônomos anunciou a Read more
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Novas evidências renovam suspeita de que Marte já teve oceano
Quote Novas evidências renovam suspeita de que Marte já teve oceano – 13/06/2007 13/06/2007 – 16h15 Novas evidências renovam suspeita de que Marte já teve oceano Por Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As formas longas e onduladas nos planaltos no norte de Marte são provavelmente as marcas remanescentes das margens de um oceano que Read more
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A Cold New World
The Hubble Space Telescope has measured the diameter of a distant world more than half the size of Pluto. Oct. 7, 2002: Astronomers have dubbed it "Quaoar" (pronounced kwa-whar) after a Native American god. It lies a billion kilometers beyond Pluto and moves around the Sun every 288 years in a near-perfect circle. Until Read more
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Mysterious Sedna
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious planet-like body in the distant reaches of the solar system. March 15, 2004: NASA-funded researchers have discovered the most distant object orbiting the sun. It’s a mysterious planet-like body three times farther from Earth than Pluto. "The sun appears so small from that distance that you could completely block Read more