Sci-tech
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Will Launch Private Moon Lander in 2021
Intuitive Machines, which specializes in autonomous systems, and its Nova-C will make the trip to the moon to do work for NASA . "Although we are disappointed that this four-year-old case didn't ultimately result in restitution, Moon Express remains focused on the future and the delivery of lunar mission services to NASA under our Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract", he said. [Full Article...]
Remains of prehistoric flying reptile found in Australia
The fossilised bones of the new genus and species of pterosaur- of an ornithocheirid -were recovered from Belmont sheep station near the northeastern margins of the Winton Formation. Pentland explained that pterosaurs aren't in fact dinosaurs, but reptiles and evolved on a separate branch of the evolutionary tree. The fossil, which includes parts of the skull and five vertebrae, is the most comple... [Full Article...]
India’s moon lander Vikaram separates from Chandrayaan-2
It will then liberate a small solar-powered rover dubbed Pragyan . The name Pragyan translates to "wisdom" in Sanskrit. The separation was carried out successfully, an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) told. The manoeuvres will achieve an orbit around the moon of 36 km x 110 km, ISRO had earlier said. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit August 20, then carrying out five... [Full Article...]
KISS Are Playing an Underwater Concert for Sharks
The event is part of Airbnb Animal Experiences , and is created to have people entertain animals instead of the other way around, the company said in a news release . Some shark tour operators have been known to use music to attract the massive fish instead of bait, which can impact the animal's natural behaviour and could lead to more attacks. [Full Article...]
Gene Simmons Hospitalised In Los Angeles
In the hour long procedure, a stent was inserted in his urethra, to help him pee them out. The stent is expected to be removed in a week, with any remaining stones expected to be removed as well. The band will a handful of dates in Australia and New Zealand through Dec. 3, then finish the year with shows in Japan in December. "The truth is, I have to fly to LA to do a medical procedure", he wrote. [Full Article...]
How to weigh a whale without a scale
The scientists used drones to snap aerial photographs of southern right whales off the coast of Argentina, where lots of the animals gather in clear waters. The technology also allows for the creation of full-color 3D computer models of the photographed whales, which could subsequently be used for both scientific and educational purposes. [Full Article...]
Our neighbor galaxy is violent
The researchers, representing academic institutions in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, studied globular clusters of stars in orbit around Andromeda to identify traces of galaxies it had consumed; and noted that the Milky Way may be swallowed by its larger neighbour within four billion years. [Full Article...]
Planet Nine could be black hole left over from the Big Bang
Such a novel idea might explain why powerful telescopes have never detected so much as a flicker from the theoretical distant, massive planet. 'We advocate that, rather than just looking for it in visible light, maybe look for it in gamma rays. [Full Article...]