Astronomers recently discovered that a asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool could collide with the Land in 2046, the day of Valentine’s Daybut the probability of a collision, very low, was further reduced, it was reported on Tuesday. The asteroid, baptized “2023 DW”, measures 50 meters in diameter and was detected for the […]
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Scientists Call for a Global Pact to Protect Earth from Space Junk
The number of satellites in orbit is expected to increase from 9,000 today to more than 60,000 by 2030, and estimates suggest that there are already more than 100 trillion untracked pieces traveling around the planet. Scientists have come together to call for a global push to remove space junk. To this end, in an […]
NASA launches page in Spanish on aeronautics
US space agency POT announced this Friday the launch of web pages in Spanish with information on aeronautics with the purpose of “inspire the next generation of explorers”. “This is a significant step forward in our efforts to make the knowledge we’ve accumulated at NASA available to people across the country, and around the world.”said […]
Boeing and NASA will build the plane of the future
the american company Boeing will be in charge of building the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, an aircraft developed together with the US space agency (POT) hoping that your design and technology serve as a model for the aviation of the future. With the Demonstrator, NASA hopes to reduce by up to 30% the fuel consumption and […]
Grow Boldly: Space Agritech Shapes Farming on Earth
The effects of climate change they are impossible to ignore, especially when record-breaking temperatures, tides and weather events wreak havoc across the planet. Around the world, 12 million hectares of valuable agricultural land are lost each year, and world agricultural production will have to increase by 70% to meet the demands of an expanding population. […]
NASA: Webb Telescope achieves new milestone after capturing sharp image of a star
Updated on 03/17/2022 07:09 pm NASA’s James Webb Telescope managed to capture a sharp image of 2MASS J17554042+6551277, proving that the observatory will be able to collect light from distant objects and transfer it to its instruments. Said telescope is still in the process of implementation and alignment, known as “fine calibration”, despite the important […]