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California Startup Designs Giant Inflatable Bag To Catch Asteroids And Space Debris. How It Works
TransAstra has designed and tested the Capture Bag - an inflatable device available in various sizes, capable of capturing objects ranging from small rocks to boulder-sized asteroids
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Police Release Video Of Space Junk That Fell In Australia, Likely Part Of Chinese Rocket
An investigation was launched, and officials also consulted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
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NASA’s RASSOR Robot Digs Deep into Moon Mining Future with Successful Test
NASA’s RASSOR robot recently underwent testing at Kennedy Space Center, successfully excavating simulated lunar soil with its unique counterrotating drums. This trial validates RASSOR’s traction and digging capabilities, paving the way for IPEx—the next-gen, autonomous excavator designed to harvest Moon resources like oxygen and water. The te...
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NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration
NASA’s PRIME-1 mission, set to launch on Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander, will explore lunar ice and subsurface materials at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. The mission features the TRIDENT drill, which will extract soil samples up to one meter deep, and the MSOLO spectrometer, which will analyze gases released from these samples to...
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Iran Dismisses US Claims of Launching Khayyam Satellite for Spying
Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...
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Bitcoin Miners Sell Their Holdings Amid Crypto's Crashing Market, Tumbling Value: Report
Bitcoin miners are reportedly selling off their holdings as a plunge in prices, rising energy costs and increased competition bite into profitability. According to analyst Jaran Mellerud, the plummeting profitability of mining forced these miners to increase their selling rate to more than 100 percent of their output in May, with conditions getting...
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Elon Musk-Twitter Deal Is a ‘Breath of Hope’, Says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has described Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter as a "breath of hope" during the recent meet in Brazil on Friday. Bolsonaro also added that he hopes the US billionaire would help end the "lies" about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Nereus Which Flew Past Earth Could Be Mined for Precious Metals Worth Billions
Space mining is an idea that began taking hold at the turn of the century, and 10 years ago, it was passionately discussed. Many argued that space mining could revolutionise the commercial space economy by employing robots and private astronauts to explore and mine near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) for precious metals and even rare earth metals.
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Chia, Bitcoin's 'Green' Rival, is Said to Be Causing Hard Drive Shortages in Asian Markets
Chia, considered to be a 'green' alternative to Bitcoin, and whose mining requires more storage space than processing power, is now said to be causing a shortage of hard drives in Asia.
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Roscosmos Says US President Donald Trump Paving Way to Seize Other Planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining US policy on commercial mining in space.
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PM Modi's JFK Moment Spurs India To Plan Crewed Spaceflight By 2022
India plans to spend $1.4 billion to send a crew of three to space by 2022, spurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal that will help the country break into an elite club.
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Hope Diamond, Mined In India, Was Born At Hellish Depths Of Earth: Study
Before the massive Hope Diamond came to rest in a Smithsonian exhibit, before the gem passed among wealthy owners and thieves and French royals, before it acquired its cursed reputation, before it was mined in India, the diamond was born at hellish depths beneath Earth's crust.
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Rolls-Royce SUV Will Be Called Cullinan
The new Rolls-Royce model which finally takes the luxury brand into the SUV space will be called Cullinan. It is named after the Cullinan Diamond - a 3106 carat stone that was found in a South African mine in 1905. The Cullinan Diamond is one of the largest flawless diamonds ever found. Rolls-Royce had hidden the new model's name in plain sight it ...
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Space: The Next Frontier To Fight Climate Change
From battling illegal mining in Colombian forests to protecting Mongolian cattle from death by extreme weather, researchers are looking to space to cope with earth's climate challenges.
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Samsung Confirms It Is Manufacturing ASIC Chips for Cryptocurrency Mining
Samsung has confirmed that it has begun manufacturing ASIC chips to mine cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum among others.
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California Startup Designs Giant Inflatable Bag To Catch Asteroids And Space Debris. How It Works
TransAstra has designed and tested the Capture Bag - an inflatable device available in various sizes, capable of capturing objects ranging from small rocks to boulder-sized asteroids
-
Police Release Video Of Space Junk That Fell In Australia, Likely Part Of Chinese Rocket
An investigation was launched, and officials also consulted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
-
NASA’s RASSOR Robot Digs Deep into Moon Mining Future with Successful Test
NASA’s RASSOR robot recently underwent testing at Kennedy Space Center, successfully excavating simulated lunar soil with its unique counterrotating drums. This trial validates RASSOR’s traction and digging capabilities, paving the way for IPEx—the next-gen, autonomous excavator designed to harvest Moon resources like oxygen and water. The te...
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NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration
NASA’s PRIME-1 mission, set to launch on Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander, will explore lunar ice and subsurface materials at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. The mission features the TRIDENT drill, which will extract soil samples up to one meter deep, and the MSOLO spectrometer, which will analyze gases released from these samples to...
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Iran Dismisses US Claims of Launching Khayyam Satellite for Spying
Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...
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Bitcoin Miners Sell Their Holdings Amid Crypto's Crashing Market, Tumbling Value: Report
Bitcoin miners are reportedly selling off their holdings as a plunge in prices, rising energy costs and increased competition bite into profitability. According to analyst Jaran Mellerud, the plummeting profitability of mining forced these miners to increase their selling rate to more than 100 percent of their output in May, with conditions getting...
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Elon Musk-Twitter Deal Is a ‘Breath of Hope’, Says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has described Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter as a "breath of hope" during the recent meet in Brazil on Friday. Bolsonaro also added that he hopes the US billionaire would help end the "lies" about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Nereus Which Flew Past Earth Could Be Mined for Precious Metals Worth Billions
Space mining is an idea that began taking hold at the turn of the century, and 10 years ago, it was passionately discussed. Many argued that space mining could revolutionise the commercial space economy by employing robots and private astronauts to explore and mine near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) for precious metals and even rare earth metals.
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Chia, Bitcoin's 'Green' Rival, is Said to Be Causing Hard Drive Shortages in Asian Markets
Chia, considered to be a 'green' alternative to Bitcoin, and whose mining requires more storage space than processing power, is now said to be causing a shortage of hard drives in Asia.
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Roscosmos Says US President Donald Trump Paving Way to Seize Other Planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining US policy on commercial mining in space.
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PM Modi's JFK Moment Spurs India To Plan Crewed Spaceflight By 2022
India plans to spend $1.4 billion to send a crew of three to space by 2022, spurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal that will help the country break into an elite club.
-
Hope Diamond, Mined In India, Was Born At Hellish Depths Of Earth: Study
Before the massive Hope Diamond came to rest in a Smithsonian exhibit, before the gem passed among wealthy owners and thieves and French royals, before it acquired its cursed reputation, before it was mined in India, the diamond was born at hellish depths beneath Earth's crust.
-
Rolls-Royce SUV Will Be Called Cullinan
The new Rolls-Royce model which finally takes the luxury brand into the SUV space will be called Cullinan. It is named after the Cullinan Diamond - a 3106 carat stone that was found in a South African mine in 1905. The Cullinan Diamond is one of the largest flawless diamonds ever found. Rolls-Royce had hidden the new model's name in plain sight it ...
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Space: The Next Frontier To Fight Climate Change
From battling illegal mining in Colombian forests to protecting Mongolian cattle from death by extreme weather, researchers are looking to space to cope with earth's climate challenges.
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Samsung Confirms It Is Manufacturing ASIC Chips for Cryptocurrency Mining
Samsung has confirmed that it has begun manufacturing ASIC chips to mine cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum among others.
