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Asteroid Coming Our Way on Election Eve, but You Can Ignore It

October 20, 2020

So nothing near the size of the planet killers featured in Michael Bay's Armageddon or Mimi Leder's Deep Impact . An asteroid - known as 2018 VP1 - is headed straight to Earth, just a day before the 2020 U.S. Forbes , on the other hand, opposes these speculations and is clarifying that NASA scientists are not concerned with the asteroid's arrival. And, in most cases, it said, that occurs with, sometimes, only several days' notice of one coming by.

Orionid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see it

October 20, 2020

When: The annual Orionid meteor shower began on Oct. 2 and continues through November 7, but the best time to check it out is during its peak period - during the overnight hours Tuesday, Oct. NASA advises the public to just lay flat on the ground and look up to the dark skies. These were the details of the news Orionid meteor shower will peak next week for this day.

CRTC approves SpaceX's BITS licence application for Starlink

October 20, 2020

This is another impressive show of SpaceX's ability to maintain a very fast and frequent pace of launches, which has this year focused mostly on delivering its own Starlink satellites to orbit. After the previous Starlink launch October 6, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the launch would soon allow it to "roll out a fairly wide public" test in the northern United States and "hopefully" in southern Canada.

Touch-and-go: .U.S spacecraft sampling asteroid for return

October 19, 2020

A van-sized spacecraft will have to negotiate a building-sized rock around the landing pad to land in a relatively clean space with only a few parking spaces. It is still possible that the surface will be too rocky to get the best sample. The solar-orbiting asteroid, which swings by Earth every six years, could take aim at us late in the next century.

Three astronauts dock at ISS within three hours of launch

October 18, 2020

This is actually the second spaceflight for Ryzhikov, Rubins, and Kud-Sverchkov and also will make them the 241st people to visit this unique microgravity laboratory. Kod-Svershkov, a 37-year-old flight engineer, is on his first mission. The previous leak was discovered by ground control when Then the US crew moved to the Russian part of the station, the modules were sealed, and their atmospheric pressure was examined.

NOAA predicts warmer, drier winter for 2020 season

October 18, 2020

Drought conditions are the most widespread they have been in the lower 48 states in more than seven years, since September 2013, NOAA said. "The drought outlook product actually covers the period only through January, while the winter outlook does cover another month through February", David Miskus, who leads the Climate Prediction Center's drought outlook team, said.

Nokia secures NASA funding to set up 4G on the Moon

October 18, 2020

The grant is part of United States dollars 370 million worth of contracts signed under NASA's "Tipping Point" selections, meant to advance research and development for space exploration. In addition, this could also help the agency to communicate with the spacecraft. While there aren't details about the timeline of this project becoming a reality, it's all in support of NASA's goal of having a lunar base on the moon by 2028, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in the broadcast.

‘Unique’ picture of tigress hugging tree wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year

October 17, 2020

The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is a subspecies of the big cat that can be found in the Russian Far East, northeastern China and potentially into North Korea. One shows a muzzled polar bear performing in a Russian traveling circus, while another shows three tigers rescued from the Oklahoma animal park once owned by Joe Exotic, whose story was told in the popular Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness .

SpaceX launch delay: When will next batch of Starlink satellites launch?

October 17, 2020

Elon Musk's SpaceX operation will launch 600 more satellites into space tomorrow as part of the Sterlink mission - bringing broadband to the world. Just hours ago the latest batch of Starlink satellites were launched for internet broadcasting and SpaceX revealed key details about the capabilities of the planned constellation, stating that the satellites have shown super low latency and download speeds in excess of 100Mbps.

This collision may increase space debris around Earth by 20 per cent

October 16, 2020

The "dead" space objects have already collided with each other last 8:56 pm , Eastern Time (ET), with no known casualties and effects around its proximity. Space agencies around the world also monitor these pieces. The clash, even grazing each other, would be catastrophic and add more clutters in space.

Japan, others agree principles for exploring space

October 16, 2020

Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a US -led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. The new development comes at a time when NASA is gearing up with its upcoming Artemis mission, which will land the first woman and the next man on the moon in 2024.

Hidden camera's tree-hugging tiger wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020

October 15, 2020

It took Gorshkov more than 11 months to capture the image using hidden cameras in Russia's Far East, the only place on Earth where Amur, or Siberian, tigers are found. "Shafts of low winter sun highlight the ancient fir tree and the coat of the huge tigress as she grips the trunk in obvious ecstasy and inhales the scent of tiger on resin, leaving her own mark as her message".

Tomorrow you'll get a once-in-two-years photo op with Mars

October 15, 2020

As a result, opposition occurs every 26 months or so, when the more quickly orbiting Earth swings by on the "inside lane" as it passes by Mars . Mars will also appear the brightest to the naked eye and will appear notably larger to those observing it through a telescope.

Astronomers witness star being "turned into spaghetti" by black hole

October 15, 2020

To put it in simple terms, when a star passes too close by a black hole, the extreme gravitational force of the black hole shreds the star material into thin streams. At the very least, it will help better understand supermassive black holes and how matter behaves in the extreme gravity environments around them. This time, the worldwide research team was able to study the phenomenon in unprecedented detail thanks to it being detected shortly after the star got ripped apart.

NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the ISS until November

October 15, 2020

In a statement posted Saturday, the agency said that there had been "off-nominal behaviour" of the Falcon 9 first stage engine gas generators during a recent non-NASA mission launch attempt. 'The teams are actively working this finding on the engines, and we should be a lot smarter within the coming week'. During their stay the crew will see unpiloted spacecraft bound for the ISS and conduct spacewalks.

The Great Barrier Reef’s Future is Uncertain: New Research Details

October 14, 2020

Andy Dietzel, from the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoralCoE), released a statement saying that there are many studies on the changes in the structure of populations of humans, but not enough about coral populations .

Looking at the Skies: Mars comes in opposition

October 14, 2020

Look to the eastern sky to see it rise at night. Mars will appear very bright in the sky during this time as it's close to earth. Mars will be more splendid this year at resistance than it will be again until 2035. The opposition will appear as soon as Earth takes the lead. The event known as the "opposite" among astronomers occurs once every two years and when the red planet and the sun are directly opposite the earth.

NASA and eight partner nations sign Artemis Accords

October 14, 2020

The country's space agency chief, Dmitry Rogozin, said at an International Astronautical Congress virtual meeting Monday that the Artemis program is US -centric and he would prefer a model of cooperation akin to the International Space Station.

Latest Space Station crew docks in record time following successful launch

October 14, 2020

Rubins and her fellow crewmembers blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:45 a.m. EDT. Their journey will be the first manned flight to the ISS to last just over three hours before docking - a new fast-track profile that takes half the time of standard trips to the orbital lab.

'Wilfully destructive': Natural disasters almost double under climate change, United Nations says

October 14, 2020

A new report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ( UNDRR ) says that climate change has nearly doubled the number of major natural disasters that have occurred around the world between 2000-2019 when compared to the previous 20-year period.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission set to launch in November

October 14, 2020

As a result, Crew-1 has slipped from placeholder launch dates on October 23rd and October 31st to sometime in "early-to-mid November", while most external sources suggest that a mid-to-late November target is more likely. Her arrival in SpaceX's new vehicle will bring the total population of the ISS to seven - a larger cohort than usual for the ISS, which has typically consisted of six since the end of the space shuttle program.

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott out 4-6 months after ankle surgery

October 14, 2020

Prescott suffered a fracture-dislocation on his right ankle during the third quarter against the New York Giants and was immediately taken to a hospital and had surgery Sunday night. "If anyone can overcome anything, it would be Dak". Prescott won praise on the eve of the season for encouraging people to talk openly about mental health, revealing he had struggled with depression and anxiety following the suicide of his brother earlier this year.

Crew Dragon launch delayed

October 14, 2020

We hope you weren't planning to spend Halloween watching NASA and SpaceX launch the first Crew Dragon operational mission . The launch was originally scheduled for October 31 at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. They also will conduct a variety of spacewalks and welcome crews of the Russian Soyuz vehicle and the next SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2021, NASA said. Meanwhile, SpaceX says it shipped the first Crew Dragon-derived Cargo Dragon to Florida several days ago, meaning that the ...

Kate Middleton switches up her style for surprise appearance

October 14, 2020

The Natural History Museum has recently reopened after closing due to the COVID-19 crisis sweeping across the world. "I'm here because tomorrow night, I'm announcing the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year". This award is one of the prestigious and longest-running annual natural wildlife photography competition. This year's winning images, selected by a jury of global experts from over 49,000 entries from around the world, will be on display at the Natural History Museum on October 16, ...

NASA solves mini-moon mystery by identifying `asteroid` approaching Earth

October 13, 2020

Before throwing. One of its thrillers failed to explode along the way after the lander hit the moon. Meanwhile, the rocket passed the moon and revolved around the sun, which was never seen again. Hundreds of asteroids approach Earth every year and while some of them enter the atmosphere, majority either pass by the planet or get trapped by its gravity.

How to make Mars shine brighter during Tuesday night protests

October 13, 2020

Mars reaches opposition only once every 26 months, when Earth manages to overtake the red planet in its tighter track around the Sun. As the night goes on, Mars - which will be bright orange - will move from east to west across the sky basically following the same path the sun makes during the day.

Engine problem delays launch of Crew Dragon till early November

October 13, 2020

NASA said Saturday that it will delay the October 31 liftoff of a spacecraft developed by USA company SpaceX, which will carry Japan's Soichi Noguchi and three other astronauts, citing the need for additional checkups on the rocket. (From R) JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during a training session.

Heavy rain, gusty winds continue as Delta remnants move Northeast

October 12, 2020

Highs will only top out in the mid to upper 70s. Wind gusts could top 40 miles per hour in some spots, with relative humidity values dipping into the single digits at some parts of the day. Lows will range from the 30s and 40s in the mountains to mainly the 50s in the foothills and the valley. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for areas north of Highway 82 from 7am Saturday through 7am Sunday .

Trump's favorite poll has him down 12 points to Biden

October 11, 2020

Thirty-two percent of voters in in both states said he did take adequate precautions. A Marquette University Law School poll shows Biden with a 5-point lead over Trump in Wisconsin, 46%-41%. The poll surveyed 1,205 voters by phone and has a margin of error of plus/minus 3.3 percentage points. The survey of 661 likely voters was conducted from October 2-Oct.

Siena College Poll: Biden, Trump Nearly Tied in Ohio

October 11, 2020

A Quinnipiac University survey shows Biden with a 13-point lead over Trump in Pennsylvania , 54%-41%. Although she did win the popular vote, Trump won the Electoral College and emerged victorious after narrowly flipping a group of Midwestern swing states and some other battlegrounds.

Tesla Roadster launched into space by SpaceX passes Mars

October 10, 2020

SpaceX said on Twitter on October 8, "The Starman, whom we last saw when leaving Earth, made its first close pass to Mars today - it came close to the red planet by 0.05 astronomical units, or about 5 million miles", he said. The electric vehicle became the first auto launched into space and the first to orbit the Sun. The auto is expected to be in orbit around the sun in a a slightly off-center path that alternately intersects the orbits of Earth and Mars - for tens of millions of years.

'Tiger King's' Doc Antle charged with animal trafficking, cruelty

October 10, 2020

The dominoes keep falling for people who gained notoriety on the Netflix documentary series " Tiger King ". Four of those are for alleged Endangered Species Act violations, four more are for conspiracy, and the remaining nine are for animal cruelty.

CANADA: Straws, plastic bags to be banned nationwide by end of 2021

October 10, 2020

The ban includes plastic grocery bags, straws , stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery and food containers. A 2019 report commissioned by Environment Canada found Canada's recycling industry was hampered by cost and access. Canada now recycles less than 10 per cent of the three million tonnes of plastic it produces each year, and along with the provinces has set a goal of have zero plastic waste ending up in landfills by 2030.

President Trump to Host Friday's Rush Limbaugh Program

October 10, 2020

On what was apparently a Friday morning free from official obligations, Trump phoned in to Limbaugh's talk radio show and spoke for almost two hours about a wide range of topics, including his administration's ongoing confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

September was the world's 'hottest on record'

October 10, 2020

It was 0.05C hotter than September a year ago, which in turn set the previous record high for the month. Averaging over 12-month periods smooths out shorter-term variations in regional and global-average temperatures. May 2020 was also the hottest May on record, with temperatures in Siberia a full 10°C above average. Monitors of the Paris Climate Agreement will view the figures with particular alarm: for the 12-month period through to September 2020, the planet was almost 1.3 degrees ...

Mars at its closest point to Earth next week

October 09, 2020

Stargazers, astronomy enthusiasts and Mars lovers should mark their calendars as the red planet, Mars will be seen closest to Earth for a little while on October 13. How to see Mars when it's at its brightest Two years ago, Mars was somewhat closer to Earth than this year - around 58 million kilometers versus the current 62 million kilometers.

Boeing Test Flight: Astronaut Steps Down From Mission For 'Personal Reasons'

October 09, 2020

The test mission will send the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station On a seismic flight to transport astronauts. A Boeing spokeswoman confirmed one is his daughter's wedding. Boeing had signed a contract with NASA's Commercial Crew Program to fly operational missions to and from the space station with Starliner in 2014. NASA and Boeing launched a joint probe to look into the failings and came up with 80 recommendations involving testing and simulation, software ...

Canada accounts for 0.4% of worldwide ocean plastic pollution

October 09, 2020

The ban covers plastic straws, stir sticks, carry-out bags, cutlery, dishes and takeout containers and six pack rings for cans and bottles. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a news conference announcing the ban of specific plastic products Wednesday, Oct.

Dragon meteor showers peak tonight as stars fill the sky

October 08, 2020

The Draconid meteor shower peaks at only five meteors per hour, but it can have some interesting exceptions. Draconid shattering wires are named after the Draco constellations. This October the Draconids arrive, which can be observed from today, Tuesday the 6th, until the next day the 11th. It adds: "Looking at devices with bright screens can negatively affect your night vision, so try to stay away from your phone as it will reduce the number of meteors you see".

Mass death of marine animals at Russia's popular beach in Kamchatka

October 08, 2020

Greenpeace last week said it looked like an ecological disaster off the coast of Kamchatka region, where dead sea creatures washed up on the shore. Scientists told regional authorities on Tuesday that almost all marine life on the seabed of the Avacha Bay - located on the Kamchatka peninsula's southern coast - had been killed, with only a small number of large fish, shrimp and crab surviving.

Mars will shine brighter than it has since 2003 this week

October 08, 2020

Two planets, Mars and Earth, will pass each other tonight closer than they will until September of 2035 . The day we'll be the absolute closest to Mars is the 6 October, so get a move on. Sure, the view won't be as spectacular as the 'Super Hi-Vision' cameras coming to Mars soon , but at least it'll be free. Typically, this message targets August 27, but the hoaxers always revive their story by just changing the date.

Some planets may have more suitable conditions for life than Earth

October 08, 2020

If we thought that Earth is just the flawless planet for human beings to thrive, then we might be wrong as scientists have discovered two-dozen planets that are habitable and perhaps support suitable conditions for the thriving of life forms.

Deadly flooding in Italy and France

October 08, 2020

The head of Italy's Piedmont region said the storm was the most serious in those parts since a flood killed 70 people in 1994. Gonzalez said four bodies found on a beach in Liguria, Italy, on Sunday most likely came from cemeteries swept away when rivers overran their banks.

Asteroid Alert - 2020 SX3 to Fly By Earth on Thursday

October 07, 2020

An asteroid that is bigger than a Boeing-747 is going collide with the orbit of the Earth next week, the Center for Near-Earth Objects of NASA stated. " On an average of every several hundred thousand years or so, asteroids larger than a kilometre could cause global disasters ". There are many space rocks in the Milky Way, and some rocks revolve around the sun.

Coronavirus Canada Updates: Quebec records 1364 new cases of COVID-19

October 07, 2020

Ontario's case count fell slightly today to 548 new cases, down from 615 on Monday. Eight new deaths are being reported over the last 72 hours. New COVID-19 case numbers continue to surge in several parts of the country, particularly in Quebec and Ontario, which account for more than 80 per cent of the country's total cases.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile tracking satellites

October 07, 2020

Pad-caused miscarriages are nearly common, with an average of about 1 in 6 to 8 SpaceX launches, just before the lift. SpaceX has even recently inspired the Russians to produce reusable rockets for the bettering future of space exploration.

Who is Tim Stützle? Alex Trebek announces Senators draft pick

October 07, 2020

Lafreniere also is the first Canadian to go at No. 1 since the Edmonton Oilers selected Connor McDavid in 2015. Lafreniere joins a young, developing Rangers team that features one of his favorite players, Hart Trophy finalist Artemi Panarin.

Hurricane Delta strengthens to major Category 4 Hurricane

October 07, 2020

From Tulum to Cancun, tourism-dependent communities still soaked by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma could bear the brunt of the storm. Prior to hitting the U.S., Delta will bring torrential rain, damaging winds and battering seas to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula from Tuesday night through Wednesday .

Mars is coming closer this week to Earth after 17 years

October 07, 2020

Arkos said three global space missions in the coming months are taking advantage of Mars' close proximately to Earth, which he said should produce valuable new images of the planet. Its closest approach to Earth that year will be 1 December, 2022. The message is that Mars will look as big as the moon in our night sky, which isn't the case.

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for black hole research

October 07, 2020

The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and prize money of 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.12m), courtesy of a bequest left 124 years ago by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. These "seductive dragon of the universe" described by astronomers as the "gates of hell, the end of spacetime and gateways to eternity" "after the iconic image of the M87 galaxy supermassive black hole was unveiled in 2019, were first named "black holes" in 1983 by Princeton quantum physicist John ...

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