China launches first X-ray telescope to study black holes

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China today successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to help scientists study the evolution of black holes, strong magnetic fields, and gamma-ray bursts. The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), dubbed ‘Insight’, via a long March-4B rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert, was launched into an orbit of 550 […]

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June 15, 2017 at 08:30AM

Aalto-2 satellite no longer responds to commands

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Astronauts at the International Space Station released Aalto-2 into orbit on 25 May. The first satellite signal was detected from Japan on the same day, and later that evening the satellite had already made contact with the Otaniemi ground station. During the first days, the satellite team confirmed that Aalto-2’s antennae and sensors had opened […]

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June 15, 2017 at 08:19AM

Asteroid Threat Has Scientists So Scared They’re Considering ‘Backing-Up’ Life On Earth

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Asteroid impacts pose such a huge threat to humanity that scientists are considering “backing-up” life on Earth in secure bunkers, according to an Australian robotics professor. Dr. Jonathan Roberts, a robotics professor at Queensland University reviews the scientific literature about how the world could prepare for such a doomsday event. Roberts did not interview any other scientists […]

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June 15, 2017 at 08:10AM

Exposing the EPA’s Gold King Mine Cover-Up

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Does the Environmental Protection Agency care more about its image than it does about the environment? Its behavior in response to the massive 2015 Gold King Mine disaster in Colorado would suggest a very clear “yes.” The Environmental Protection Agency is hiding its incredible recklessness in the affair by giving official accounts that are clearly […]

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June 15, 2017 at 08:01AM