Google is working on a project space elevator

According to a report by Fast Company, the Google X labs, working in secret on specific projects, have attempted to design a good orbital elevator to go into space. Google X labs are a little hidden part of the iceberg google. far from the traditional activities of the Web giant, these labs are designed to perform operations research and development in all areas.   some of their projects been made ​​public, as automate cars...

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The graceful solar flare NASA

NASA regularly publishes unpublished images of space, and has unveiled a video of a solar flare.Occurred Wednesday, April 2, this phenomenon was filmed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, solar observatory space agency. Defined as "graceful" by NASA, it is an M-class solar flare, with an intensity level of 6.5. Qualified average eruption, it is ten times less powerful than the most powerful...

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A 30-meter asteroid came close to Earth

The NASA has published a rating rather unexpected: an asteroid with a size of about 30 meters rose this week near the Earth, that is to say, a distance of 350,000 kilometers at its furthest point close, or about 35 000 km less than our Moon . Named 2014 DX110, its passage was held this morning at 10:00 (French time). If this kind of phenomenon is not very common, there is nothing exceptional, according to NASA,...

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An elevator to space, it is possible (and more convenient than the rocket)

The concept of the elevator into space has often been mentioned in various works of science fiction, but never really looked into reality. Yet it has aroused the interest of scientists from the International Academy of Astronautics, explaining that such a project is feasible. In this 300-page report , scientists studying concretely so the possibility of setting up such a project.Better they even raise the question of...

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The Taranis drone passed his test flight

If the firm BAE Systems and the UK Ministry of Defense has always been secretive about the Taranis project, they reveal more about the evolution of their UCAV. According to its current stage, the stealthy UAV demonstrator has successfully completed the first flight tests. A feat that has exceeded all expectations according to the designers. Taranis is named after the god of thunder in Celtic...

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The Japanese attack on NASA space pollution

Pollution is everywhere, even in space. Human activities related to space exploration are the main cause. Japanese Nasa has addressed the issue by developing a solution that could be remedied.Indeed, it has rid the sky, at least Earth's orbit of the clouds of space debris. The JAXA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has developed a project to fight against space pollution. It is to create a huge magnetic net...

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Hubble detects clouds on a distant planet

Overcast on GJ 1214b! The Hubble Space Telescope has recently discovered a mass of clouds in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, located 40 light-years from Earth. We must study the astronomers of the University of Chicago led by Laura Kreidberg and Jacob Bean. The objective of Hubble turned to the GJ 1214b, a planet type super-Earth that is distinguished by its extremely dense atmosphere. But thanks...

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Capture asteroid: NASA tests its new spacesuits

Of course, NASA has already imagined its astronauts Buzz Lightyear , it seems that this new spacesuit is not best suited for its mission to capture asteroid. That is why the U.S. space agency has developed another model, currently being tested in the laboratory. It is in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, the prototypes are tested by astronauts. It is an improved version of the iconic spacesuit ACES, recognizable...

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The rovers of the future according to ESA

If space exploration is often synonymous with the rovers, the European Space Agency gives us a glimpse of what could be the robot explorers of tomorrow. Through these concepts, ESA imagine multifunction rovers who, in addition to their main mission, the astronauts also attend to their task. The ESA has therefore devised a scenario involving these machines in action on the moon. To optimize the exploration, rover proceed...

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Voyager 1 has officially left our solar system

NASA confirmed Friday that the probe launched in 1977 was now "in the cosmic ocean among the stars." As the ship Star Trek , the U.S. probe Voyager 1 is now flying off the edge of the solar system, in the dark and cold (- 200 ° C) for a trip to the rest of the galaxy to last millions of years ... Information, long heralded as imminent, suddenly is formalized since NASA has announced , Friday, Sept. 13, by a sober and thunderous...

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