Space travel might win as the supreme human adventure however with a catch, as thrilling as it is it could also kill and destroy all that is within sight.
Microscopic Worms Could Have Answer to Living Life on Mars
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking conceives that if humanity is to survive we will have up sticks and colonise space. However uncertainty lies if human body is ready for the challenge?
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking conceives that if humanity is to survive we will have up sticks and colonise space. However uncertainty lies if human body is ready for the challenge?
Miguel Alcubierre, Mexican physicist, proposed this warp drive in 1994 as a way to travel faster than light, overcoming the limit on particles travelling at such speeds posed by Einstein's theory of special relativity, according to a Sydney statement.
"When the spacecraft decelerates to stop at its destination, the particles collected at the front of the spacecraft are released with such high-energy that they would destroy anything they came in contact with," said Lewis, professor from the Sydney School of Physics.
European Space Agency on Search for Earth Threatening Asteroids
The European Space Agency (ESA) has embarked on a ‘Don Quijote’ mission that would chart out the trajectory of small asteroids in line with a collision with Earth in the future.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has embarked on a ‘Don Quijote’ mission that would chart out the trajectory of small asteroids in line with a collision with Earth in the future.
"What we've shown is that when this spacecraft decelerated to arrive at its destination, it would release high energy particles which would destroy anything near the spacecraft's landing spot," concluded Lewis.
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NASA Spacecraft Reveals Dramatic Thinning of Arctic Sea Ice
Data from a NASA Earth-orbiting spacecraft has revealed a dramatic thinning of Arctic sea ice between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice
Data from a NASA Earth-orbiting spacecraft has revealed a dramatic thinning of Arctic sea ice between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice
Crafting Improved Spacecraft Tiles Maybe Viable With Secrets of Ancient Pottery
Examining chemical and physical properties of ancient Attic pottery may well aid in the progress of space missions, consider scientists.
Examining chemical and physical properties of ancient Attic pottery may well aid in the progress of space missions, consider scientists.
