Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever

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April 20, 2022
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Spaceflight
Fire on the space station! Astronauts preparing ongoing combustion research.
(NASA)
Similar to the cult 1981 prehistoric fantasy film, NASA is on its own "Quest for Fire" to better understand how flames work in space.
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Science & Astronomy
Stunning Hubble Space Telescope image shows 'galactic wings' from ongoing collision
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel/Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt)
A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of "fluttering wings" produced by an ongoing collision between two distant galaxies.
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It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot.
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SpaceX
SpaceX rolls out rocket for Crew-4 astronaut mission ahead of Saturday launch (photos)
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission have made it to the launch pad.
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Technology
How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose — an aerospace engineer explains
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Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the country on March 18, 2022. The technology the Russians used is not particularly advanced. However, next-generation hypersonic missiles that Russia, China and the U.S. are developing do pose a significant threat to national and global security.
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Search for Life
New message to aliens will reflect on Earth in danger of climate crisis
(Allan Baxter via Getty Images)
A radio signal designed to bring Earth's climate crisis to the attention of alien life will be beamed to the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system in October.
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Skywatching
Shimmering 'night spiral' captured above Hawaii is actually a dying SpaceX rocket
(Subaru Telescope)
A dying SpaceX rocket stage generated a strange and stunning "night spiral" over Hawaii.
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