Jul 3, 2018
First confirmed image of a newborn planet revealed
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Nascent planet seen carving a path through the disc of gas and dust surrounding the very young star PDS70.
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Jul 2, 2018
Birth of a planet captured for first time as gas giant bigger than Jupiter swirls into existence
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
E ven by astronomical standards it is a discovery that is out of this world.
Scientists have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planet, a huge gas giant many times the size of Jupiter, swirling into existence 370 light years from Earth.
The theory of how gas planets form from a vortex of hydrogen and helium molecules captivated by their own gravity, is now widely accepted by scientists. But it has never been seen before, until now.
Jul 2, 2018
Why Space Warfare is Inevitable
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biological, cybercrime/malcode, geopolitics, military, space, treaties
There is increasing chatter among the world’s major military powers about how space is fast becoming the next battleground. China, Russia, and the United States are all taking steps that will ultimately result in the weaponisation of space. Any satellite that can change orbit can be considered a space weapon, but since many of the possible space-based scenarios have yet to occur, cybersecurity experts, military commanders, and policymakers do not fully understand the range of potential consequences that could result.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was interested in paralysing America’s strategic forces, strategic command, and control and communications, so that its military command could not communicate with its forces. They would do so by first causing electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to sever communication and operational capabilities, and then launch a mass attack across the North Pole to blow up US Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs).
In 1967, the US, UK and Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty, which was either ratified by or acceded to 105 countries (including China). It set in place laws regarding the use of outer space and banned any nation from stationing nuclear warheads, chemical or biological weapons in space. However, the Treaty does not prohibit the placement of conventional weapons in orbit, so such weapons as kinetic bombardment (i.e. attacking Earth with a projectile) are not strictly prohibited.
Jul 2, 2018
Mysterious ‘Oumuamua’ space object has finally been identified
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: space
Jul 1, 2018
Astronaut Mark Kelly says Trump’s order to create a Space Force ‘is a dumb idea’
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: military, space
The US already has the Air Force Space Command and the Space Mission Force.
President Donald Trump on Monday said he wanted to create a sixth military division called the Space Force. But Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut and Navy veteran, tweeted that it was “a dumb idea” because the US Air Force already has a Space Command and a space force.
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Jun 30, 2018
Gateway Foundation Spaceport envisions large scale space construction
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: habitats, space
The Philippines is proud to announce the rocket launch of its first cube satellite, MAYA-1, to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 29, 2018.
Watch out for its broadcast on Friday at 5:41 PM (PHT), live from Canaveral, Florida, at the DOST-ASTI FB page!
#sciencejourney60
Jun 30, 2018
At Asteroid Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Preps for Exploration
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
The probe will map the surface, deploy rovers and collect pristine samples that could contain clues about the origins of life on Earth.
- By Elizabeth Tasker on June 29, 2018
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