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First-Ever Mass-Produced ‘Fly & Drive Car’ to Be Unveiled in Miami
The three-wheeled machine – dubbed the Pioneer Personal Air Landing Vehicle (PAL-V) – a 230hp Dutch-made two-seater car boasting 70 pre-orders, is in active production and will reportedly sell for $599,000 . The customer will, however, need both a driving and pilot license to own and operate this vehicle. “While other flying car manufacturers’ concepts require modified regulations and in … Continue reading
Large Asteroid Discovered Last Week Will Make Earth Fly-by on Friday
An asteroid as big as the Egyptian pyramids is zooming towards Earth and will squeeze past us on Friday – if it doesn’t smash on to our home planet’s surface. Named 2019 WR3, NASA expects the space rock to make a “close approach” to Earth later this week. The space agency has classified the asteroid as a “near-Earth object (NEO)” … Continue reading
NASA Study Reveals Blood Clots, Reverse Blood Flow in Astronauts
NASA scientists have discovered an important risk to human health in spaceflight: stagnant or reverse blood flow and blood clots. Karina Marshall-Goebel, a senior scientist at NASA, authored the study, “Assessment of Jugular Venous Blood Flow Stasis and Thrombosis During Spaceflight,” which appeared last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She found, of 11 crew members on … Continue reading
Planets Could Be Orbiting Black Holes, Calculations Show Possibility of Bizarre Worlds
Theoreticians in two fields defied the received wisdom that planets only orbit stars like the sun. They proposed the possibility of thousands of planets around a supermassive black hole. “With the right conditions, planets could be formed even in harsh environments, such as around a black hole,” says Keiichi Wada, a professor at Kagoshima University researching active galactic nuclei, luminous … Continue reading
Huge 500ft Asteroid to Fly Past Earth on Monday and Will Be BACK in 7 Years
Traveling more than 60 times faster than a Boeing jet, a huge asteroid is on course to skirt by Earth only to return seven years later. The space rock, called 2019 VF1, was discovered this year and will pass Earth at about 4:09am GMT on Monday. The asteroid is 492 feet in diameter and travels more than 60 times faster … Continue reading
A Fifth Force of Nature May Have Been Discovered
A new paper suggests that the mysterious X17 subatomic particle is indicative of a fifth force of nature. Physicists have long known of four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force, and the weak nuclear force. Now, they might have evidence of a fifth force. The discovery of a fifth force of nature could help explain the … Continue reading
For the First Time Sugars Have Been Detected in Meteorites, May Give Clues to Origin of Life
An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds to the growing list of biologically important compounds that have been found in meteorites, supporting the hypothesis that chemical reactions in asteroids — the parent bodies of many meteorites — can make some of life’s ingredients. If correct, meteorite bombardment on ancient Earth may have … Continue reading
NASA Detects Three Asteroids Currently on Earth Approach
NASA’s asteroid tracking system is currently monitoring three space rocks that are expected to approach Earth tomorrow, Nov. 20. According to the agency, the biggest asteroid in the group is about half as tall as the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The first asteroid that will visit Earth’s vicinity tomorrow has been identified by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) … Continue reading
143 New Geoglyphs Discovered Including Mystery Creature With Square Head
Located about 400 km south of Lima, the mysterious lines and geoglyphs of the Nazca Desert have fascinated scientists for nearly a century, and been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site to ensure their protection. Researchers from Japan’s Yamagata University have used advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to discover a whopping 143 never-before documented geoglyphs along southern Peru’s Nazca plateau, … Continue reading
Potential Collision Date Revealed by NASA, Pyramid Sized Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2022
Scientists from the American space agency claim that asteroids the size of a football field collide with our planet every 2000 years, with another giant rock now heading towards the Earth. NASA just announced when a giant asteroid, known as JF1, would hit Earth if it continues on its current trajectory – and it’s not too far from now. The … Continue reading
