WASHINGTON — With utilization of the International Space Station reaching a maximum, and with its long-term future uncertain, a recent report recommends that NASA develop transition plans and make use of alternative platforms, including commercial vehicles, to carry out critical microgravity research. The midterm assessment of the 2011 decadal survey […]
Daily Archives: January 3, 2018
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Non‐kinetic attacks like jamming and interference are occurring more often. They are cheaper and easier to pull off than full-on kinetic destruction of satellites. WASHINGTON — The public’s idea of a war in space is almost entirely a product of Hollywood fantasy: Interstellar empires battling to conquer the cosmos, spaceships […]
The annual meteor shower which peaks in early January has been labelled by NASA’s astronomers as one of the best showers of the year. Known for its dazzling fireballs, the Quadrantid peak can produce anything from 50 to 200 shooting stars on a clear night. The US space agency said: […]
The jihadi, nicknamed White Beard, oversaw the executions of dozens of people during ISIS’s reign of terror in the country. An Iranian news agency is now reporting the man, formally identified by sources as Abu Omer, has been captured. The news agency said he had been hiding in Mosul, the […]
The European powerhouse has struggled to build a coalition as Mrs Merkel’s narrow electoral victory in September sparked talks for a so-called ‘Jamaica’ alliance of her CDU party, the Greens and the FDP which fell apart. And while she is scrambling to unite with former European Parliament Chief Martin Schulz […]
Bright was panned by critics but has been a surprisingly big hit with fans. The quirky Will Smith vehicle features a complicated alternate world where magic is real and creatures like orcs and fairies live alongside humans in an uneasy truce. The new Netflix movie threw viewers in at the […]
President Donald Trump put Iran on notice Tuesday, blasting the nation’s regime as “brutal and corrupt,” and warning that America is watching how the protests that have rocked the country in recent days unfold. “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime,” Trump tweeted. […]
North Korea will “never” be a nuclear capable country, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley said in a stern warning to Kim Jong-un’s regime. Kim Jong-un sparked further World War 3 fears after he threatened the United States with a nuclear attack in his New Year’s Eve address […]