Saturday, February 29, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The War Of The Worls 2020
Let us talk about the Coronavirus. China claims that they have it under
control. I doubt it. They are lying. It is going to devastate their economy. Do
not be surprised to see the Tokyo Olympics cancelled. Way back in 1898 the
great British author H.G Wells wrote The War Of The Worlds. It was about, of
all things, Martians invading the earth. They came with far-superior technology
and weapons to ours. In the end, they were defeated by the germs, viruses, and
microbes found here. The Chinese for all their power and wealth could also be
defeated by a virus.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
A Year of Surprising Science From NASA's InSight Mars Mission
A Year of Surprising Science From NASA's InSight Mars Mission: A batch of new papers summarizes the lander's findings above and below the surface of the Red Planet.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
NASA Wants Your Help Designing a Venus Rover Concept
NASA Wants Your Help Designing a Venus Rover Concept: To survive the planet's intense heat and crushing surface pressure, the rover would need an obstacle-avoidance system unlike any other.
Friday, February 21, 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network: Robotic spacecraft will be able to communicate with the dish using radio waves and lasers.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
A Chance Meeting With George Whitesides (CEO Virgin Galactic) Six Years Ago
I was at a cocktail party on Sunset Strip in February of 2014. I found myself next to George Whitesides., CEO of Virgin Galactic. We were not introduced. George is most perceptive. He looked over to me and said "You have something to say to me." George was at a low point in his life. Spaceship One had crashed. He did not act like a beaten man facing defeat. I said to George: "One of my most beloved films of all time is Rocketship XM-1 from 1950. In the film a group of astronauts landed on Mars. Three survived and began the return to earth. When they reentered the earth's atmosphere, they ran out of fuel. The rocket crashed. The three astronauts died. The president of the private space company ended the movie with these words::'Tomorrow morning we will start building the Rocketship XM-2.'" George was touched. We talked for 30 minutes. He made a wonderful impression on me. I bought the share when it went IPO. I made $26,000 in cash on one trade and am in the share big time.
Venus Volcanoes-Alive and Raging
Alive and Raging
Scientists have known that Venus has more volcanoes than Earth – about 1,600 major ones, compared to Earth’s 1,500 potentially active ones.
There’s a lot of debate as to whether the volcanoes on Venus are still active or dormant, but a recent study suggests that volcanic activity may still be occurring there, Smithsonian Magazine reported.
A team of researchers analyzed data collected from the European Space Agency’s now-dead Venus Express orbiter and found evidence of residual volcanic activity, such as blips of sulfur oxide – which on Earth are seen as signs of active volcanoes.
The team used a box furnace that can burn at more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit to simulate conditions on Venus, then observed how crystals of olivine – a mineral abundant in volcanic rock – weathered when exposed to heat for days or weeks at a time.
Because olivine contains iron, it’s prone to rusting, and researchers noted that in the box furnace the olivine rusted in a matter of days, which is the equivalent to months or years on Venus.
The authors suggest that since the orbiter spotted olivine on Venus in 2014, the planet’s volcanoes have been spewing lava over the last few decades.
Currently, they are repeating their experiments using other minerals and creating more Venus-like conditions to determine more definitely whether the planet’s volcanoes are still alive.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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Saturday, February 1, 2020
Happy Birthday#10 To Explore Mars, Inc!!!!!!
A special Happy Birthday to Explore Mars, Inc. Ten years ago Chris Carberry and Artemis Westenberg took a giant risk to form a new Mars advocacy group. They have exceeded everyone's expectations and created a great success.
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