Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!

Artist’s illustration of 2025 MN45, the fastest-spinning big asteroid known, which finishes a full rotation every 1.88 minutes. (Image credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/P. Marenfeld) A powerful new telescope in South America is already offering tantalizing hints of what it can do. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory began studying the heavens from a ChileanContinue Reading

Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space

Four new telescopes could usher in a new era of astronomy. (Image credit: Schmidt Sciences/Chris Gunn Photo Credit: Schmidt Sciences/Chris Gunn) PHOENIX, Arizona — On Wednesday (Jan. 7), scientists made a major announcement at the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society: Four next-gen telescopes have secured private funding, and they should roll out atContinue Reading

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For those who wish to tell Hilton what they think of them, here is a model letter. Dear Hilton: I, as well as many of my friends and fellow citizens (as social media reflects), initially read with patriotic pride the news that a Hilton franchisee in Minnesota had refused serviceContinue Reading

here’s-how-the-boeing-767-transformed-transoceanic-flying

The development of Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards, or ETOPS, marked a major shift in commercial aviation. Before ETOPS, twin-engine aircraft were restricted to flying within about an hour of a suitable diversion airport due to concerns about engine reliability. This limitation prevented twinjets from operating many long overwater routes,Continue Reading