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North Korean Missile Confirmed as ICBM, US Responds With Missile Tests in South Korea
GIF Footage of the new Hwasong-14 North Korean missile that was launched on July 4, 2017, which the US has now confirmed was an ICBM (GIF made from KCNA video) It’s official. North Korea’s latest rocket has been confirmed by US authorities as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), meaning that it has a range of…
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The Scientists Who Look for Nothing to Understand Everything
GIF Image: Adam Ferriss/Gizmodo The Scientists Who Look for Nothing to Understand Everything Ryan F. MandelbaumYesterday 9:00amFiled to: particle physics you get nothing everything science CERN large hadron collider 2415 Edit Promote Share to Kinja Toggle Conversation tools Go to permalink You may also like GizmodoHypnotic Video Simulates How Earth Gets Its Magnetic Fieldio9Another Iconic…
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US set Russians no-flyzone over Syria
WASHINGTON – The United States is willing to Russia to talk about the stabilisation of the situation in Syria, including the establishment of no-fly zones. That the minister of Foreign Affairs, Rex Tillerson, Wednesday let you know. ,,As our two countries work together to ensure stability on the ground to create, then that will be…
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Cars on fire at Porschedealer Hamburg
HAMBURG – On the grounds of an official Porschedealer in Hamburg in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, eight luxury cars, largely burnt out. The police go there, after investigation, that the cars are lit. About the extent of the damage, nothing is yet known Agents on the spot suspected a connection with the G20…
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Virgin resumed space program
Hong KONG – Virgin Galactic, the company of Richard Branson for space tourism, will resume soon, test flights with a new spaceship. Branson hopes that by the end of next year, the first paying customers a vluchtje to the space. Richard Branson has the new plans Thursday announced. The ruimteproject lay still since a fatal…
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NASA and ESA will take the asteroid to RAM in 2024
You probably didn’t know about this, but June 30 is considered the world’s “Day of the asteroids”, in this day of eminent scientists trying to communicate to space agencies and governments of the threat posed by these mysterious heavenly bodies. The collision of our planet with an asteroid larger than three kilometers can lead to…
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Russian scientists have made another step towards regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising fields of science. The gist of it, if simplistically, is to grow new organs and tissue from the patient’s own cells, which will prevent such a serious complication as transplant rejection. Significant successes in this area managed to achieve a scientist from the Institute of Cytology and…
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How a Massive Asteroid Strike Helped Frogs Inherit the Earth
Red-eyed tree frog (Wikimedia) Frogs have been around for nearly 200 million years, but it wasn’t until a 10-mile-wide asteroid struck our planet, wiping out three-quarters of all life on Earth—including the dinosaurs—that these crafty amphibians were able to make their big evolutionary move, according to new research. A study published in Proceedings of the National…
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SpaceX Saved Its Fourth of July Rocket For National Hangover Day
Image: SpaceX If you spent the long weekend drinking enough rum to kill a pirate army, you’re not alone. Fifth of July, colloquially known as National Hangover Day, is a time for reflecting and repenting. Luckily for all our dumb asses, there’s a bright spot: Tonight, SpaceX will attempt to relaunch the rocket it was…
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Hypnotic Video Simulates How Earth Gets Its Magnetic Field
Spaghetti planet (Image: N. Schaeffer/ISTERRE The Earth is a giant magnet, with a north and a south pole just like any magnet you’ve ever played with. But the Earth’s magnetic field plays a vital role: It field helps to prevent powerful solar particles from destroying us. Scientists think the magnetic field comes from something called…