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China's Long March 5 rocket made its debut in November, 2016.
China's Long March 5 rocket made its debut in November, 2016.
The chief designer of the Long March family of rockets, Long Lehao, said China could use two modified Long March 5 rockets to accomplish a lunar landing in less than a decade, according to the Hong Kong-based online news site, HK01. He spoke earlier this week at the 35th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition in China. The full video can be found here.
During Lehao's speech, he said one of these large rockets would launch a lunar lander into orbit around the Moon, and the second would send the crew to meet it. The crew would then transfer to the lander, go down to the Moon's surface, and spend about six hours walking on its surface. Then part of the lunar lander would ascend back to meet the spacecraft and return to Earth.
Comment: In their 2019 mission to the dark side of the moon, China has already demonstrated that its space capabilities are world class, and there's reason to believe they may even soon exceed that of the US, which, incidentally has been suffering a number of set backs lately:
- Boeing still struggling to get doomed starliner prototype space shuttle off the ground
- NASA identifies possible fix for Hubble after major glitch put space telescope into safe mode for past month
- The launch of NASA's new Landsat 9 satellite has been delayed by a liquid nitrogen shortage
- Cosmonauts scramble to right tilted space station after new Russian module Nauka fires thrusters unexpectedly
- Finian Cunningham: Why China's over the moon
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This image by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, features the Herbig-Haro object HH111, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth. Herbig-Haro objects consist of young stars blasting superheated jets through surrounding clouds of dust and gas.
This image by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, features the Herbig-Haro object HH111, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth. Herbig-Haro objects consist of young stars blasting superheated jets through surrounding clouds of dust and gas.
The "sword" is composed of twin jets of superheated, ionized gas that are rocketing into space from opposite poles of a newborn star called IRAS 05491+0247. The "heart" is the cloud of leftover dust and gas surrounding the protostar, according to Hubble team members.
This dramatic interaction between jets and cloud creates an uncommon celestial sight known as a Herbig-Haro object. The one photographed here by Hubble is named HH111, and it lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Orion.
Hubble captured the image using its Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument, which observes in both optical and infrared (heat) wavelengths of light.
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This mosaic shows the entire sky imaged by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Infrared light refers to wavelengths that are longer than those visible to the human eye. Many cosmic objects radiate infrared, including gas and dust clouds where stars form, and brown dwarfs.
This mosaic shows the entire sky imaged by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Infrared light refers to wavelengths that are longer than those visible to the human eye. Many cosmic objects radiate infrared, including gas and dust clouds where stars form, and brown dwarfs.
A new study offers a tantalizing explanation for how a peculiar cosmic object called WISEA J153429.75-104303.3 - nicknamed "The Accident" - came to be. The Accident is a brown dwarf. Though they form like stars, these objects don't have enough mass to kickstart nuclear fusion, the process that causes stars to shine. And while brown dwarfs sometimes defy characterization, astronomers have a good grasp on their general characteristics.
Or they did, until they found this one.
Comment: Regarding brown dwarfs and why they don't shine, Pierre Lescaudron in his book Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection details that it's actually due to their low electrical activity; he also theorizes that our Sun may even be twinned with one:
Enter NemesisFor further insight, check out his new book Cometary Encounters: Flash-Frozen Mammoths, Mars-Earth Discharge, Comet Venus and the 3,600-Year Cometary Cycle.
As everybody knows, our solar system is powered by a single star, the Sun. Well, it is assumed that ours is a single-star solar system because we see only one sun rise each morning. However, this is actually quite a peculiar configuration, since most stars astronomers have observed are part of multi-star systems (most often binary).
Based on data from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, it's estimated that over 80% of all stars may be in either binary or multiple-star systems.1 Grazia and Milton, who studied the 60 star systems nearest to our own reached a comparable conclusion:61% of the 60 nearest stars are components of a double (binary) or triple star system.2A twin-star model for our own solar system is a tantalizing prospect, not least because it could account for many 'anomalies' exhibited by the single-star hypothesis. As stated by the Binary Research Institute (BRI):... elliptical orbit equations have been found to be a better predictor of precession rates than Newcomb's formula, showing far greater accuracy over the last hundred years. Moreover, a moving solar system model appears to solve a number of solar system formation theory problems including the sun's lack of angular momentum. For these reasons, BRI has concluded our sun is most likely part of a long cycle binary system.3Bear in mind that the binary systems identified above are composed of stars bright enough to be detected with a telescope. This means that the percentage of binary systems may be even higher, since some systems can include 'unlit' stars, like so-called 'brown dwarfs', for example.
For plasma cosmologists, a binary system is the logical way for individual stars to cope with high electric stress, causing any given star to go through a process of fission (i.e. splitting into two or more parts).4 When a sphere is divided into two equally-sized spheres, the total mass will remain the same (no matter disappears) but the total surface area of this pair will be about 26% larger than the area of the original single sphere.5 This increases the total surface area exposed to the electric field and thus decreases the current density (amperes per square meter). Thus, electrically-induced fission enables stars to reduce the electric stress they are subjected to by spreading it between two or more stars.
Because of the lower level of electric stress exerted on a binary system after fission, brown dwarfs (stars exposed to a weak electric field, hence their reduced brightness) should be quite common in binary systems:If the members of a resulting binary pair turn out to be unequal in size, the larger one will probably have the larger current density - but still lower than the original value. (This assumes that the total charge and total driving current to the original star distributes itself onto the new stars proportionally to their masses.) In this case, the smaller member of the pair might have such a low value of current density as to drop it, abruptly, to 'brown dwarf' or even 'giant gas planet' status.6It's clear that binary stars are very common, probably even more common than acknowledged in the scientific literature. So, is our Sun one more anomaly in the rather anomalous universe depicted by mainstream science? Is our Sun really single?
A significant clue that our star may in fact be part of a binary system appeared in Nature on March 19th,1982,7 when the paleontologists David Raup and Jack Sepkoski unveiled a cyclical pattern of mass-extinction events in the fossil record.8 Their research revealed that over the last 250 million years, the Earth regularly experienced mass extinctions [...]
- 1 Cruttenden, W., Lost Star, p.111
- 2 De Grazia, A. & Milton, E.R., Solaria Binaria, p.17
- 3 'Introduction to Binary Companion Theory', Binary Research Institute. See here: www.binaryresearchinstitute.org/bri/research/introduction/theory.shtml
- 4 Scott, D. The Electric Sky, p. 157-159
- 5 Scott, D.E., 'Electric cosmology - Stellar Evolution', The Electric Sky, online version. See: electric-cosmos.org/hrdiagr.htm
- 6 Scott, D., The Electric Sky, p.158
- 7 Raup, D. & Sepkoski, J., 'Mass extinctions in the marine fossil record', Science, Volume 215, Issue 4539, pp. 1501-1503
- 8 According to calculations made by Raup & Sepkoski, the probability of a 27-MY mass extinction cycle being due to random chance is less than 1%.
See also:
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes And The 3,600 Year Comet Cycle
- Sott Exclusive: Nemesis, not 'Nibiru' - Clarifying mainstream reports about 'a large ninth planet' that periodically sends comets our way
- Is the Sun Part of a Binary Star System? - Six Reasons to Consider
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- MindMatters: The Holy Grail, Comets, Earth Changes and Randall Carlson
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
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CÚRAM Implantable Stimulator Device to treat tendon damage and disease. The image shows piezoelectric material spun into aligned nano-fibres to form a fine implantable mesh.
CÚRAM Implantable Stimulator Device to treat tendon damage and disease. The image shows piezoelectric material spun into aligned nano-fibres to form a fine implantable mesh.
Implantable stimulator device combines with body power to treat disease, damage and sports injury
Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have shown how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.
The results of have been published in the prestigious journal Advanced Materials.
The research establishes the engineering foundations for a new range of stimulator devices that enable control of musculoskeletal tissue regeneration to treat tendon damage and disease and sports injuries, without the use of drugs or external stimulation.
Lead researcher on the study, CÚRAM Investigator Dr Manus Biggs, said: "One of the most exciting parts of our study is that these implantable devices may be tailored to individual patients or disorders and may show promise in accelerating the repair of sport-related tendon injuries, particularly in athletes."
The study investigated whether electrical therapy, coupled with exercise, would show promise in treating tendon disease or ruptures. It showed that tendon cell function and repair can be controlled through electrical stimulation from an implantable device which is powered by body movement.
SOTT Editors: We are publishing below, with permission, an email from a top executive at an American company whose clients include 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. The email was sent in reply to another executive asking for the writer's thoughts on whether he plans to be vaccinated himself or mandate it for his employees as a requirement for returning to the office. All names and company references have been redacted for privacy reasons.Email to the executive:
Unlike most of us who are worried about being on the receiving end of vaccine mandates by employers, this executive also has to worry about pressure from other executives and investors to mandate it on others. Few such business leaders are actively fighting for the rights, dignity, peace, and financial security of their employees. This exec is currently the only voice in his company opposing the madness.
The executive's reply:Hey [REDACTED] - are you giving any thoughts to getting vaccinated with all this Delta variant stuff going on? We've been having management committee discussions here about mandatory vaccinations to be able to come in to the office. We have office support people coming in most days that are not vaccinated and some of those with kids don't want to come in when they are in the office or invite clients into the office for meetings. Just curious as to how you are approaching it. Thx, [REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED]
Date: Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 9:56 PM
Subject: MY POV on Mandating Employee Vaccinations
To: [REDACTED]
I appreciate you reaching out. What follows is admittedly lengthy (though I do provide my "summary POV" a couple paragraphs down before I dive into supporting detail). I tried to be succinct, but practically speaking your question for me was akin to "hey, so what's your take on management?" The analogy here being I'm passionate about both subjects so it was hard to choose between sending back a brief 2-minute POV, or filling this email with enough content fit for a university level course. I didn't know what you had an appetite for, so I just simply did my best to try and be helpful (and heck, even had some fun while I was at it...).
My framework for this entire POV: in the famous words of W. Edwards Deming, "In God we trust. All others must bring data." As I hope you've come to know me by now, I care more deeply about facts & morals than I do ideology or identity politics (for the latter I just don't give a shit). If you give me a good reason to do something, I am 100% all over it. But if you give me either faulty reasoning or an unethical ultimatum, I simply cannot get on board out of a moral obligation to do what's right.
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The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen docked to the International Space Station (ISS) next to Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on July 29, 2021.
The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen docked to the International Space Station (ISS) next to Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on July 29, 2021.
Speaking to RIA Novosti, Vladimir Solovyov, the chief designer of the 'Energia' Rocket and Space Corporation, revealed a crack was found in the station's oldest segment.
"Several non-penetrating cracks were found in the Zarya module," he explained.
The Zarya is the first module of the ISS to have been launched, having been sent up by the Russian space agency in 1998. Zarya - which means 'dawn' in Russian - provided the initial electrical power and propulsion to the station, and guided the ISS through its early stage.
According to Solovyov, the discovery of the new crack has sparked fears that new ones will begin to spread throughout the module, as they did in another Russian-built segment. In September 2019, a small air leak was discovered on the ISS, which was discovered over a year later to be coming from a chamber of the Zvezda module. It was fixed in March this year.
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Even if the power comes back after the next big solar storm, the internet may not.
Even if the power comes back after the next big solar storm, the internet may not.
At the SIGCOMM 2021 data communication conference on Thursday, Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi of the University of California, Irvine presented "Solar Superstorms: Planning for an Internet Apocalypse," an examination of the damage a fast-moving cloud of magnetized solar particles could cause the global internet. Abdu Jyothi's research points out an additional nuance to a blackout-causing solar storm: the scenario where even if power returns in hours or days, mass internet outages persist.
Comment: See also:
- From "Event 201" to "Cyber Polygon": The WEF's Simulation of a Coming "Cyber Pandemic"
- Rising cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing
- The real B3W-NATO agenda
- Professor Valentina Zharkova: "We entered the 'modern' Grand Solar Minimum on June 8, 2020"
- MindMatters: The Holy Grail, Comets, Earth Changes and Randall Carlson
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
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This strange gap was first spotted by geologist John Wesley Powell in 1869, as he journeyed down the Colorado River. Later, we would be able to date those layers. In some places, rocks dated to 1.4-1.8 billion years ago sit next to rocks that are just 520 million years old.
"There are beautiful lines," says geologist Barra Peak from the University of Colorado Boulder. "At the bottom, you can see very clearly that there are rocks that have been pushed together. Their layers are vertical. Then there's a cutoff, and above that, you have these beautiful horizontal layers that form the buttes and peaks that you associate with the Grand Canyon."
Where did the rest of these rocks go?
Comment: There's strong evidence showing that the cataclysmic events our planet has suffered in both the recent and distant past would help resolve the discrepancy seen in the age of the rocks:
- Did Earth 'Steal' Martian Water?
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes And The 3,600 Year Comet Cycle
- Why is Earth missing a huge part of its crust?
- MindMatters: America Before: Comets, Catastrophes, Mounds and Mythology
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- MindMatters: The Holy Grail, Comets, Earth Changes and Randall Carlson
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Challenging UN, Study Finds Sun — not CO2 — May Be Behind Global WarmingThe full article here and the statement released by the scientists can be found here.
New peer-reviewed paper finds evidence of systemic bias in UN data selection to support climate-change narrative
By Alex Newman August 16, 2021 Updated: August 16, 2021
The sun and not human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) may be the main cause of warmer temperatures in recent decades, according to a new study with findings that sharply contradict the conclusions of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The peer-reviewed paper, produced by a team of almost two dozen scientists from around the world, concluded that previous studies did not adequately consider the role of solar energy in explaining increased temperatures.
The new study was released just as the UN released its sixth "Assessment Report," known as AR6, that once again argued in favor of the view that man-kind's emissions of CO2 were to blame for global warming. The report said human responsibility was "unequivocal."
But the new study casts serious doubt on the hypothesis.
Calling the blaming of CO2 by the IPCC "premature," the climate scientists and solar physicists argued in the new paper that the UN IPCC's conclusions blaming human emissions were based on "narrow and incomplete data about the Sun's total irradiance."
Indeed, the global climate body appears to display deliberate and systemic bias in what views, studies, and data are included in its influential reports, multiple authors told The Epoch Times in a series of phone and video interviews.
"Depending on which published data and studies you use, you can show that all of the warming is caused by the sun, but the IPCC uses a different data set to come up with the opposite conclusion," lead study author Ronan Connolly, Ph.D. told The Epoch Times in a video interview.
"In their insistence on forcing a so-called scientific consensus, the IPCC seems to have decided to consider only those data sets and studies that support their chosen narrative," he added.
Comment: For further insight into the proofs supporting intelligent design, see:
- The Probability of Evolution
- Darwinism, Creationism... How About Neither?
- Despite lack of genetic diversity narwhals still thrive
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