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(03-02-2025, 12:17 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Earth.com ✓. Each one stretches tens of thousands of light-years above and below the galactic center, they stay hidden from stargazers b'cos they glow mainly @gamma rays & X-rays.
Mysterious formations appear to have emerged as supermassive black hole @center of galaxy, Sagittarius A*.
Researchers pieced evidence points to an enormous outburst several million years ago, releasing colossal amounts of energy in a short time.
- Universe be slowly rotating, could that explain why Hubble tension?, video dives into a bold new theory from researchers at University of Hawaiʻi suggest barely detectable cosmic spin may reconcile decades of conflicting data on the universe’s expansion. Learn how this subtle rotation might reshape our understanding of cosmology.
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The Magellanic Clouds consist of two satellite galaxies orbiting our Milky Way at a distance of approximately 160,000 light-years. Their gradual approach toward our galaxy suggests an eventual merger that could dramatically reshape our cosmic neighborhood. Scientists are particularly concerned about the fate of this newly discovered black hole during such a collision event.
Detecting black holes presents unique challenges as they emit no light themselves. Traditional methods involve observing light created when black holes actively consume matter or studying unusual orbital patterns of nearby stars. This approach helped confirm the existence of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, back in 1974. Similar scientific detection methods have revealed other mysterious entities in different cosmic regions
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(08-04-2025, 11:06 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: There is great interest in the topic of how long humanity will be able to exist on the Earth. For many years people have contemplated the apocalyptic visions of the world, with ancient civilizations such as the Mayans attempting to estimate when it would be. Nowadays however, science provides a more reasonable approach. Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and other Nasa affiliated scientists have studied such chances and risks, mentioning climate change and resource scarcity as two important ones.
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/nasa-has-ju...orld/8735/
Predicted in 1879 and created in 2025 ― Ancient expert was right about the perfect fuel.
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(10 hours ago)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Predicted in 1879 and created in 2025 ― Ancient expert was right about the perfect fuel.
Innovative engines can potentially accelerate Mars journeys to only 30 days.
Plasma engines have revolutionized space exploration operate differently from chemical rockets b'cos they activate electric fields to push ions, thus generating more efficient thrust. The new technology provides extended space travel capabilities reduced fuel necessity, which makes it suitable for distant interplanetary journeys. Development of plasma engines excels in Chinese labs and Russian facilities due to heavy investments from them in research & technical development work. With newly developed engines, travel to Mars will shorten from several-month to an op time of approximately 30 days. Space travel technology has achieved its greatest advancement to date. However, US faces budgetary difficulties & technical hurdles that slow progress in keeping up with plasma engine development.
The US experiences delays in competing with other nations for advanced propulsion systems. US’s history-making leadership in space exploration faces a challenge when competing with plasma engine technology. NASA’s budgetary difficulties bureaucratic obstacles resulted in slowly advancing technology, while China, Russia established their position of technological superiority. Transformation in technological supremacy creates major strategic effects across world. The possession of advanced propulsion technologies determines who will lead in space exploration. US needs to catch up w/competitors quickly. Experts suggest speed up its plasma engine development by securing more funding and boosting competitive position. Developing efficient plasma engines represents more than technological excellence since it enables countries to obtain better positions in space exploration.
Plasma forthcoming automotive engine generation Plasma ignition systems transform automotive industry by making internal combustion engines more efficient and environmentally friendly. Standard spark plugs encounter difficulty igniting diluted fuel-air combinations, generating unfinished combustion reactions, elevated emission outputs. Plasma ignition systems produce powerful energy that allows them to ignite mixtures containing less fuel.
Plasma ignition testing occurs at Toyota and Ford as for now .
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(10 hours ago)Tee tiong huat Wrote: in 1879 & now 2025 ― Ancient expert was right on near perfect fuel Plasma to contains free electrons and with positive ions.
https://www.coachesdatabase.com/predicte...2025-fuel/
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(08-04-2025, 11:04 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: 100-yr prediction confirmed it raining energy from outer space technological developments have proven science fiction is more than just an escape from present. Speculate imaginings of science writers have led to creation of a number of innovations in science & tech industries. Proposed design for capturing & transferring solar energy from space is no exception. In his 1941 short story “Reason”, Isaac Asimov envisions a space stn supplies energy to planets using microwaves. Almost a century since Asimov’s sci-fi short story, scientists endeavoured to find way to make such a mode of energy supply possible...
Imaginative solar energy transporting by space lasers. Previous attempts at feat have thought about using large networks of solar panels in geostationary orbit. Designs transmit the energy harnessed from the sun’s rays to earth through the use of microwaves. Since sun’s rays are stronger outside of earth’s atmosphere, solar panels in space would produce renewable energy at unprecedented rates. The main issue preventing space-based solar power (SBSP) from becoming real is cost of these systems might outweigh their energy outputs.
As such, despite numerous attempts to actualise Asimov’s story, nothing has come to pass. Billionaire entrepreneur Bhaiju Bhatt’s recent interest in project might be enough to change all this is in contrast to NASA’s surrender to the perceived impossibility of SBSP.
But Bhatt, CEO & founder of Aetherflux, plans to reconceptualise previous designs. New design use a constellation of smaller satellites in low earth orbit rather than older design that sought use large clumps solar satellites in geostationary orbit, design would easier to iteratively develop than previous though designs, also use infrared lasers to transmit energy to earth as opposed to microwaves proposed by earlier designs, according to Bhatt, Can be made on a relatively small spacecraft
If design comes to fruition, it potential meet 1/3 of EU’s energy needs generated able to delivered to almost anywhere. Aetherflux’s objective of serving areas experience scarcity a lack of reliability when it comes to electricity.