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NASA prepares for apocalypse with five day ‘doomsday’ roleplay rehearsing plan if huge 31,000mph asteroid was – The Sun
The ‘table top’ exercise has been designed to find out how organisations would react to the news an asteroid was hurtling towards Earth
NASA is preparing for a possible doomsday by rehearsing what would happen if an asteroid was hurtling to Earth.
The space agency along with other international organisations will play out over five …
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NASA tweets beautiful pictures of Mars. They may make you gasp in wonder – Hindustan Times
With over 16,000 likes and more than 3,200 retweets, people didn’t hold back their amazement while sharing their comments on the post.
Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, has always been a source of curiosity for people. For years, scientific explorations have helped people on Earth to know more about the Red Planet. The images of the planet never fail to fascinate people. Just like these ones tweeted by NASA which may make you gasp in wonder.
“Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be kn…
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Coffee stains inspire new printing technique – Mirage News
Have you ever spilled your coffee on your desk? You may then have observed one of the most puzzling phenomena of fluid mechanics – the coffee-ring…
Have you ever spilled your coffee on your desk? You may then have observed one of the most puzzling phenomena of fluid mechanics – the coffee-ring effect.
Coffee rings form because the liquid evaporates quicker at the edges, causing an accumulation of solid particles that results in the characteristic dark ring.
Inks behave like coffee – particles in the ink accumulate around the edges creating irregular shapes and uneven surfaces, especially when printing on hard surfaces like silicon wafers …
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Coronavirus-hit Melbourne supermarket alarmed by silence from contact tracers – ABC News
The owner of a Melbourne supermarket says she finds it “disturbing” she still has not heard from contact tracers a fortnight after one of her staff tested positive for COVID-19.
When supermarket owner Tina Reddrop learned the partner of a staff member had COVID-19, she took no chances.
Key points:
- A staff member at Supa IGA Werribee tested positive to COVID-19
- Store owner Tina Reddrop is surprised she has still not heard from contact tracers two weeks later
- No other staff at the store have tested positive
“We asked her to immediately get tested,” Ms Reddrop said.
“Members of staff who were in contact with her were also asked to self…
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