Latest Articles on Space
-Hubble space telescope discovers another moon orbiting the planet Neptune.
The moon called S/2004 N 1 is only about 12 miles across. NASA says that the moon is one million times fainter than the faintest star you could ever see with the naked eye. Mark Showwalter made the discover early this month and he said, "The moons and arcs orbit very quickly, so we had to devise a way to follow their motion in order to bring out the details of the system. It's the same reason a sports photographer tracks a running athlete -- the athlete stays in focus, but the background blurs." This became known has the 14th moon that orbits the planet Neptune.
Latest Articles on Technology
-A new type of design for scooters.
Lit Motors, a company based out of San Francisco has claimed they have developed a new type of scooter that is more efficient that any other type of motor scooter. The scooter is going to be electrically powered and other improvements to the motor help improve its durability over the long term.
-Solar Power can help power airplanes?
Solar power has improved tremendously, as seen recently by flying across the United States just a few weeks ago. Fueled planes carry a much heavier load for a longer period of time, but improvements in solar power have a bright future the world's energy needs. What is the next big challenge for solar power? Flying across the world with a solar power airplane.
Credit to washingtonpost.com and cnet.com for the images.
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