<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking into an incident when a two-pound object crashed into a Florida man's house last month. The space agency is analysing whether or not the object came from the International Space Station (ISS). In case it came from ISS, it would be a rare incident of an object falling out of orbit and damaging someone's property, or having the potential to harm a person.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per local reports, the homeowner said that the object crashed through the roof of his Naples home at 2:34 pm (local time) on March 8. Its sound was recorded by his Ring security camera.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The homeowner, identified as Alejandro Otero, told WINK News, "It was a tremendous sound. It almost hit my son. He was two rooms over and heard it all. Something ripped through the house and then made a big hole on the floor and on the ceiling."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In his social media post earlier, Otero addressed a post stating, "Can you please assist with getting NASA to connect with me? I've left messages and emails without a response."&nbsp;</p>

<p>A report by the European Space Agency (ESA) estimated that the annual risk of an individual human being injured by space debris is less than 1 in 100 billion. It means it is 1.5 million times lower than the risk of being killed in an accident at home, around 65,000 times lower than the risk of being struck by lightning, and three times lower than the risk of being struck by a meteorite.</p>

<p>Falling space debris has never killed anyone, but the incident that happened with Otero could have caused casualties, as the man said that it almost hit his son.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to the scientific journal Ars Technica, the object was probably from ISS. The journal said that the US space command recorded the re-entry of a piece of space debris over the Gulf of Mexico on a path towards southwest Florida at 2.29 pm (local time) that day. The timing was just five minutes before Otero's Nest home security camera captured the sound of the crash.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It used to have a cylindrical shape, and you can tell by the shape of the top that it travelled in this direction through the atmosphere," Otero said.</p>

<p>Josh Finch, who is a NASA spokesperson, told Ars Technica that the analysis will take&nbsp;place "as soon as possible to determine its origin".&nbsp;</p>


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking into an incident when a two-pound object crashed into a Florida man's house last month. The space agency is analysing whether or not the object came from the International Space Station (ISS).

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking into an incident when a two-pound object crashed into a Florida man's house last month. The space agency is analysing whether or not the object came from the International Space Station (ISS). In case it came from ISS, it would be a rare incident of an object falling out of orbit and damaging someone's property, or having the potential to harm a person. As per local reports, the homeowner said that the object crashed through the roof of his Naples home at 2:34 pm (local time) on March 8. Its sound was recorded by his Ring security camera. The homeowner, identified as Alejandro Otero, told WINK News, "It was a tremendous sound. It almost hit my son. He was two rooms over and heard it all. Something ripped through the house and then made a big hole on the floor and on the ceiling." Also read: Greenery on Moon soon? NASA to put plants on lunar surface by 2026 In his social media post earlier, Otero addressed a post stating, "Can you please assist with getting NASA to connect with me? I've left messages and emails without a response." A report by the European Space Agency (ESA) estimated that the annual risk of an individual human being injured by space debris is less than 1 in 100 billion. It means it is 1.5 million times lower than the risk of being killed in an accident at home, around 65,000 times lower than the risk of being struck by lightning, and three times lower than the risk of being struck by a meteorite. Falling space debris has never killed anyone, but the incident that happened with Otero could have caused casualties, as the man said that it almost hit his son. Also read: Tennessee Senate passes bill banning geoengineering amid ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories According to the scientific journal Ars Technica, the object was probably from ISS. The journal said that the US space command recorded the re-entry of a piece of space debris over the Gulf of Mexico on a path towards southwest Florida at 2.29 pm (local time) that day. The timing was just five minutes before Otero's Nest home security camera captured the sound of the crash. "It used to have a cylindrical shape, and you can tell by the shape of the top that it travelled in this direction through the atmosphere," Otero said. Josh Finch, who is a NASA spokesperson, told Ars Technica that the analysis will take place "as soon as possible to determine its origin".

An object crashed through the roof of a man's house. Did it come from space?

<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Thursday (Jan 4)&nbsp;announced the winners of Phase 1 of the 2024 NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) programme.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>What is NIAC?</strong></h2>

<p>This programme, as per the US space agency, "fosters pioneering ideas by funding early-stage technology concept studies for future consideration and potential commercialization".&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, "The daring missions NASA undertakes for the benefit of humanity all begin as just an idea, and NIAC is responsible for inspiring many of those ideas."</p>

<p>"The Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars and instruments on the MarCO deep space CubeSats can trace their lineage back to NIAC, proving there is a path from creative idea to mission success. And, while not all these concepts will fly, NASA and our partners worldwide can learn from fresh approaches and may eventually use technologies advanced by NIAC," he added.</p>

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<p>In phase 1, NASA is funding 13 concepts it has chosen from among companies and institutions across the United States. Each idea will receive a maximum of $175,000 in grants.</p>

<p>Here are some interesting, "visionary" ideas that "could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs ".</p>

<p>— Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE)</p>

<p>Ge-Cheng Zha Coflow Jet, LLC proposes a novel global mobility Mars exploration platform called the Mars Aerial and Ground Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). Powered by solar energy, MAGGIE a compact fixed-wing aircraft will fly in the Martian atmosphere with vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) capability.&nbsp;</p>

<p>— A Revolutionary Approach to Interplanetary Space Travel: Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH)</p>

<p>Mammalian hibernation is suggested as a promising way to mitigate the physical and mental health risks of space travel. An essential feature of that is 'torpor' an energy-conserving state involving an active and often deep reduction in metabolic rate. Using animals, Ryan Sprenger from Fauna Bio Inc. wants to study this.</p>

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<p>— Add-on to Large-Scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life</p>

<p>Steven Benner from the Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution poses that planned human missions to Mars can complicate the search for life on the alien planet. This project states that dry cached rocks aren't enough and that water mined in preparation for human missions can be used to extract genetic polymers (DNA or alien) using an “agnostic life finding” (ALF) system.</p>

<p>— Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances</p>

<p>Thomas Eubanks, Space Initiatives Inc. in Florida, poses that a swarm of tiny probes pushed by a laser light could travel to another star (Proxima Centauri) this century. This swarm of 1000s of probes holds the capability to send an optical signal strong enough to send data back to Earth.</p>

<p>— Sample Return from the Surface of Venus</p>

<p>Venus with temperatures of around 450&nbsp;°C and atmospheric pressure of around 92 has the most hostile environment. Geoffrey Landis NASA Glenn Research Center proposes a new approach to return samples from the planet. They want to use innovations in high-temperature technology and solar aircraft for this.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Apart from these, the following ideas have won the prestigious grant:</strong></h2>

<p>— James Bickford, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Massachusetts: Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket</p>

<p>— Peter Cabauy, City Labs, Inc., Florida: Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors</p>

<p>— Kenneth Carpenter, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland: A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Image</p>

<p>— Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington, Seattle: Solar System-Scale VLBI to Dramatically Improve Cosmological Distance Measurements</p>

<p>— Aaswath Pattabhi Raman, University of California, Los Angeles: Electro-Luminescently Cooled Zero-Boil-Off Propellant Depots Enabling Crewed Exploration of Mars&nbsp;</p>

<p>— Alvaro Romeo-Calvo, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta: Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer</p>

<p>— Lynn Rothschild, NASA’s Ames Research Center, California’s Silicon Valley: Detoxifying Mars: The Biocatalytic Elimination of Omnipresent Perchlorates</p>

<p>—&nbsp;Beijia Zhang, MIT’s Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts: LIFA: Lightweight Fiber-based Antenna for Small Sat-Compatible Radiometry</p>


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Thursday (Jan 4) announced the winners of Phase 1 of the 2024 NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) programme.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Thursday (Jan 4) announced the winners of Phase 1 of the 2024 NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) programme. What is NIAC? This programme, as per the US space agency, "fosters pioneering ideas by funding early-stage technology concept studies for future consideration and potential commercialization". As per NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, "The daring missions NASA undertakes for the benefit of humanity all begin as just an idea, and NIAC is responsible for inspiring many of those ideas." "The Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars and instruments on the MarCO deep space CubeSats can trace their lineage back to NIAC, proving there is a path from creative idea to mission success. And, while not all these concepts will fly, NASA and our partners worldwide can learn from fresh approaches and may eventually use technologies advanced by NIAC," he added. Also read | Video: NASA releases stunning time-lapse footage of gamma-ray sky In phase 1, NASA is funding 13 concepts it has chosen from among companies and institutions across the United States. Each idea will receive a maximum of $175,000 in grants. Here are some interesting, "visionary" ideas that "could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs ". — Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE) Ge-Cheng Zha Coflow Jet, LLC proposes a novel global mobility Mars exploration platform called the Mars Aerial and Ground Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). Powered by solar energy, MAGGIE a compact fixed-wing aircraft will fly in the Martian atmosphere with vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) capability. — A Revolutionary Approach to Interplanetary Space Travel: Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH) Mammalian hibernation is suggested as a promising way to mitigate the physical and mental health risks of space travel. An essential feature of that is 'torpor' an energy-conserving state involving an active and often deep reduction in metabolic rate. Using animals, Ryan Sprenger from Fauna Bio Inc. wants to study this. Also read | Explained: Why is India paying Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch GSAT-20? — Add-on to Large-Scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life Steven Benner from the Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution poses that planned human missions to Mars can complicate the search for life on the alien planet. This project states that dry cached rocks aren't enough and that water mined in preparation for human missions can be used to extract genetic polymers (DNA or alien) using an “agnostic life finding” (ALF) system. — Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances Thomas Eubanks, Space Initiatives Inc. in Florida, poses that a swarm of tiny probes pushed by a laser light could travel to another star (Proxima Centauri) this century. This swarm of 1000s of probes holds the capability to send an optical signal strong enough to send data back to Earth. — Sample Return from the Surface of Venus Venus with temperatures of around 450 °C and atmospheric pressure of around 92 has the most hostile environment. Geoffrey Landis NASA Glenn Research Center proposes a new approach to return samples from the planet. They want to use innovations in high-temperature technology and solar aircraft for this. Apart from these, the following ideas have won the prestigious grant: — James Bickford, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Massachusetts: Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket — Peter Cabauy, City Labs, Inc., Florida: Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors — Kenneth Carpenter, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland: A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Image — Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington, Seattle: Solar System-Scale VLBI to Dramatically Improve Cosmological Distance Measurements — Aaswath Pattabhi Raman, University of California, Los Angeles: Electro-Luminescently Cooled Zero-Boil-Off Propellant Depots Enabling Crewed Exploration of Mars — Alvaro Romeo-Calvo, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta: Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer — Lynn Rothschild, NASA’s Ames Research Center, California’s Silicon Valley: Detoxifying Mars: The Biocatalytic Elimination of Omnipresent Perchlorates — Beijia Zhang, MIT’s Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts: LIFA: Lightweight Fiber-based Antenna for Small Sat-Compatible Radiometry

NASA announces 13 ideas that won $175,000 under prestigious NIAC programme

<p>Amidst fears that the Voyager 2 is lost forever, NASA, after days of nerve-wracking silence, has finally heard a "heartbeat signal" from the almost five-decades-old space probe.</p>

<p>Just two weeks back, flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command that tilted&nbsp;the spacecraft's antenna away from the Earth and severed contact. This situation, as per the news agency AFP, was not expected to be resolved until the spacecraft conducted an automated re-orientation manoeuvre on October 15.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Everything can change in a "heartbeat"</strong></h2>

<p>As the space agency actively searched for any stray signals from Voyager 2, NASA's Deep Space Network, which is an international array of giant radio antennas, picked up a "heartbeat signal," that signals that the 46-year-old spacecraft is operating and is well, project manager Suzanne Dodd told AFP.</p>

<p>The last-ditch effort to establish contact "was successful in that we see the 'heartbeat' signal from the spacecraft," said Dodd, adding "So we know the spacecraft is alive and operating. This buoyed our spirits."</p>

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<p>She said that the team is "now generating a new command to attempt to point the spacecraft antenna towards Earth."</p>

<p>However, as per her,&nbsp;there is only a "low probability" it will work, but given that the automated re-orientation manoeuvre is months away, the NASA team will continue its attempts to rectify the situation.</p>

<h2><strong>Voyager 2 and human history</strong></h2>

<p>The probe was launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to life "out there". Its current position, as per AFP, is "well beyond our solar system" at more than 12.3 billion miles or 19.9 kilometres from Earth.</p>

<p>Before leaving our solar system, Voyager 2 explored Jupiter and Saturn and also achieved the feat of becoming the only spacecraft (so far) to visit Uranus and Neptune.</p>

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<p>The spacecraft and its predecessor, the Voyager 1 — which was humankind's first spacecraft to enter the interstellar medium and is currently some 15 billion miles from Earth — carry "Golden Records", which convey humanity's story to the extraterrestrial world.</p>

<p>Both aircraft carry 12-inch, gold-plated copper disks which have on them encoded images of life on Earth, and music and sounds that can be played using an included stylus.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Alongside this, they carry a map of our solar system, a piece of uranium that serves as a radioactive clock allowing recipients to date the spaceship's launch, and symbolic instructions that convey how to play the record.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Amidst fears that the Voyager 2 is lost forever, NASA, after days of nerve-wracking silence, has finally heard a "heartbeat signal" from the almost five-decades-old space probe.

Amidst fears that the Voyager 2 is lost forever, NASA, after days of nerve-wracking silence, has finally heard a "heartbeat signal" from the almost five-decades-old space probe. Just two weeks back, flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command that tilted the spacecraft's antenna away from the Earth and severed contact. This situation, as per the news agency AFP, was not expected to be resolved until the spacecraft conducted an automated re-orientation manoeuvre on October 15. Everything can change in a "heartbeat" As the space agency actively searched for any stray signals from Voyager 2, NASA's Deep Space Network, which is an international array of giant radio antennas, picked up a "heartbeat signal," that signals that the 46-year-old spacecraft is operating and is well, project manager Suzanne Dodd told AFP. The last-ditch effort to establish contact "was successful in that we see the 'heartbeat' signal from the spacecraft," said Dodd, adding "So we know the spacecraft is alive and operating. This buoyed our spirits." Also read | One wrong command and NASA's Voyager 2 goes dark in interstellar space She said that the team is "now generating a new command to attempt to point the spacecraft antenna towards Earth." However, as per her, there is only a "low probability" it will work, but given that the automated re-orientation manoeuvre is months away, the NASA team will continue its attempts to rectify the situation. Voyager 2 and human history The probe was launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to life "out there". Its current position, as per AFP, is "well beyond our solar system" at more than 12.3 billion miles or 19.9 kilometres from Earth. Before leaving our solar system, Voyager 2 explored Jupiter and Saturn and also achieved the feat of becoming the only spacecraft (so far) to visit Uranus and Neptune. Also read | A mysterious planet may be lurking around in our solar system The spacecraft and its predecessor, the Voyager 1 — which was humankind's first spacecraft to enter the interstellar medium and is currently some 15 billion miles from Earth — carry "Golden Records", which convey humanity's story to the extraterrestrial world. Both aircraft carry 12-inch, gold-plated copper disks which have on them encoded images of life on Earth, and music and sounds that can be played using an included stylus. Alongside this, they carry a map of our solar system, a piece of uranium that serves as a radioactive clock allowing recipients to date the spaceship's launch, and symbolic instructions that convey how to play the record. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released detailed views of the DART impact after James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft being smashed into an asteroid.&nbsp;</p>

<p>NASA recently celebrated the success of an experiment, which was the world's first-ever in-space test for planetary defence. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impact aimed to deflect an asteroid that poses no threat to Earth. The process further modified the object's orbit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The&nbsp;space&nbsp;rock Dimorphos helped people on Earth to build the&nbsp;ability to defend themselves against a potential future life-threatening asteroid.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Alan Fitzsimmons, who is an astronomer at Queen's University Belfast, said that the initial images showed matter spraying out over thousands of kilometres, and the James Webb and Hubble images "zoom in much closer".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Fitzsimmons is involved in observations with the ATLAS project. He said, "It really is quite spectacular." Notably, the observations from the space telescopes will help reveal how much matter sprayed from the asteroid, as well as the nature of its surface.&nbsp;</p>

<p>These observations are also the first time when Webb and Hubble simultaneously observed the same celestial target.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, "Webb and Hubble show what we have always known to be true at NASA: We learn more when we work together."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nelson said, "All of humanity eagerly awaits the discoveries to come from Webb, Hubble, and our ground-based telescopes – about the DART mission and beyond."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>According to a joint statement from the European Space Agency, James Webb and Hubble, an image taken by James Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) four hours after impact shows "plumes of material appearing as wisps streaming away from the centre of where the impact took place".&nbsp;</p>

<p>James Webb's images were shown in red because the telescope operates primarily in the infrared spectrum, which allows it to peer further into the universe than ever before.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On the other hand, the images from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 were blue because it shows the impact on visible light.&nbsp;</p>

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released detailed views of the DART impact after James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft being smashed into an asteroid.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released detailed views of the DART impact after James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft being smashed into an asteroid. NASA recently celebrated the success of an experiment, which was the world's first-ever in-space test for planetary defence. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impact aimed to deflect an asteroid that poses no threat to Earth. The process further modified the object's orbit. The space rock Dimorphos helped people on Earth to build the ability to defend themselves against a potential future life-threatening asteroid. ALSO READ | 'Fire in their eyes': Three Russian cosmonauts return from International Space Station Alan Fitzsimmons, who is an astronomer at Queen's University Belfast, said that the initial images showed matter spraying out over thousands of kilometres, and the James Webb and Hubble images "zoom in much closer". Fitzsimmons is involved in observations with the ATLAS project. He said, "It really is quite spectacular." Notably, the observations from the space telescopes will help reveal how much matter sprayed from the asteroid, as well as the nature of its surface. These observations are also the first time when Webb and Hubble simultaneously observed the same celestial target. ALSO READ | 'Significant milestone': Hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, "Webb and Hubble show what we have always known to be true at NASA: We learn more when we work together." Nelson said, "All of humanity eagerly awaits the discoveries to come from Webb, Hubble, and our ground-based telescopes – about the DART mission and beyond." View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASA Webb Telescope (@nasawebb) × View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASA (@nasa) × According to a joint statement from the European Space Agency, James Webb and Hubble, an image taken by James Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) four hours after impact shows "plumes of material appearing as wisps streaming away from the centre of where the impact took place". James Webb's images were shown in red because the telescope operates primarily in the infrared spectrum, which allows it to peer further into the universe than ever before. On the other hand, the images from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 were blue because it shows the impact on visible light. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>NASA's space technology is amazing, it can withstand harsh and unforgiving environments of previously untouched space. Now, one piece of technology that was developed by the space agency for its space endeavours will help ageing women deal with the effects of menopause.</p>

<p>National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 1.3 million Americans start to experience menopause symptoms each year, which are typically characterised by hot flashes. The fluctuating temperatures that come with menopause can linger for years and can range from uncomfortable to incapacitating. NASA technology will aid in relieving these extreme symptoms.</p>

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<p>The technology in question is called Outlast. As per the NASA website, it was developed in the 1980s when the space agency's Houston-based Johnson Space Center was looking into ways to improve insulation in spacesuit gloves.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In collaboration with Triangle Research and Development Corporation, the centre&nbsp;then explored "phase-change materials, which maintain a steady temperature as they change phase from solid to liquid or vice-versa."</p>

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<p>They were successfully "able to demonstrate the effectiveness of a temperature-stabilizing fabric insert for a spacesuit glove."</p>

<p>However, the technology never went to space.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now, a textile marketer named Louise Nicholson, who wanted to help people stay comfortable during menopause, will be using Outlast.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Nicholson's London-based company Fifty One Apparel has introduced "high-end fabrics" that are made "by bonding Outlast to cellulosic yarn" which helps the clothing maintain "the temperature-regulating properties of phase-change materials" while retaining "the look and feel of high-end fabrics."</p>

<p>The company's early offerings were limited to a line of shirts in four designs which were initially distributed to customers in the London region through parties.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;now the company has evolved to include online sales of tops, bottoms, and nightwear to people all over the world. Fifty One also offers products like turbans, facemasks, and scarves, all of which use space technology that helps menopausing&nbsp;women stay cool.</p>


NASA's space technology is amazing, it can withstand harsh and unforgiving environments of previously untouched space. Now, one piece of technology that was developed by the space agency for its space endeavours will help ageing women deal with the effects of menopause.

NASA's space technology is amazing, it can withstand harsh and unforgiving environments of previously untouched space. Now, one piece of technology that was developed by the space agency for its space endeavours will help ageing women deal with the effects of menopause. National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 1.3 million Americans start to experience menopause symptoms each year, which are typically characterised by hot flashes. The fluctuating temperatures that come with menopause can linger for years and can range from uncomfortable to incapacitating. NASA technology will aid in relieving these extreme symptoms. Also read | Watch | News anchor suffers stroke on air The technology in question is called Outlast. As per the NASA website, it was developed in the 1980s when the space agency's Houston-based Johnson Space Center was looking into ways to improve insulation in spacesuit gloves. In collaboration with Triangle Research and Development Corporation, the centre then explored "phase-change materials, which maintain a steady temperature as they change phase from solid to liquid or vice-versa." Also read | One in 10 women left job due to menopausal symptoms in UK, finds survey They were successfully "able to demonstrate the effectiveness of a temperature-stabilizing fabric insert for a spacesuit glove." However, the technology never went to space. Now, a textile marketer named Louise Nicholson, who wanted to help people stay comfortable during menopause, will be using Outlast. Also read | Watch | Satellite images show how the historic drought turned lush Europe brown Nicholson's London-based company Fifty One Apparel has introduced "high-end fabrics" that are made "by bonding Outlast to cellulosic yarn" which helps the clothing maintain "the temperature-regulating properties of phase-change materials" while retaining "the look and feel of high-end fabrics." The company's early offerings were limited to a line of shirts in four designs which were initially distributed to customers in the London region through parties. However, now the company has evolved to include online sales of tops, bottoms, and nightwear to people all over the world. Fifty One also offers products like turbans, facemasks, and scarves, all of which use space technology that helps menopausing women stay cool.

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<p>A sample of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission, that first put humans on the Moon went under the hammer and was sold for a whopping $504,375 at an auction on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Even though this is a huge amount, the estimated auction price was much higher. As per Bonhams the auctioneers in charge of this sale, it was expected to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million.</p>

<p>We’re sure you must be wondering how this lunar dust, which is bound to be a scientific sample came to be sold at a private auction. Well, it’s a really interesting and whacky story, but can be summed up as a ‘court order’.</p>

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<p>Now for the full story.</p>

<p>Let’s start with how this sample was collected. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reached the lunar surface back in 1969, Armstrong told the Apollo Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, that the sand was “almost like powder”.</p>

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<p>He then proceeded to collect a sample and seal it in a Teflon bag.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Solar wind regularly blasts the surface of the airless moon, adding an electric charge to the fine-grained dust, also known as regolith. This charge causes lunar regolith to ‘stick’ to everything, including the astronauts' boots, gloves, suits, cords, tools etc.</p>

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<p>This stickiness caused a little bit of sand to stick to the Teflon bag which was then kept in a zip-lock bag for safekeeping. This “sticky” bit of sand is what was sold in this auction.</p>

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<p>NASA has long argued that the lunar rocks and dust obtained during the Apollo flights are government property that cannot be acquired by private individuals.</p>

<p>However, a couple of decades ago NASA had loaned that outer ziplock bag along with some other artefacts to the Cosmosphere space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas. From there, it disappeared.</p>

<p>As per a report by National Geographic, in 2002 it was discovered that Max Ary, the museum’s co-founder had been smuggling museum artefacts for his personal gain and this bag was one of those items. Ary faced a three-year jail term and a $132,000 fine.</p>

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<p>The bag was then sold to Nancy Lee Carlson, for $995 in 2015 at a US Marshal's auction. Labelled as a “flown zippered lunar sample return bag with lunar dust”, it intrigued Carlson and she then sent the sample to NASA for verification.</p>

<p>Now comes the wacky part, NASA confirmed that the samples were genuine and refused to return them to Carlson.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She then filed a case against the space agency for wrongful confiscation and that...is how it came to be sold for more than $500,000.&nbsp;</p>


A sample of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission, that first put humans on the Moon went under the hammer and was sold for a whopping $504,375 at an auction on Wednesday.

A sample of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission, that first put humans on the Moon went under the hammer and was sold for a whopping $504,375 at an auction on Wednesday. Even though this is a huge amount, the estimated auction price was much higher. As per Bonhams the auctioneers in charge of this sale, it was expected to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million. We’re sure you must be wondering how this lunar dust, which is bound to be a scientific sample came to be sold at a private auction. Well, it’s a really interesting and whacky story, but can be summed up as a ‘court order’. Also read | Lunar samples collected by Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the Moon, are heading to auction Now for the full story. Let’s start with how this sample was collected. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin reached the lunar surface back in 1969, Armstrong told the Apollo Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, that the sand was “almost like powder”. He then proceeded to collect a sample and seal it in a Teflon bag. Solar wind regularly blasts the surface of the airless moon, adding an electric charge to the fine-grained dust, also known as regolith. This charge causes lunar regolith to ‘stick’ to everything, including the astronauts' boots, gloves, suits, cords, tools etc. Watch | A new frontier in space exploration This stickiness caused a little bit of sand to stick to the Teflon bag which was then kept in a zip-lock bag for safekeeping. This “sticky” bit of sand is what was sold in this auction. NASA has long argued that the lunar rocks and dust obtained during the Apollo flights are government property that cannot be acquired by private individuals. However, a couple of decades ago NASA had loaned that outer ziplock bag along with some other artefacts to the Cosmosphere space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas. From there, it disappeared. As per a report by National Geographic, in 2002 it was discovered that Max Ary, the museum’s co-founder had been smuggling museum artefacts for his personal gain and this bag was one of those items. Ary faced a three-year jail term and a $132,000 fine. Also read | Solar system's most distant planet presents unexplained shift in temperature The bag was then sold to Nancy Lee Carlson, for $995 in 2015 at a US Marshal's auction. Labelled as a “flown zippered lunar sample return bag with lunar dust”, it intrigued Carlson and she then sent the sample to NASA for verification. Now comes the wacky part, NASA confirmed that the samples were genuine and refused to return them to Carlson. She then filed a case against the space agency for wrongful confiscation and that...is how it came to be sold for more than $500,000.

This is how a NASA sample of lunar dust came to be sold at a public auction for $500,000

<p>NASA recently spent $23 million to come up with a new space toilet to improve the lives of astronauts on the International Space Station. The agency is launching the toilet on Thursday, October 1.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The toilet is designed to be efficient in space, and to specially cater to the needs of female astronauts onboard the ISS.</p>

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<p><strong>The UWMS</strong></p>

<p>The new toilet is called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS), and is reportedly 65 per cent lighter and 40 per cent smaller than the previous model.&nbsp; The original Waste Collection System is still used on the station, and was built in the 1990s.</p>

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What's more exciting than a new toilet? A new SPACE toilet.<a href="https://twitter.com/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA</a> <a href="https://t.co/6sIh97TsNI">https://t.co/6sIh97TsNI</a> <a href="https://t.co/c1hHQxDtzw">pic.twitter.com/c1hHQxDtzw</a></p>
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<p>The primary rationale behind designing a new toilet was to account for women’s needs on the space station. The earlier model only had room for the user to urinate or defecate, but not both at once - the new system eliminates that, making it more comfortable for all.</p>

<p>The new design, even though might come off as small and weird looking, is best designed to meet the comfort standards of space defecation.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The new design will also require lesser maintenance and plumbing. Additionally, thigh restraints have been removed, and now footholds and handholds will be in place to ensure comfort.</p>

<p>Even though defecation may be getting easier, disposing it still remains a problem. Most of it is put into airtight bags, and then stored in a cargo ship which is sent back to Earth, but burns into the process of reentering.&nbsp; Urine, on the other hand, is filtered and reused&nbsp;on the station.</p>

<p>The earliest space missions did not have toilets on board. In fact, astronaut Alan Shepard had to urinate in his spacesuit in 1961.&nbsp;The earliest solution to peeing in space was to use plastic tubes, but it did not work out, especially for women, and also caused leakage.</p>

<p>Due to the lack of gravity on the ISS, the toilets are made keeping in mind airflow instead of gravity.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>NASA is launching the new toilet on October 1, at 9.38 PM EDT / 7.08 AM IST.</strong></p>


NASA recently spent $23 million to come up with a new space toilet to improve the lives of astronauts on the International Space Station. The agency is launching the toilet on Thursday, October 1.

NASA recently spent $23 million to come up with a new space toilet to improve the lives of astronauts on the International Space Station. The agency is launching the toilet on Thursday, October 1. The toilet is designed to be efficient in space, and to specially cater to the needs of female astronauts onboard the ISS. The UWMS The new toilet is called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS), and is reportedly 65 per cent lighter and 40 per cent smaller than the previous model. The original Waste Collection System is still used on the station, and was built in the 1990s. To Boldly Go What's more exciting than a new toilet? A new SPACE toilet.@NASA https://t.co/6sIh97TsNI pic.twitter.com/c1hHQxDtzw — Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) September 26, 2020 × The primary rationale behind designing a new toilet was to account for women’s needs on the space station. The earlier model only had room for the user to urinate or defecate, but not both at once - the new system eliminates that, making it more comfortable for all. The new design, even though might come off as small and weird looking, is best designed to meet the comfort standards of space defecation. Also read: US election 2020: NASA astronauts on SpaceX's Crew Dragon will vote from space The new design will also require lesser maintenance and plumbing. Additionally, thigh restraints have been removed, and now footholds and handholds will be in place to ensure comfort. Even though defecation may be getting easier, disposing it still remains a problem. Most of it is put into airtight bags, and then stored in a cargo ship which is sent back to Earth, but burns into the process of reentering. Urine, on the other hand, is filtered and reused on the station. The earliest space missions did not have toilets on board. In fact, astronaut Alan Shepard had to urinate in his spacesuit in 1961. The earliest solution to peeing in space was to use plastic tubes, but it did not work out, especially for women, and also caused leakage. Due to the lack of gravity on the ISS, the toilets are made keeping in mind airflow instead of gravity. NASA is launching the new toilet on October 1, at 9.38 PM EDT / 7.08 AM IST.

NASA to send its new $23 million toilet to International Space Station

<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday ringed-in its 60th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, the American space research organisation tweeted out links to some of its groundbreaking discoveries, researches and technologies used to make space exploration easier.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"For six decades, NASA has led the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system, and our universe," as stated on NASA's website.&nbsp;</p>

<p>NASA's 60-year-long tryst with 'the other world' also involved making "great advances in aviation, developing a commercial space industry, enriching economy, creating jobs, and strengthening national security," in the United States.</p>

<p>"Outside the United States, our international partnerships shine as examples of diplomacy. Space exploration has brought together people of diverse backgrounds working for the good of all humankind," the website read.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One of the NASA tweets caught our fancy, it depicted the gradual conversion of croplands and grasslands around New Delhi into city structures, "to create one of the fastest urban expansions in the world."</p>

<p>NASA's captivating imagery captured by its Earth satellites show urban growth in and around New Delhi from 1989 to 2018.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"New Delhi has been experiencing one of the fastest urban expansions in the world. Vast areas of croplands and grasslands are being turned into streets, buildings, and parking lots, attracting an unprecedented amount of new residents. By 2050, the United Nations projects India will add 400 million urban dwellers, which would be the largest urban migration in the world for the thirty-two year period," NASA noted on its website.</p>

<p>"The images show the growth in the city of New Delhi and its adjacent areas—a territory collectively known as Delhi—from December 5, 1989, to June 5, 2018," NASA added further.</p>

<p>NASA also honoured the sacrifice and the tragic loss of lives including aviation pilots and the crew members of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Sacrifice has also come in the countless hours dedicated NASA personnel—on the ground and in space—have spent away from families to plan and execute missions," the website read.</p>

<p>On its 60th anniversary, the space research body shared that in the coming decade, NASA's exploits and missions will be "full of adventures that only science fiction writers dreamed of and only NASA and its partners will accomplish."</p>

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday ringed-in its 60th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, the American space research organisation tweeted out links to some of its groundbreaking discoveries, researches and technologies used to make space exploration easier.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday ringed-in its 60th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, the American space research organisation tweeted out links to some of its groundbreaking discoveries, researches and technologies used to make space exploration easier. "For six decades, NASA has led the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system, and our universe," as stated on NASA's website. NASA's 60-year-long tryst with 'the other world' also involved making "great advances in aviation, developing a commercial space industry, enriching economy, creating jobs, and strengthening national security," in the United States. "Outside the United States, our international partnerships shine as examples of diplomacy. Space exploration has brought together people of diverse backgrounds working for the good of all humankind," the website read. One of the NASA tweets caught our fancy, it depicted the gradual conversion of croplands and grasslands around New Delhi into city structures, "to create one of the fastest urban expansions in the world." NASA's captivating imagery captured by its Earth satellites show urban growth in and around New Delhi from 1989 to 2018. Croplands and grasslands around New Delhi are being converted into city structures to create one of the fastest urban expansions in the world. Here’s a look at imagery captured by our @NASAEarth satellites that show urban growth from 1989 to 2018: https://t.co/aVnsgZeJsd pic.twitter.com/Dhqt2VQFdi — NASA (@NASA) September 30, 2018 × "New Delhi has been experiencing one of the fastest urban expansions in the world. Vast areas of croplands and grasslands are being turned into streets, buildings, and parking lots, attracting an unprecedented amount of new residents. By 2050, the United Nations projects India will add 400 million urban dwellers, which would be the largest urban migration in the world for the thirty-two year period," NASA noted on its website. "The images show the growth in the city of New Delhi and its adjacent areas—a territory collectively known as Delhi—from December 5, 1989, to June 5, 2018," NASA added further. NASA also honoured the sacrifice and the tragic loss of lives including aviation pilots and the crew members of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia. "Sacrifice has also come in the countless hours dedicated NASA personnel—on the ground and in space—have spent away from families to plan and execute missions," the website read. On its 60th anniversary, the space research body shared that in the coming decade, NASA's exploits and missions will be "full of adventures that only science fiction writers dreamed of and only NASA and its partners will accomplish."

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