#science

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Vega-C liftoff and return-to-flight

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Video: 00:04:20

Relive the Vega-C launch, flight VV25, from various angles.

The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 5 December 2024 at 22:20 CET (18:20 local time).

Sentinel-1C extends the legacy of its predecessors, delivering high-resolution radar imagery to monitor Earth’s changing environment, supporting a diverse range of applications and advance scientific research. Additionally, Sentinel-1C introduces new capabilities for detecting and monitoring maritime traffic.

The launch also marks Vega-C’s ‘return to flight’, a key step in restoring Europe’s independent access to space. Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.

#launchers #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Swarm vs. space radiation – the first 10 years

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Swarm constellation

Satellites in orbit can become absentminded. Space radiation randomly flips onboard memory bits, potentially corrupting mission data and functionality. To better understand how this invisible onslaught works in practice, a team systematically analysed how radiation affected the memories of ESA’s three Swarm spacecraft during a decade of mapping Earth’s magnetic field.

#engineering #technology #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Sentinel-1C captures first radar images

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The Netherlands from Sentinel-1C

Less than a week after its launch, the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite has delivered its first radar images of Earth – offering a glimpse into its capabilities for environmental monitoring. These initial images feature regions of interest, including Svalbard in Norway, the Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium.

#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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XMM-Newton celebrates 25 years of breakthroughs

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Today, ESA’s powerful X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, celebrates 25 years in space. From planets to black holes, the space telescope has delivered many ground-breaking observations of a variety of celestial objects. And the mission is still going strong as recent results testify. We take a look at five fascinating discoveries from the last five years.

#space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=tNod6SVB-5g

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Deep dive into Salvatore Pais' patents and the #science of #zero #point #energy.
Asking Salvatore Pais about the #MH370 videos.
Discussing Cold #Plasma and EVOs

Navy Engineer Salvatore Pais knew the orbs were about to create wormhole in the MH370 drone video the very first time he saw it.

He says that the orbs are conditioning the vacuum around the aircraft with non-ionizing radiation. They establish a resonance effect to build up the electromagnetic field strength in order to break the Schwinger Limit.

I asked him if he's seen other videos like this and he says that even if he had he wouldn't be allowed to say since it would reveal surveillance methods.

There's no such thing as 'fake' military videos filmed in #infrared and IR depicting real science based on zero point energy. Let alone ones of a real missing civilian airliner that hasn't been found in 10 years.

anonymiss@despora.de

Our technology should not advance faster than our humanity. 🤔


Is that another damn AI picture? How can you post it? You always warn about the dangers yourself, don't you?

Yes it is #AI generated and yes I warn of the dangers. Unfortunately, my posts without pictures are mostly ignored. I also have the feeling that most people don't really understand the extent of the threat. Pandora's box can no longer be closed. We can only try to deal with it #responsibly. I do think there's a difference between posting AI images and developing #Skynet.

I am working on a #FAQ on the subject of AI and hope to have enough time over Christmas to present the first parts of it to you. So please stay tuned and continue to be critical.


#science #technology #ethics #humanity #humanrights #future #mankind #change #danger #art #artwork #responsibility #moral #society #economy #robot

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Dog domestication happened many times, but most didn’t pan out - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/dog-domestication-happened-many-times-but-most-didnt-pan-out/

All modern dogs trace their roots to a single group of wolves (now extinct) that lived in Siberia around 23,000 years ago. But sometime between 11,300 and 12,800 years ago, the canines from Hollembaek Hill and another Alaskan site called Swan Point had dog DNA that doesn’t seem related to modern dogs at all. That may suggest that dog domestication was a process that happened several times in different places, creating several branches of a dog family tree, but only one stuck around in the long run.

#dogs #science