Jul 10
Here’s a look at what’s known about Trump’s plans to join the mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jul 10
The hype for Thor: Love & Thunder has been real pretty much from the moment they announced that Natalie Portman would come back to play Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor. Even with getting delayed a couple of times, the eventual sequel to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok was going to be a hit at the box office, thanks to the MCU’s…
Jul 10
Florence Pugh Tells ‘Vulgar’ Men Bothered By Her See-Through Dress To ‘Grow Up’
Posted in: Today's Chili“I’m fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it,” Pugh wrote in response to critics of her sheer gown.
Jul 10
Prospective buyers disappointed by the lack of U.S support for the second-gen VW Amarok may have something other than a new F-150 to get excited about.
Jul 10
The Hennessey Venom F5 Could Overtake The Bugatti Chiron As The World's Fastest Road Car
Posted in: Today's ChiliJohn Hennessey and his team of speed freaks at HPE have made a car from the ground up to break speed records, a magnanimous feat from a Texas-based tuning shop.
Jul 10
Asteroid NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission landed on had a surface like a ‘pit of plastic balls’
Posted in: Today's ChiliNearly two years ago, NASA made history when its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly “tagged” 101955 Bennu to collect a regolith sample from the surface of the asteroid. While the mission won’t return to Earth until late next year, NASA shared new information about the celestial body. In an update published this week (via Mashable), the agency revealed OSIRIS-REx would have sunk into Bennu had the spacecraft not immediately fired its thrusters after touching the asteroid’s surface.
“It turns out that the particles making up Bennu’s exterior are so loosely packed and lightly bound to each other that if a person were to step onto Bennu they would feel very little resistance, as if stepping into a pit of plastic balls that are popular play areas for kids,” NASA said.
#OSIRISREx data gathered during sample collection show that asteroid Bennu’s exterior is made up of loosely packed & lightly bound rock. So, standing on its surface would feel like being in a plastic ball pit.
Ready, set, jump! https://t.co/xX75KDjAFWpic.twitter.com/P0xxIte2jN
— NASA 360 (@NASA360) July 8, 2022
That’s not what scientists thought they would find on Bennu. Observing the asteroid from Earth, the expectation was that its surface would be covered in smooth, sandy beach-like material. Bennu’s reaction to OSIRIS-REx’s touchdown also had scientists puzzled. After briefly interacting with the asteroid, the spacecraft left a 26-foot (8-meter) wide crater. In lab testing, the pickup procedure “barely made a divot.”
After analyzing data from the spacecraft, they found it encountered the same amount of resistance a person on Earth would feel while squeezing the plunger on a French press coffee carafe. “By the time we fired our thrusters to leave the surface, we were still plunging into the asteroid,” said Ron Ballouz, a scientist with the OSIRIS-REx team.
According to NASA, its findings on Bennu could help scientists better interpret remote observations of other asteroids. In turn, that could help the agency design future asteroid missions. “I think we’re still at the beginning of understanding what these bodies are, because they behave in very counterintuitive ways,” said OSIRIS-REx team member Patrick Michel.
Jul 10
Since Zack Snyder got to take something of a victory lap with last year’s Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and even when it was still just something for very devoted fans to ceaselessly hope for, there’s been a question of if we’ll get more director’s and extended cuts of big budget films. Surprisingly, Marvel movies…
Jul 10
Jul 10
Because plant care is tricky for some people, FireBox is selling this Mini Plant Life Support system, an IV drip bag that automatically waters your plant so you don’t accidentally kill them with neglect. Nurse – 50ccs of TLC, STAT! Personally, I don’t need this, because I have a green thumb. Well, two green thumbs. And mostly green arms. Spray paint accident.
You just fill the IV bag with water and hang it, stick the tube below soil level, and presto, it keeps the soil moist but not too wet without any intervention on your part. Of course, you will have to refill the bag once it’s empty. This isn’t exactly a medical miracle, after all.
Alternatively, monitor your plana’s soil and water it as needed. Besides, some plants don’t like their soil moist all the time and actually need to dry out between waterings. Those plants are called succulents and actually thrive on neglect.
Jul 10
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a prequel covering the adventures of the USS Enterprise as led by Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike, the original captain before William Shatner’s James Kirk sat in the chair in the original Star Trek series. Leading up to release, the question of if Kirk would appear was danced around,…
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