'Mars Ice Home', the habitat designed by NASA and the winners of a project contest for the first human mission on Mars in 2030, looks like an igloo and has the merit of being an excellent insulator against the cosmic radiation, but at the same time the iced used to raise the structure can be used as fuel for the ship which will take off toward the Earth at the end of the … [Read more...]
In the rocks under the Cerro Uturuncu volcano a huge tank of water was discovered
The Bolivian volcano Cerro Uturuncu, rising from the Altiplano, a high alpine plateau of the Andes and the largest alpine plateau on Earth after Tibet, has at its base, deep into the crust of the land, a giant water tank, according to a material published by the Live Science.The water that is closed in the melted rock under the volcano would fill the basin of the Superior Lake, … [Read more...]
The history of the last century seen through maps
The British Library in London exhibits a selection from its wide collection of maps at an exhibition focusing on the twentieth century, which will remain open until March 17, 2017, writes the Spanish newspaper ABC. The exhibition entitled 'Maps and the 20th century: Drawing the Line' shows both the evolution of the mapping techniques and the important role that the maps, plans … [Read more...]
The sudden disappearance of a very far star may confirm the theories about the creation of the black hole
The astrophysicists have no certitude about the way in which the black holes take form. The sudden disappearance of a gigantic red star, that was studied by astronomers through the orbital telescope Hubble and it was at a distance of about 20 million light years, can represent the first birth of a black hole 'witnessed' by humanity, according to newscientist.com. Using the data … [Read more...]