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☆ The collapsed Baltimore bridge didn't stand a chance against such a huge cargo ship, engineers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Experts sought to explain how the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed. AdvertisementThe Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore stood no chance against the huge impact from a cargo ship Tuesday morning, experts told Business Insider Tuesday. Advertisement"There's a heavy impact from a cargo ship into one of the piers," he said in a call with BI. Advertisement"All bridge piers will be designed to resist impact from a vessel. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was built in 1977.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, —, Dali, Leroy Gardner, Gardner, Ian Firth, Barbara Rossi Organizations: Service, Engineering, Imperial College London, Engineers, Nimitz, US Navy, BBC, Engineering Science, University of Oxford Locations: Baltimore

Read previewA container ship crashed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing its collapse into the Patapsco River. Baltimore first responders called the situation a "developing mass casualty event" and a "dire emergency," per The Associated Press. pic.twitter.com/ipoTR2HljY — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@HarforCoFireEMS) March 26, 2024The vessel is the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship about 984 feet long, and 157 feet wide, per a listing on VesselFinder. The Dali's owner is listed as Grace Ocean, a Singapore-based firm, and its manager is listed as Synergy Marine, which is also headquartered in Singapore. AdvertisementStaff for Grace Ocean declined to comment on the crash when contacted by Business Insider.

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☆ Huge ancient solar storm revealed by tree rings in French Alps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Researchers said on Monday the solar storm - the sun sending a large burst of energetic particles into space - occurred 14,300 years ago. Nine such extreme solar storms now have been identified using tree-ring radiocarbon evidence, with the most recent in 774 and 993 AD. The largest directly observed solar storm, called the Carrington Event, occurred in 1859, wreaking havoc on telegraphs and creating a nighttime aurora so bright that birds sang as if the sun was rising. The effects of solar storms can disable electronics. "If similar solar storms happened today, they could be catastrophic for society, as we are so reliant upon technology," Heaton said.

Persons: Cecile Miramont, eked, Tim Heaton, Heaton, Edouard Bard, Cécile Miramont, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, University of Leeds, Engineering Sciences, Marseille University, Thomson Locations: Gap, Handout, England, France, paleoclimates, Aix, Washington

“Now, we have a better understanding of the kind of benefits that operating in cislunar space can bring countries back home.”Though definitions sometimes differ, cislunar space generally refers to the space between Earth and the moon, including the moon's surface and orbit. In 2021, Holzinger co-authored a report titled “A Primer on Cislunar Space“ to help U.S. government officials understand the ins and outs of cislunar space. That interest is apparent: Last year, the Space Force identified cislunar operations as a development priority, and in April established the 19th Space Defense Squadron to oversee cislunar space. In November, the White House released its own strategy for interagency research on "responsible, peaceful, and sustainable exploration and utilization of cislunar space." Together, these factors could make it difficult to manage traffic in cislunar space, particularly if adversaries intentionally try to mask their activities there.

☆ SpaceX books another ride for a millionaire around the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —SpaceX said Wednesday that it has booked yet another mission around the moon for a wealthy thrill-seeker on its forthcoming Starship spacecraft. He declined on Wednesday to share any financial information about the upcoming Starship mission. It’s not clear when the first crewed Starship mission will take off, however. But Starship is far bigger than anything that SpaceX — or any other rocket developer — has ever built. It’s expected to have more thrust than both NASA’s Saturn V rocket, which powered the moon landings of the mid-20th century, and the space agency’s new moon rocket, called SLS, or Space Launch System.

☆ SIPAMI-2020. Odă matematicianului nonagenar Ion Valuță
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

La finele lunii noiembrie, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei s-a remarcat pe arena științifică internațională cu o manifestare de dublă anvergură. Mitrofan CIOBANU, dar și de vorbitorii din secțiuni, ulterior omagiatul a avut el însuși o incursiune în… propriul timp – „Pe valurile trecutului”. În 1952 s-a transferat la Institutul Pedagogic din Tiraspol, unde a avansat până la postul de decan al Facultății de Fizică și Matematică. A publicat peste 150 de lucrări științifice și ştiinţifico-didactice, 4 monografii și manuale, între care culegerea „Elemente de istorie a matematicii și matematica în Republica Moldova” – o superbă istorie a Matematicii, care merită să ajungă la studenți, elevi, profesorii din licee. Matematica, Computer Science Journal of Moldova, Acta et Commentationes, Exact and Natural Sciences, Acta et Commentationes, Sciences of Education, Journal of Engineering Science .

Persons: ., Viorel BOSTAN, Mitrofan CIOBANU, Sergiu Rădăuţanu, Lomonosov, Modest Organizations: Universitatea Tehnică, Moldovei, UTM, M, Asociației, din, Muncii, Română, Matematică, Academia, Științe, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, Universitatea de Stat, Academiei, Computer, Natural, Journal, Engineering Locations: România, Spania, Canada, Rusia, India, Bulgaria, Republica Moldova, Basarabia, a.III, Bălţi, Călăraşi, Tiraspol, Chişinău, Moscova, din Moldova, Chișinău, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, of Education

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