A story about the most unique Earth sattelite

The assumption that the Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth was wrong. The planet where humans live surrounded by many small celestial bodies which often have not common orbit with a unique trajectory.

Duncan Forgan, Research Fellow at the University of Saint Andrew, in his article in The Conversation on Tuesday, February 25, 2015 outlines that the 3735 Cruithne is the most unique Earth's natural satellite. It was often also called near-earth asteroids.

A representation of Cruithne’s strange orbit around the Sun. Cruithne scuttles around the inner solar system in what’s called a ‘horseshoe’ orbit. This could provide an ideal testing ground for our understanding of how the solar system evolves under gravity. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1EcvOYq)

Unlike natural satellites in general which orbiting the planets with elliptical trajectory, this celestial bodies which were found in 2007 has an uncommon orbit with the horseshoe-shaped path. And 3735 Cruithne often called 'quasi-orbital satellite'.

The illustration orbit of 3735 Cruithne. Yellow line shows the orbit of 3735 Cruithne that has cashew shaped. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1EcvOYq)

With a horseshoe-shaped orbit, the celestial body whose has a diameter about 5 kilometers can move closer to the Earth, spinning, and then moving away. Furthermore, objects can come close to Earth again from the other side.

The distance of 3735 Cruithne to the Earth really varied. Sometimes very close. However, this object can also be moved very far until it is closer to the Mars and Venus.

What is unique, in the process to orbits the Earth, the satellite reaches the yearly closest distance to Earth in each November crosses a lot of circular paths that looks like a ring or there is also mention as cashews.

Together with the Earth, 3735 Cruithne around the Sun every year. However, the satellite took 800 years to circling the Earth crosses the intricate circular path. That's unique, isn't it?

Can humans landed in 3735 Cruithne like already done when human landed on the Moon? It can be. However, landing on a small object was full of challenges, such as the first landing on the comet of 2014 ago. If successful, it is really an achievement.

Although small, when hitting the Earth, 3735 Cruithne could trigger mass extinctions such as the age of dinosaurs. But not to worry, the object that moving at orbital speed of 27.6 km/sec will not hit the Earth.

Forgan said the satellite that discovered by Duncan Waldron, will reach its closest distance to the Earth in the next 2,750 years. Meanwhile, 8,000 years ago, the satellite approached the Venus.

According to Forgan, many things can be learned from the 3735 Cruithne. Small celestial bodies that could be a clue formation of the solar system as well as its massive objects. During this time, scientists thought that the giant object is a combination of small objects.

The satellite which are rotate every 27.31 hours, in the future could also be one of human training place to land on an asteroid. If successful, one that can be done is to harvest the rare minerals to support the development of human technology. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAVE RENEKE'S WORLD OF SPACE AND ASTRONOMY]

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A gold-plated Lamborghini posed in Paris

It is one of the supercar that can be called as one of the most expensive cars in the world. A gold-plated Lamborghini Aventador seen posing down the streets of Paris.

As reported by the DailyMail on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, this luxury car seen parked outside the Plaza Athenee palace hotel on the luxury Avenue Montaigne. This gold-plated supercar has a plate number 666 EDU, seen driving around the French capital during the past few days.

This gold-plated Lamborghini Aventador which is valued at around £4 million and appears to be from Saudi Arabia - was parked outside the Plaza Athenee palace hotel on the luxury Avenue Montaigne, Paris. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1v95Grd)

As it is known that this gold-plated supercar equipped with a 6.5-liter V12 engine that capable of spraying power up to 692 hp. The supercar has become an amazing sight, not only for automotive enthusiasts, especially supercar. They often record the moment.

Sporting a distinctive 666 number plate, the gold-plated supercar appears to be the same one which has been turning heads in the French capital over the past few days. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1v95Grd)

This famous supercar is usual owned by Arab wealthy people. This kind of cars was often seen in several European cities during the summer, as the destination of the billionaire from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait to avoid the heat of Sun in the Middle East.

This gold-plated Lambo which features a 6.5-litre V12 engine delivering 692 hp, driving through some of Paris's most exclusive streets. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1v95Grd)

From some pictures look, not only the body is wrapped in gold. But also its brake calipers was gold plated. Previously, the Lamborghini Aventador was on display in a showroom in Dubai, as a form of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the company. This vehicle has an estimated price of US $7.5 million or approximately Rp.98.79 billion.

Even the brake callipers on the distinctive supercar seen in Paris over the past few days are gold coated. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1v95Grd)

The supercar carbon fiber body wrapped by 500 kg of pure gold and backed with 25 kilograms of precious metals. This gold-plated Lambo was designed by a German mechanical engineer, Robert Gulpen. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILYMAIL]

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Supermassive Black Hole found

The universe is a mystery without limit, which always includes a new surprise for humans. This is one of them: astronomers have recently discovered the largest black holes and the brightest ever known so far.

An artist's illustration of a monster supermassive black hole at the heart of a quasar in the distant universe. Scientists say the newfound black hole SDSS J010013.02+280225.8 is the largest and brightest ever found. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1BE93fy)

'Monster' black hole has the mass about 12 billion times of the Sun and and is already very old. The origins of the black hole can be traced since the Universe was less than 1 billion years (or rather 875 million years).

Meanwhile, the science of human beings estimated the universe was 13.8 billion years old. The researchers say, is still a mystery why a black hole could grow to be as big as it was, in a relatively short time after the 'dawn' appearance of the universe. Black holes are believed to be in the middle or center of most (if not to say all) galaxies.

Previously, the biggest black holes ever found to have 10 billion times the mass of the sun. For comparison, the black hole in the center of the Milky Way (called Sagittarius A) estimated 'only' has a mass of 4 million to 5 million times the sun.

The black hole is a concentration of mass large enough to produce a very large gravitational force. In fact, even light can not escape from the strength of its tremendous power.

However, unlike the name suggests, the black hole is an object which is often light. Therefore, it is surrounded by a feature known as the accretion disks which are formed from gas and hot dust are and emit light like swirling into a black hole.

Astronomers suspect, quasars (the brightest object in the universe) contains a supermassive black hole that releases light in very exceptional to imagine when they turn up and rip the stars. Astronomers recently discovered 40 quasars. Which each have 1 black hole with a size of about 1 billion times the mass of the sun.

The newfound quasar SDSS J0100+2802 has the most massive black hole and the highest luminosity among all known distant quasars, as shown in this comparison chart of the black hole's mass and brightness. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1DYVWpI)

Newly discovered monster black hole has a distance about 12.8 billion light years from Earth. Supermassive black hole that is technically called SDSS J010013.02+280225.8 or abbreviated J0100+2802, is not only the most massive quasars ever seen from the early days of the universe, but also the brightest. Its sparkle approximately 429 trillion times the sun. Even 7 times more shining than the most distant quasars today.

So, what are the benefits of these findings?

Previously it was believed, that the black holes thought to hold the secrets of the universe to key travel through time? It also has a horror reputation: touted as the 'doomsday trigger'.

"The findings are very surprising because presenting a serious challenge to the theory of the growth of black holes in the early days of the universe," said the study author Xue-Bing Wu, an astrophysicist from Peking University, Beijing, as was quoted of ScienceDaily on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Accretion disc limit the speed of growth of modern black holes. First, when the gas and dust in the disk approaches the black hole, so the buildup will be slowing down another material being sucked into it. Later, when more material accumulates, it will heat up and emit radiation that makes the dust and gas went away from the black hole.

So far, scientists doesn't have a satisfactory theory to explain why supermassive objects can be formed in the early formation of the universe. "That takes a special way to grow a black hole quickly, or there must be a large seeds," said Wu.

Researchers underlined that the light of the newly discovered black holes could help provide clues about the dark corners of far cosmos. Like when the quasar light shining toward Earth, passing through the intergalactic gas that gave color.

In summarizing, how the intergalactic gas affects the spectrum of the quasar's light, scientists can deduce the elements that make up the gas. That knowledge, in turn, can provide insights into the process of star formation that started shortly after the Big Bang.

"The quasar is one of the brightest in the early universe. As a lighthouse, it will give us a chance to use it as a tool to study the structure of the dark cosmic, in the wilds of the universe," said Wu.  As for detailed description of the invention described by scientists in the Nature scientific journal on February 26, 2015 edition. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SPACE.COM | SCIENCEDAILY]

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Coffee reduce the risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Drinking coffee reduces the risk of contracting a disease called multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that attacks the central nervous system, it is based on a study released on Friday, February 27, 2015.

As reported by the Environmental News Network, these findings will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 67th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on April 18-25, 2015.

A new study says that the coffee cuts Multiple Sclerosis risk. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1rYEnAP)

"Caffeine intake has been associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's and our research shows that coffee consumption may also reduce the risk of Multiple Sclerosis, supporting the idea that the drug may have a protective effect on the brain," said the study author Ellen Mowry, MD, MCR, with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

The latest study involved 1,629 people with MS and 2,807 healthy people who living in Sweden, as well as 1,159 people with MS and 1,172 healthy people who living in the United States.

The study indicated coffee consumption among people with MS and 5 years before the symptoms of MS started (as well as 10 years before the symptoms of MS begins in the Swedish study) and compare it with the consumption of coffee people who do not have MS in the same time period.

The study also takes into account other factors such as age, sex, smoking, body mass index, and exposure to sunlight.

Swedish study found that compared with those who drank at least six cups of coffee per day for years before symptoms appear, those who do not drink coffee has about one and a half times increased risk of MS.

Drinking large amounts of coffee in 5 or 10 years before symptoms begin equally protective. "Caffeine should be studied for its impact on relapses and long-term disability in MS as well," concluded Mowry. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS NETWORK]

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Seeing the action of MINI Vision Gran Turismo concept

MINI has revealed a new concept car called the Clubman Vision Gran Turismo. Bound only for the virtual world on Playstation's Gran Turismo 6, the concept also drops a few hints at what we can expect from the next generation Clubman.

Mini Clubman Vision GranTurismo Concept car. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1jrNhob)

Available as part of a free update on the racing simulator game, the Clubman GT6 concept previews a radical racing version of the small estate, with only two doors lending it more of a 'shooting brake' appearance. The digitally-imagined racer is also previewed in an impressively realistic press video.

The muscular body carries the trademark MINI family face, although the dual vented hood and carbon fibre additions are unlikely to see production on the next Clubman, expected in September 2015. The roofline is lower than the production model, and while the barn door rear remains it has been outstaged by a dramatic rear wing and aggressive bumper with a diffuser.

Rear side view of Mini Clubman Vision GranTurismo Concept car. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1jrNhob)

Sitting on oversized 22-inch wheels and packing 395bhp, the concept also ultilizes all-wheel drive and a sequential gearbox, helping it get from 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds. But the overall design and shape isn't too far removed from the five-door Clubman concept we saw in Geneva 2014.

We've also spied the near-production model out testing earlier this year, which takes a more conventional form and has increased in size to make it a rival to cars such as the VW Golf. It ditches the single rear door for the traditional layout, although it keeps the barn door boot. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOEXPRESS]

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Here it is 901, the 911 Successor in the future

Imagine, what the look of the Porsche 911 in the future? So far Porsche itself for decades continued to maintain the Porsche 911 design, even if there is a change, not too radical.

Porsche 901 Concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1w6ljDm)

Perhaps the designers imagination that poured in the rendering figure of the Porsche concept could give an idea. This is the Porsche 901 Concept for the future. However, this time rendering design concept can be categorized as an unconventional design.

As reported by Carscoop on February 23, 2015, Ege Arguden, a Turkish designer who worked as an intern at BMW, Chrysler, Ford, VW and Porsche, has made the concept of the Porsche 901 during his 7th term at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, under the supervision of Jae Min. The aim is to reinvent the design of the 911 by revisiting its past.

Left side view ot Porsche 901 Concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1w6ljDm)

"The purpose of the Porsche 901 is to go back to the roots and capture the essence of the original 911 figure," said Arguden explained. "The design process starts with analyzing 911. Both in size and individual design elements, I try to catch 911 in a new way," he added.

Rear side view of Porsche 901 Concept. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1w6ljDm)

Furthermore, according Arguden, Signature elements of the 911 design such as round headlights and the organic body shape is still required to achieve design goals, but he tried to modernize these elements with subtle changes.

One key aspect of the 901 Concept made by Arguden is a smaller footprint, which a length of 4,300 mm, almost the same as the original 911 at 4,290 mm and nearly 200 mm shorter than Porsche 991 at 4,491 mm.

"Although it is considered as one of the most traditional evolution in the car design, the Porsche 901 grown significantly in size and becomes a vehicle that is much more complex and luxurious compared to the original Porsche 911," said Argugen. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOP]

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