NASA has announced the choice of two new projects of space missions to asteroids in the Discovery program, in order to learn more about the start-up period of our solar system which has an age estimated at 4,6 billions of years, according to the AFP. For the first mission, NASA has announced that they will launch a spacecraft in 2021 which will study the so-called 'Trojans … [Read more...]
The attacker from the New Year’s night in Istanbul was coordinated by the Islamic State
The attacker who killed 39 people in a club in Istanbul in the New Year night said to the police that he had to change the target at the last moment in order to avoid strong security devices and that he has acted on the orders of the Islamic State in Syria, according to Hurriyet, quoted by Reuters. The armed attacker, called Abdulgadir Masaripov, had as the original goal to … [Read more...]
A transsexual model will appear in premiere at an Indian fashion parade
A transsexual model will appear on the catwalk for the first time in February, at one of the top events of the Indian fashion, as a sign of an opening of this country in front of a community which continues to be ostracized despite the laws issued in the last period of time in order to ensure such persons a better protection and more chances, informs Reuters. Anjali Blade, … [Read more...]
Donald Trump wants to keep the sanctions against Russia
In an interview for the Wall Street Journal, the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, said that he will keep, 'at least for a period of time', the sanctions against Russia established in December by the President Barack Obama and that he would not yet engage in the 'One China' policy, informs Reuters. In this interview Trump says: 'If you get along and if Russia is … [Read more...]
Mars Ice Home made by NASA for the first human mission on Mars looks like an igloo
'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...]
A new theory about the Titanic’s sinking revealed in a documentary
A documentary film brings into discussion the new arguments which could overturn the theory according to which the impact of an iceberg would not have been enough to decide the fate of the famous transatlantic Titanic, writes huffingtonpost.com. 'Titanic: The New Evidence' was broadcast in the United Kingdom at Channel 4 and the author of the material, Senan Molony, expert in … [Read more...]
Donald Trump raised a record of $90 Million for Ceremony
The private donations entered into the account of the committee which prepares the investiture ceremony of the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, are about 90 million dollars, an amount without precedent for this event, reports the British channel ITV. By comparison, Barack Obama has received from private donors 55 million dollars for the campaign in 2009 and 43 … [Read more...]
Barack Obama thanked his wife, in his good-bye speech
The American President Barack Obama had, on Tuesday evening at Chicago, in front of 18,000 persons, the good-bye speech at the end of the eight years of his mandate, a moment broadcast by the ABC, CBS, CNN, and other international mass-media. The president has made an overview of some of the main achievements of his two terms. He referred to the improvement of the economic … [Read more...]