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Saturday, August 29, 2009
DISCOVERY LAUNCHES
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
VALVE PROBLEM DELAYS DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH
DISCOVERY WAITING FOR THE LAUNCH
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
3 2 1 DISCOVERY ALL SET TO GO!!
Space shuttle Discovery will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott.
Commanded by veteran astronaut Rick "C.J." Sturckow, the STS-128 mission crew will deliver refrigerator-sized racks full of equipment, including the COLBERT treadmill, an exercise device named after comedian Stephen Colbert.
Stott will take the place of Tim Kopra, who moved into the station during STS-127. Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez, John "Danny" Olivas and Sweden's Christer Fuglesang round out the crew.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
DON'T FORGET TO SEE METD WEATHER'S PAGE FOR HURRICANE'S UPDATES
DON'T FORGET TO BROWSE METD ON YOUR WEB BROWSER TO CATCH ALL THE CYCLONE,HURRICANE ACTIVITIES
DEAR ALL
PLEASE SEE METD WEATHER
http://www.metdweather.blogspot.com/
I AM TRACKING ALL THE SUPER CYCLONES AND THE MAJOR HURRICANE BILL WHICH IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE WITH CAT-4.
THIS SEASON,I AM SURE HURRICANE BILL IS GOING TO BE REMEBERED ALL THE TIME
some update from metd--HURRICANE BILL STRENGHTENS TO CATEGORY 4
HURRICANE BILL HAS STRENGHTENED TO CATEGORY 4 ON AUGUST 19.
THE HURRICANE WAS MOVING WITH A CATEGORY 2 AND WAS EXPECTD TO BECOME CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE.BUT AS THE WATER AROUND BILL HAS SUFFICIENTLY WARMED UP,THE
CURRENT GUSTS OF BILL-- 161MPH,wind 135mph
PRESSURE IS 948mb
CURRENT LOCATION
18N,54.9W
HURRICANE BILL WILL MOVE TO WARMER WATER IN THE COMING DAY
SO THE WINDS WILL REACH UPTO 144MPH THAT IS ABT 231.7KM/HR
IT IS EXPECTED TO HIT USA VERY SOON.
EVENTUALLY CLOSE TO 23-24 AUG IT WILL WEAKEN MUCH AS THE ENVIRONMENT WILL CHANGE. IT WILL REACH 30N+
STAY IN TOUCH FOR MORE DETAILS OF THIS MAJOR HURRICANE
akshay
METD LEAD
www.metdweather.blogspot.com
www.akshaydeoras.blogspot.com
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GLYCINE ON COMET!
EUREKA!
NASA SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GLYCINE,A FUNDAMENTAL BLOCK OF LIFE ON A COMET!
SOURCE
NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. "Glycine is an amino acid used by living organisms to make proteins, and this is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said Dr. Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts." This is an artist's concept of the Stardust spacecraft beginning its flight through gas and dust around comet Wild 2. The white area represents the comet. The collection grid is the tennis-racket-shaped object extending out from the back of the spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL Elsila is the lead author of a paper on this research accepted for publication in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science. The research will be presented during the meeting of the American Chemical Society at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC, August 16. "The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Dr. Carl Pilcher, Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute which co-funded the research. Proteins are the workhorse molecules of life, used in everything from structures like hair to enzymes, the catalysts that speed up or regulate chemical reactions. Just as the 26 letters of the alphabet are arranged in limitless combinations to make words, life uses 20 different amino acids in a huge variety of arrangements to build millions of different proteins. Stardust passed through dense gas and dust surrounding the icy nucleus of Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt-2") on January 2, 2004. As the spacecraft flew through this material, a special collection grid filled with aerogel – a novel sponge-like material that's more than 99 percent empty space – gently captured samples of the comet's gas and dust. The grid was stowed in a capsule which detached from the spacecraft and parachuted to Earth on January 15, 2006. Since then, scientists around the world have been busy analyzing the samples to learn the secrets of comet formation and our solar system's history. This is an artist's concept of particle hits on the aerogel collection grid. The greenish areas represent the aerogel. Hits are the light green teardrop-shaped areas. Particles are represented by dots at the tips of the teardrops. Credit: NASA/JPL Print-resolution copy "We actually analyzed aluminum foil from the sides of tiny chambers that hold the aerogel in the collection grid," said Elsila. "As gas molecules passed through the aerogel, some stuck to the foil. We spent two years testing and developing our equipment to make it accurate and sensitive enough to analyze such incredibly tiny samples." Earlier, preliminary analysis in the Goddard labs detected glycine in both the foil and a sample of the aerogel. However, since glycine is used by terrestrial life, at first the team was unable to rule out contamination from sources on Earth. "It was possible that the glycine we found originated from handling or manufacture of the Stardust spacecraft itself," said Elsila. The new research used isotopic analysis of the foil to rule out that possibility. Isotopes are versions of an element with different weights or masses; for example, the most common carbon atom, Carbon 12, has six protons and six neutrons in its center (nucleus). However, the Carbon 13 isotope is heavier because it has an extra neutron in its nucleus. A glycine molecule from space will tend to have more of the heavier Carbon 13 atoms in it than glycine that's from Earth. That is what the team found. "We discovered that the Stardust-returned glycine has an extraterrestrial carbon isotope signature, indicating that it originated on the comet," said Elsila. The team includes Dr. Daniel Glavin and Dr. Jason Dworkin of NASA Goddard. "Based on the foil and aerogel results it is highly probable that the entire comet-exposed side of the Stardust sample collection grid is coated with glycine that formed in space," adds Glavin. "The discovery of amino acids in the returned comet sample is very exciting and profound," said Stardust Principal Investigator Professor Donald E. Brownlee of the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. "It is also a remarkable triumph that highlights the advancing capabilities of laboratory studies of primitive extraterrestrial materials." The research was funded by the NASA Stardust Sample Analysis program and the NASA Astrobiology Institute. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operated the spacecraft.
THE SEISMIC WINDOW FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST OVER
1 OUT OF 2 SEISMIC WINDOWS FOR THIS MONTH ARE OVER.
THE AUG. 5-17 WINDOW GAVE GOOD RESULTS.
THERE WERE QUAKES AS PER THE FORECASTNG IN MYANMAR,INDONESIA,CHINA,ALASKA,PAPAU NEW GUNEA.
A LITTLE TROUBLE WAS THERE FOR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
HOWEVER I THINK FORECASTING A LITTLE MORE BY USING PATTERN THEORY WILL BE FRUITFUL.
SO THE OVERALL STATISTICS
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION ACCURACY--
89%
PROBLEMS ONLY FOR USA.
I SHALL ATTACH LATER IN DETAILS THE TABLE OF FORECASTING VS ACTUAL EARTHQUAKES
NEXT WINDOW SHALL OPEN ON 26TH AUGUST 09 FOR THE SUPERQUAKE AT -PACIFIC..
A NEW TEAM MEMBER WILL BE JOINING FOR THIS QUAKE PREDICTION..
MR.MAYURESH KESKAR.
THE NEXT WINDOW WILL LAST UPTO 11TH SEPTEMBER 09
I PREDICT ACCURACY FOR THIS QUAKE 60% AT THE PRESENT HOUR!!!
AKSHAY
CRSA LEAD
Thursday, August 13, 2009
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS ROCKED WITH MODERATE QUAKE OF 5.5
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
NEW FORECASTS FOR NEW ZEALAND
DEAR ALL
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
EARTHQUAKES ALL AROUND
DEAR ALL
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS RECEIVED 3 EARTHQUAKES
7.6,4M,4.7
4.7M EARTHQUAKE IS TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN LAND,
IT IS A SEA EARTHQUAKE
JAPAN ALSO RECEIVED SEVERE EARTHQUAKE OF 6.6 M YESTERDAY
Monday, August 10, 2009
PERIODICITY
Sunday, August 9, 2009
AKSHAY'S GYAAN SEISMOLOGY TEAM'S UPDATE ON RECENT SEISMIC ACTIVITIES!
AKSHAY'S GYAAN SEISMOLOGY-- CRSA | ||||||||||||
REPORT OF EARTHQUAKES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST 09 | ||||||||||||
FORECASTING | ACTUAL | |||||||||||
ACTUAL | ||||||||||||
DATE | TIME | PLACE | MAGNITUDE | . | DATE | TIME | PLACE | MAGNITUDE | ACCURACY | NOTES | ||
05-17 AUG | E.MORN | MYANMAAR | UPTO 6 | 05 AUG | 08.28.45AM | MYANMAR | 4.7 | 93.00% | PATTERN EARTHQUAKE WITH LUNAR ECLIPSE PHENOMENA OF 6TH AUG | |||
SEE MAP | ||||||||||||
05-17 AUG | E.MORN | SIMULUE | UPTO 6 | 05 AUG | 04.2.28AM | SIMULUE | 4.6 | 93.00% | PATTERN EARTHQUAKE WITH LUNAR ECLIPSE PHENOMENA OF 6TH AUG | |||
SEE MAP | ||||||||||||
05-17 AUG | MORN | CHINA | UPTO 5.5 | 09 AUG | 09.28.2AM | CHINA | 5 | 96.00% | PATTERN EARTHQUAKE WITH LUNAR ECLIPSE PHENOMENA OF 6TH AUG | |||
SEE MAP | ||||||||||||
05-17 AUG | MORN | ALASKA | BELOW 5 | 05-09 AUG* | *** | ALASKA | BELOW 5 | 100.00% | EARTHQUAKE CONTINUOSLY OCCURING. SO LONG LIST OF TIME ZONES.ALL EARTHQUAKES BELOW 5M | |||
2.2,2.4,2.3 | ||||||||||||
05-17 AUG | ANY TIME | PAPAU NEW | UPTO 5.2 | 09 AUG | 12.39.04PM | PAPUA NEW | 5.5 | 98.00% | TREMENDOUS EARTHQUAKE FITING IN THE PREDICTION CIRCLE!. MISSING PATTERN EARTHQUAKE | |||
GUNEA | GUNEA | |||||||||||
05-17 AUG | ANY TIME | CALIFORNIA | 5.2 | 07 AUG | 04.19.34PM | CALIFORNIA | 4.9*** | $$ | SESIMIC ACTIVITY STILL BEING WAITED | |||
REGION | REGION | |||||||||||
NOTES FROM AKSHAY | ||||||||||||
THESE ARE THE AUGUST PREDICTION AS CALCULATED ON 05TH AUGUST. MORE PREDICTION MIGHT BE ADDED LATER | ||||||||||||
SYMBOLS | MEANINGS | |||||||||||
* | MANY EARTHQUAKES BETWEEN 05TH TO 09TH AUGUST | |||||||||||
*** | VARIABLE TIME FOR AS MUCH AS 12+ EARTHQUAKES | 12+ NO.OF EARTHQUAKES | ||||||||||
**** | NOT THE ONE FOR WHICH THE PREDICTION IS MADE | |||||||||||
$$ | MORE EARTHQUAKES LIKELY.SO ACCURACY RATE CAN'T BE DETERMINED TILL NOW. | |||||||||||
AKSHAY | ||||||||||||
CRSA LEAD | ||||||||||||
UPDATED AT 01:38PM | ||||||||||||
9TH AUGUST 09 |
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
MANY MORE EARTHQUAKES POSSIBLE IN PAPAU NEW GUNEA,WESTERN ALASKA,GULF OF CALIFORNIA-CALIFORNIA!!
SILENT WEEK ON AKSHAY'S GYAAN FOR THE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS!
DEAR ALL
AFTER SEEING THE DISASTERS OF EARTHQUAKES,
THIS WEEK I AM DECLARING AS A SILENT WEEK
SILENT WEEK WILL BE A WEEK IN WHICH AKSHAY'S GYAAN WILL CONDEMN AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE EARTHQUAKES,THEIR FAMILIES,ANIMALS AND ALL
I WANT ALL OF YOU TO SUPPORT ME BY LEAVING A MESSAGE ON MY COMMENTS PAGE FOR THIS ARTICLE. THESE MESSAGES WILL BE THEN DISPLAYED BY ME ON THE ARTICLE FOR THE OTHER READERS TO READ AND ALSO FOR THE VICTIMS.
I REQUEST THAT BEFORE YOU LEAVE ANY MESSAGE FOR THOSE PEOPLE.JOIN YOUR HANDS AND PRAY TO GOD FOR BLESSING THEIR SOULS,FAMILIES
BY DOING THIS WE SHALL GIVE THEM A RELIEF FROM THE SADNESS THROUGH OUR COMMENTS!1
THE WEEK STARTS FROM TODAY,WEDNESDAY,5TH AUGUST TO 12TH AUGUST
WITH GRIEF
AKSHAY
4.7EARTHQUAKE IN MYANMAR AND 4.6M EARTHQUAKE IN SIMULUE,INDONESIA.ACCURACY 97%
THE AKSHAY'S GYAAN SEISMOLOGY TEAM HAD GIVEN THE SEISMIC WINDOW FROM 5-17TH AUGUST 09
Distances155 km (95 miles) SSE of Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Saturday, August 1, 2009
CAPACITY OF SOLAR SYSTEMS!!
A resonance may happen when there is a simple numerical relationship between two periods leads to repeated configurations. Consider the case of an asteroid and Jupiter orbiting the Sun. For simplicity, we will be take Jupiter's orbit to be circular and assume that all objects orbit in the same plane.An asteroid at the 2:1 Jovian resonance will have orbital period of six years,which is half Jupiter' s period of 12 years. To see how the resonance can be stable or unstable,consider two possible initial configurations with the asteroid and Jupiter aligned with the Sun on the same side of their orbits (conjunction). The asteroid's orbit will be considerably affected by Jupiter if conjunctions occur when the asteroid is at its furthermost point from the Sun (aphelion) is where the two orbits are closest.
In the stable case,conjunctions occur at the asteroid's closest point to the Sun (perihelion}. The asteroid reaches the danger point of aphelion after three and nine years,but in each case Jupiter is a different point in its orbit. Every 12 years, the initial configuration repeats itself and so the asteroid always avoids conjunctions at aphelion and is in a stable resonant orbit. In the unstable case, conjunctions always occur at the asteroid's aphelion, leading to a repeated, unstable configuration that cannot continue .
THE EXAMPLE IS OF TIDES,AND PROBABLY EARTHQUAKES,
THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM IS LITTLE UNSTABLE AS SOME CELLESTIAL BODIES HAVE VARYING MOTIONS
MY IDEA OF STABILITY--
A 100% SOLAR SYSTEM IS THE ONE WHICH CAN HAVE STABLE EFFECTS.
LIKE THERE WILL BE PERIODICITY. THE ORBITS OF THE CELESTIAL OBJECTS WILL BE PERIODIC.
IT IS SIMILAR TO ORBITS OF PLANETS. BUT ASTEROIDS AND COMETS ACT AS OPPOSITION.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PERIODICITY..
SO OUR PLANETS ARE STABLE. BUT IF WE TO ADD SOME PLANETS IN THE SAME ORBIT
THIS WILL CREATE INSTABILITY AND TO OBTAIN EQUILIBRIUM ORBITS WILL CHANGE
ALSO I AM WORKING ON THE ORBITS OF PLANETS
PLUTO AND NEPTUNE HAVE HIGH ECCENTRIC ORBITS
PLUTO HAS 17 DEGREE ECCENTRICITY.
THIS CAN BE A RESULT OF SOME MORE MEMBERS IN HIS ORBIT. THEY ARE YET TO BE DISCOVERED
FINAL CONCLUSION
OUR UNIVERSE IS 99% STABLE. 1% STABILITY IS REQUIRED AND IT MIGHT NOT BE ACHIEVED AS I GUESS THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED WHEN THERE WILL BE INTERACTIONS AMONG GALAXIES,SOLAR SYSTEMS,PLANETS.
BUT THEY ARE AWAY IN LIGHT YEARS.FAR NEIGHBOURS
HOPE YOU LIKE THE IDEA. A LITTLE LONG BUT PRACTICAL
I WILL UPDATE LATER WITH SOME MORE DETAILS.
AKSHAY