Looking through the night sky for some shooting stars may not always show you a lovely spectacle of stars falling right in front of you. But musician Amber Coffman got incredibly lucky when she saw a meteorite flying across like a fireball in New Mexico. She also managed to capture this once in a lifetime scene on video and shared it on Twitter. Needless to say, the video is going crazy viral and people are amazed. Not to miss out on the bunch of people who had their funny takes to it, given the year of 2020 is being so unpredictable at the moment. Double Meteor Showers to Light Up As Comet NEOWISE Fades Next Week: Know Everything About the Stunning Display of Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower.

Amber Coffman was in Taos, New Mexico and spotted the bright light moving across the sky. The light gets brighter as it moves ahead, looking like an illuminated fireball. This is a bolide type of meteorite that explodes in the atmosphere. Coffman rightly captioned the video, “one of the craziest things we have ever seen in our lives.” She called the feeling, “Absolutely stunned amazement! Elation! I feel high.” Lyrid Meteor Shower 2020 Pics and Videos: Netizens Share Beautiful Photos of Shooting Stars Captured During the Annual Meteors’ Shower of April.

Check The Video of Meteorite Here:

Guys, we just saw one of the craziest things we have ever seen in our lives and I managed to capture some of it. A meteor for the ages! pic.twitter.com/kPIchIPREV

— Amber Coffman (@Amber_Coffman) July 29, 2020

Isn’t it incredible? The way it moves across and then disappears as it disintegrates in the atmosphere. In a span of about three days, it has crossed over 3 million views! Check some of the reactions on this video.

This is Rare

please be Superman coming to save us all please be Superman coming to save us all…

— Antifa International (@antifaintl) July 29, 2020

So Cool

This is so cool! I’ve been out stargazing a bunch of times but I’ve never seen a meteor as impressive as this before

— Tlactl (@tlactl) July 29, 2020

Not Surprised in 2020!

The real 2020 candidate!

I mean, at this point, would you really be surprised? https://t.co/915I8bT3AM

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) July 30, 2020

Wish it Was Thor

Damn. I was hoping that was Thor coming down to fight COVID.

— A-Mayo (@amayo_85) July 29, 2020

Oh, The Possibilities

Damn. I was hoping that was Thor coming down to fight COVID.

— A-Mayo (@amayo_85) July 29, 2020

Please be Superman!

please be Superman coming to save us all please be Superman coming to save us all…

— Antifa International (@antifaintl) July 29, 2020

A lot of people also commented about spotting something similar in the night sky, probably the same meteorite but were unsure what it was. At the moment, there are two meteor showers active in the night skies so it is common to have these sightings.

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In the movie Antman, the protagonist is able to shrink down to the size of an ant. During certain parts of the film, the viewer sees through the eyes of this character with an insect vision. The same is what has now been achieved by American scientists who have installed a camera behind the backs of desert beetles (Asbolus verrucosus) and pinacates (Eleodes).

“We have created a low-power, low-weight wireless camera system that can capture first-person images of what is happening from a live insect or create vision for small robots,” says Shyam Gollakota.

In their study, published in the journal Science Robotics, researchers at the University of Washington in the USA have developed a small, steerable wireless camera that can also be mounted on an insect, giving them the opportunity to see from the perspective of the superhero of Marvel.

” We have created a low-power, low-weight wireless camera system that can capture first-person images of what happens from a live insect or create vision for small robots, ” says Shyam Gollakota, associate professor at the American university. and lead author of the study.

The camera, which transmits the videos to a smartphone at a speed of 1 to 5 images per second, is located on a mechanical arm that can rotate 60 degrees. This allows you to get a high resolution panoramic shot or track a moving object while expending a minimal amount of energy.

To demonstrate the versatility of this system, which weighs about 250 milligrams, the team mounted it on top of live beetles and insect-sized robots. “ Vision is very important for communication and navigation, but it is extremely difficult to do it on such a small scale. Until now, wireless vision was not possible for small robots or insects, “says Gollakota.

Reduced battery usage

One of the main problems when using small cameras, such as those used in the latest generation mobiles, is that they use a lot of power to capture high-resolution and wide-angle photos. On the insect scale, this cannot be so, according to experts.

To mimic the vision of an animal, the researchers used a small, very low-power black-and-white camera that could scan a field of view with the help of a mechanical arm.

Although the cameras are lightweight, the batteries they need to support them make the overall system too big and heavy for bugs, or bug-sized robots, to charge. To solve this setback, the scientists were inspired by nature, in flies in particular, who only see in high resolution when they are interested and thus save energy in visual processing.

To mimic an animal’s vision, the researchers used a small , very low-power black-and-white camera that could scan a field of view with the help of a mechanical arm. This moved when the equipment applied a high voltage, causing the material to bend and move the camera to the desired position.

Unless the researchers apply more power, the arm remains at that angle for about a minute before returning to its original position. ” The advantage of moving the camera is that you can get a wide-angle view of what’s going on without consuming a lot of energy, ” says Vikram Iyer, a doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering and co-author of the paper.

” We can track a moving object without having to expend energy to move an entire robot. These images also have a higher resolution than if we used a wide angle lens, which would create an image with the same number of pixels divided over a much larger area, “he continues.

The camera and arm are controlled via Bluetooth from a mobile phone up to 120 meters away. After installing it on insects, accustomed to carrying out similar charges, the scientists made sure that they could still move correctly when transporting the mechanism . And they did it perfectly on gravel, climbing trees or climbing a slope. When the experiment ended, the insects lived at least another year.

Using an imaging accelerometer, the scientists were able to record for six or more hours , depending on the activity level of the beetle. Without this system, the recording lasted continuously for about two hours before the battery ran out.

With this system, the team also designed the world’s smallest autonomous ground-based robot with wireless vision . This insect-sized robot uses vibrations to move and consumes almost the same power as low-power Bluetooth radios. The next step for scientists will be to improve the battery using solar energy.

Reference:

Vikram Iyer et al. “Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots” Science Robotics July 15, 2020

New Delhi, July 26: India’s premier intelligence-gathering satellite EMISAT, operated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has taken a good look at the positions of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in occupied Tibet.

The satellite which carries Kautilya, an ELINT (electronic intelligence) package whose “capabilities are among the most highly-classified and closely-guarded aspects of operation for military purposes on Saturday carried out a pass over PLA positions in occupied Tibet near Arunachal Pradesh,” an official source said. ISRO Successfully Launches India’s Spy Satellite RISAT-2BR1, 9 Foreign Satellites by PSLV-C48; Watch Video.

Built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), EMISAT’s ELINT missions monitor radio signals which are used to determine the nature and location of all the sources of transmissions in an enemy area.

The satellite pass came a day after talks between India and China over the stand-off over Chinese structures on Finger 4 area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Pangong Tso in Ladakh, made no headway, even as both sides have agreed to continue their meetings aimed at disengagement and de-escalation.

Sources said the Chinese troops have also been mobilised in Depsang sector, as soldiers could be spotted digging the area on their side of the LAC. The PLA had also intruded into Depsang in 2013.

On Friday, sources said, Indian radar reconnaissance satellite RISAT-2BR1 carried out a pass over Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) base in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. The base is the PLAN’s first overseas military base, built at a massive cost. Recently, there were reports that three Chinese warships are in the waters near the Djibouti coast.

On July 11, EMISAT’s ELINT (Project Kautilya) carried out a pass near Pakistan Navy’s Ormara base (Jinnah Naval Base). The base also has submarine berthing facilities and has reportedly hosted Chinese submarines in recent years.

Though India and China remain engaged in talks over the LAC standoff, there is speculation in Ladakh and Kashmir that Pakistan and China are preparing for a two-front war against India during the coming winter.