1 day ago
BUCHAREST, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a marine drone spotted a few hundred metres from the Black Sea gas project Neptun Deep, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday.
The incident underscores the growing threat to critical energy infrastructure in the Black Sea from drones and mines linked to Russia's war in Ukraine, with Neptun Deep expected to make Romania the European Union's largest gas producer when it comes onstream in 2027.
NATO-member Romania shares a 614-km (382-mile) land border with Ukraine and has seen Russian drones breaching its airspace over the last four years and mines floating in the Black Sea across key trade and energy routes.
Thursday's incident follows similar action earlier this month when army divers destroyed two Gerbera-type drones drifting in the exclusive economic zone near the offshore Neptun Deep project.
"In order to protect the lives of the several hundred people working on the platform and to secure critical infrastructure, the decision was made to destroy (the marine drone)," Miruta said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
#neptun #ukraine #destroy
The incident underscores the growing threat to critical energy infrastructure in the Black Sea from drones and mines linked to Russia's war in Ukraine, with Neptun Deep expected to make Romania the European Union's largest gas producer when it comes onstream in 2027.
NATO-member Romania shares a 614-km (382-mile) land border with Ukraine and has seen Russian drones breaching its airspace over the last four years and mines floating in the Black Sea across key trade and energy routes.
Thursday's incident follows similar action earlier this month when army divers destroyed two Gerbera-type drones drifting in the exclusive economic zone near the offshore Neptun Deep project.
"In order to protect the lives of the several hundred people working on the platform and to secure critical infrastructure, the decision was made to destroy (the marine drone)," Miruta said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
#neptun #ukraine #destroy
17 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New observations of some of Neptune's moons and rings are providing evidence of a catastrophe that occurred billions of years ago around the solar system's outermost planet in which a Pluto-sized interloper caused a celestial demolition derby.
Researchers used NASA's James Webb ***** e Telescope to examine the composition of three of Neptune's small inner moons — Proteus, Larissa and Galatea — and its inner dusty rings, and detected clay minerals that one might expect to find deep inside certain worlds in the outer reaches of the solar system. These magnesium-rich minerals are known to exist on the dwarf planet Ceres, which orbits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and in some meteorites.
"These minerals require prolonged contact between liquid water and rock to form," said planetary scientist Ryleigh Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego, and lead author of the study published in the journal Science Advances.
"The moons themselves are far too small and cold for that chemistry to have occurred in place, so the clay had to come from somewhere else — the deep interior of a much larger ancient world. Finding this material on Neptune's inner moons points to a catastrophic event in Neptune's past that destroyed those ancient worlds and exposed their deep interiors, with the small moons and rings we see today re-forming from that wreckage," said Davis, who worked on the study while at Caltech.
First possible exomoon may change definition of what a moon is
#moons #rings #deep #planet
Researchers used NASA's James Webb ***** e Telescope to examine the composition of three of Neptune's small inner moons — Proteus, Larissa and Galatea — and its inner dusty rings, and detected clay minerals that one might expect to find deep inside certain worlds in the outer reaches of the solar system. These magnesium-rich minerals are known to exist on the dwarf planet Ceres, which orbits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and in some meteorites.
"These minerals require prolonged contact between liquid water and rock to form," said planetary scientist Ryleigh Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego, and lead author of the study published in the journal Science Advances.
"The moons themselves are far too small and cold for that chemistry to have occurred in place, so the clay had to come from somewhere else — the deep interior of a much larger ancient world. Finding this material on Neptune's inner moons points to a catastrophic event in Neptune's past that destroyed those ancient worlds and exposed their deep interiors, with the small moons and rings we see today re-forming from that wreckage," said Davis, who worked on the study while at Caltech.
First possible exomoon may change definition of what a moon is
#moons #rings #deep #planet
2 months ago
Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) is one of the high growth stocks to buy right now. On June 11, Viking announced the delivery of two new river ships, the Viking Annar and the Viking Fjolvar, both constructed at the Meyer Neptun Werft shipyard in Germany. The Viking Annar is designed for itineraries on the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, while the Viking Fjolvar will serve routes on the Seine River, including exclusive docking access in the heart of Paris.
These additions expand Viking's fleet of award-winning longships, which are noted for their Scandinavian design, patented square-bow engineering, and innovative indoor/outdoor **** es. The new vessels offer modern, comfortable accommodations for guests, with the Viking Annar hosting 190 passengers and the Viking Fjolvar hosting 168.
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This delivery aligns with Viking Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:VIK) long-term growth strategy to remain a leader in experiential travel. The company has a robust expansion plan that includes the delivery of 22 additional river ships by 2028, nine ocean ships by 2031, and 2 expedition ships by 2031, reinforcing its commitment to scaling its global river and maritime operations.
Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) engages in passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the UK, and internationally. It operates through the River & Ocean segments.
These additions expand Viking's fleet of award-winning longships, which are noted for their Scandinavian design, patented square-bow engineering, and innovative indoor/outdoor **** es. The new vessels offer modern, comfortable accommodations for guests, with the Viking Annar hosting 190 passengers and the Viking Fjolvar hosting 168.
Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock.com
This delivery aligns with Viking Holdings Ltd.'s (NYSE:VIK) long-term growth strategy to remain a leader in experiential travel. The company has a robust expansion plan that includes the delivery of 22 additional river ships by 2028, nine ocean ships by 2031, and 2 expedition ships by 2031, reinforcing its commitment to scaling its global river and maritime operations.
Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) engages in passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the UK, and internationally. It operates through the River & Ocean segments.
2 months ago
Lajae Jones is getting his shot in the NBA.
The Golden State Warriors drafted the former Florida State Seminole guard with the 54th overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. He is the first draft pick of the Luke Loucks era. FSU has now had players drafted in back-to-back years for the first time since 2019-2021.
Jones helped establish the culture in Loucks' first season and ended the season playing the best basketball of his career, making the All-ACC Tournament Second Team. He played in all 33 games and made 31 starts, averaging 12.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 **** ists, 1.0 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game.
He scored in double figures in 23 of FSU's games and had 20 or more in six games. He is from Neptune Beach, Florida, and his father, Jackie, was on the Dallas Mavericks roster ahead of the 1991 NBA season.
Jones started his career at Tarleton State in 2023 before going to Barton Community College in 2024 and St. Bonaventure in 2025. He is the third Seminole that Golden State has drafted, with the Warriors taking Otis Johnson in the 1975 draft and Ron King in 1973.
The Golden State Warriors drafted the former Florida State Seminole guard with the 54th overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. He is the first draft pick of the Luke Loucks era. FSU has now had players drafted in back-to-back years for the first time since 2019-2021.
Jones helped establish the culture in Loucks' first season and ended the season playing the best basketball of his career, making the All-ACC Tournament Second Team. He played in all 33 games and made 31 starts, averaging 12.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 **** ists, 1.0 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game.
He scored in double figures in 23 of FSU's games and had 20 or more in six games. He is from Neptune Beach, Florida, and his father, Jackie, was on the Dallas Mavericks roster ahead of the 1991 NBA season.
Jones started his career at Tarleton State in 2023 before going to Barton Community College in 2024 and St. Bonaventure in 2025. He is the third Seminole that Golden State has drafted, with the Warriors taking Otis Johnson in the 1975 draft and Ron King in 1973.
2 months ago
A professional skateboarder finished his 39-day journey from Venice Beach, California, to Neptune Beach on his skateboard.
Chad Caruso broke his own world record of 57 days as the fastest male athlete to skateboard across the country.
Action News Jax Madison Foglio caught up with Caruso while he was in Baldwin.
“I’m averaging 72 miles a day on this trip…about 12-16 hours a day roughly and feel every minute of it,” said Caruso.
Caruso’s journey began on May 1st. He’s been livestreaming his entire trip on YouTube.
Chad Caruso broke his own world record of 57 days as the fastest male athlete to skateboard across the country.
Action News Jax Madison Foglio caught up with Caruso while he was in Baldwin.
“I’m averaging 72 miles a day on this trip…about 12-16 hours a day roughly and feel every minute of it,” said Caruso.
Caruso’s journey began on May 1st. He’s been livestreaming his entire trip on YouTube.
5 months ago
Jupiter appears to change direction in the evening sky on March 10: Here's why
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The gas giant Jupiter will appear to reverse direction in the night sky from March 10 onward, bringing an end to its temporary retrograde motion that began in November 2025, which saw it travel westward through the stars of the constellation Gemini.
Under normal circumstances, the outer planets of our solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — travel eastward through the night sky relative to t
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The gas giant Jupiter will appear to reverse direction in the night sky from March 10 onward, bringing an end to its temporary retrograde motion that began in November 2025, which saw it travel westward through the stars of the constellation Gemini.
Under normal circumstances, the outer planets of our solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — travel eastward through the night sky relative to t
7 months ago
Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that's good news for life
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"Super-Earth" exoplanets may have an in-built way to protect themselves from harmful radiation, giving any potential life on such worlds a better chance of surviving, according to recent research.
Super-Earths, worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, are
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"Super-Earth" exoplanets may have an in-built way to protect themselves from harmful radiation, giving any potential life on such worlds a better chance of surviving, according to recent research.
Super-Earths, worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, are
