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Elizabeth Hurley stole the show during New York Fashion Week when she showed up to Tod’s cocktail party and dinner in a cutout dress with lacy details and a plunging neckline. She was accompanied by her son‚ Damien‚ who wore a black suit and white shirt with his hair in a center part. Hurley shared a clip from the event to her Instagram with the caption‚ “last night‚” and tagged Tods to it. Fans were left stunned by Hurley’s gorgeous appearance like they always are‚ particularly whenever she models swimsuits from her thriving line— Elizabeth Hurley Swim. Elizabeth Hurley is a vision in sheer gown at NYFW   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Elizabeth Hurley (@elizabethhurley1) W` The five-second snap featured Hurley walking elegantly in the black ensemble and ending her strut by blowing a kiss. The post got over 56‚000 likes and over 1‚600 comments from followers who had much praise for Hurley. “You are the woman who lights up the darkness‚” someone gushed poetically. “More beautiful everyday!” another agreed. RELATED: Elizabeth Hurley Leaves Fans In Awe With Sultry Sauna Photos In Hot Pink Bikini Fashion entrepreneur Tamara Mellon wrote‚ “Love that dress !!- you look amazing !!” with a heart emoji while celebrity makeup artist Sandy Linter quipped “gorgeous.” “Sexiest woman of the planet Happy Valentine’s‚” a user added‚ with someone else asking if she had fun at the event. Instagram Hurley loves her body and proudly shows off without even trying‚ and this makes fans wonder how she maintains such a gorgeous physique at 58. “My mantra is: don’t eat too much‚ too fast‚ too often or too late. Or‚ put another way‚ eat smaller meals‚ chew properly‚ ban snacking and eat dinner earlier‚” she revealed last month. Instagram She added that‚ unlike many famous people‚ she does not “drink weird green juices or shakes and only take supplements if a blood test tells me I’m lacking something.” She balances out her diet by having as much healthy food as possible and an occasional treat like sandwiches‚ biscuits‚ or cake. “I try to have vegetables or fruit equal to half of every plate I eat— if I have a sandwich‚ I also eat an apple‚” she noted‚ adding that she does not “go to the gym or do any set exercise but I’m extremely active.” Click for next Article The post 58-Year-Old Elizabeth Hurley Drops Jaws In Sheer Dress For New York Fashion Week appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author‚ Peace A

One of the largest reentries in recent years‚ ESA’s ERS-2 satellite is coming down this week. After almost three decades in orbit‚ an early Earth-observation satellite is finally coming down this week. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Remote Sensing satellite ERS-2 is set to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere on or around Wednesday‚ February 21st. A Trail Blazing Mission Launched atop an Ariane-4 rocket from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana on April 21st‚ 1995‚ ERS-2 was one of ESA’s first Earth observation satellites. ERS-2 monitored land masses‚ oceans‚ rivers‚ vegetation and the polar regions of the Earth using visible light and ultraviolet sensors. The mission was on hand for several natural disasters‚ including the flood of the Elbe River across Germany in 2006. ERS-2 ceased operations in September 2011. Anatomy of the reentry of ERS-2. ESA ERS-2 was placed in a retrograde‚ Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit‚ inclined 98.5 degrees relative to the equator. This orbit is typical for Earth-observing and clandestine spy satellites‚ as it allows the mission to image key target sites at the same relative Sun angle‚ an attribute handy for image interpretation. ERS-2 tracks and ice floe. ESA The Last Days of ERS-2 Reentry predictions for the satellite are centered on February 21st at 00:19 Universal Time (UT)+/- 25 hours. As we get closer‚ expect that time to get refined. The mass of ERS-2 at launch (including fuel) was 2‚516 kilograms. Expect most of the satellite to burn up on reentry. The orbital path of ERS-2. Orbitron For context‚ recent high profile reentries include the UARS satellite (6.5 tons‚ in 2011)‚ and the massive Long March-5B booster that launched the core module for China’s Tiangong Space Station in late 2022 (weighing in at 23 tons). ERS-2 in the clean room on Earth prior to launch. ESA ESA passed its first space debris mitigation policy in 2008‚ 13 years after ERS-2 was launched. In 2011‚ ESA decided to passively reenter the satellite‚ and began a series of 66 deorbiting maneuvers to bring its orbit down from 785 kilometers to 573 kilometers. Its fuel drained and batteries exhausted‚ ERS-2 is now succumbing to the increased drag of the Earth’s atmosphere as we near the peak of the current solar cycle. Flooding in Prague‚ seen by ERS-2. ESA Tracking the Reentry Tracking the satellite is as simple as knowing where and when to look. The ID number for ERS-2 is 1995-021A/23560. ESA has a site set up dedicated to tracking the decay of ERS-2. Aerospace.Org‚ Space-Track and Heavens-Above are other good sites to follow the end of ERS-2. Expect the satellite to be a real ‘fast mover’ on its final passes. We saw UARS on its final orbit‚ flashing as it tumbled swiftly across the sky. Taking out ERS-2 highlights the growing dilemma posed by space junk. There are currently over 25‚800 objects in Earth orbit. That amount is growing exponentially as the annual launch cadence increases. 2023 saw a record 212 launches reach orbit‚ and 2024 is on track to break that number. The rise of mega-constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink is adding to this burden. The Age of Space Debris Space junk adds to the number of artificial ‘stars’ seen whizzing across the night sky‚ impacts astronomical sky surveys‚ and poses a hazard to crewed missions and the International Space Station and the Tiangong Space Station. Reentries also contaminate the atmosphere‚ and a recent study suggests that mega-constellations may even impact the Earth’s magnet field. And while it’s mainly wealthier countries in the northern hemisphere that are launching satellites‚ the global south disproportionately bears the brunt of uncontrolled reentries. Finally‚ all of these are consequences we don’t fully understand and are worthy of further study. For now‚ you can still track the demise of ERS-2‚ as it comes to a fiery end this week. The post European Satellite ERS-2 to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere This Week appeared first on Universe Today.

One of the central predictions of general relativity is that in the end‚ gravity wins. Stars will fuse hydrogen into new elements to fight gravity and can oppose it for a time. Electrons and neutrons exert pressure to counter gravity‚ but their stability against that constant pull limits the amount of mass a white dwarf or neutron star can have. All of this can be countered by gathering more mass together. Beyond about 3 solar masses‚ give or take‚ gravity will overpower all other forces and collapse the mass into a black hole. While black holes have a great deal of theoretical and observational evidence to prove their existence‚ the theory of black holes is not without issue. For one‚ general relativity predicts that the mass compresses to an infinitely dense singularity where the laws of physics break down. This singularity is shrouded by an event horizon‚ which serves as a point of no return for anything devoured by the black hole. Both of these are problematic‚ so there has been a long history of trying to find some alternative. Some mechanism that prevents singularities and event horizons from forming. One alternative is a gravitational vacuum star or gravitational condensate star‚ commonly called a gravastar. It was first proposed in 2001‚ and takes advantage of the fact that most of the energy in the universe is not regular matter or even dark matter‚ but dark energy. Dark energy drives cosmic expansion‚ so perhaps it could oppose gravitational collapse in high densities. Illustration of a hypothetical gravastar. Credit: Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla‚ Goethe University Frankfurt The original gravastar model proposed a kind of Bose-Einstein condensate of dark energy surrounded by a thin shell of regular matter. The internal condensate ensures that the gravastar has no singularity‚ while the dense shell of matter ensures that the gravastar appears similar to a black hole from the outside. Interesting idea‚ but there are two central problems. One is that the shell is unstable‚ particularly if the gravastar is rotating. There are ways to tweak things just so to make it stable‚ but such ideal conditions aren’t likely to occur in nature. The second problem is that gravitational wave observations of large body mergers confirm the standard black hole model. But a new gravastar model might solve some of those problems. The new model essentially nests multiple gravastars together‚ somewhat like those nested Matryoshka dolls. Rather than a single shell enclosing exotic dark energy‚ the model has a layers of nested shells with dark energy between the layers. The authors refer to this model as a nestar‚ or nested gravastar. This alternative model makes the gravastar more stable‚ since the tension of dark energy is better balanced by the weight of the shells. The interior structure of the nestar also means that the gravitational waves of a nestar and black hole are more similar‚ meaning that technically their existence can’t be ruled out. That said‚ even the authors note that there is no likely scenario that could produce nestars. They likely don’t exist‚ and it’s almost certain that what we observe as black holes are true black holes. But studies such as this one are great for testing the limits of general relativity. They help us understand what is possible within the framework of the theory‚ which in turn helps us better understand gravitational physics. Reference: Jampolski‚ Daniel and Rezzolla‚ Luciano. “Nested solutions of gravitational condensate stars.” Classical and Quantum Gravity 41 (2024): 065014. The post Gravastars are an Alternative Theory to Black Holes. Here's What They'd Look Like appeared first on Universe Today.

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