Russia Plans to Stop Asteroid
The head of Russia’s federal space agency has said it will work to divert an asteroid which will make several passes near the Earth from 2029…. (continues @ BBC News)
Arctic Trail Blazers Make History (via BBC News)
Two German ships have become the first Western commercial vessels to navigate the Northeast Passage - a shipping route which goes from Asia to Europe around the Russian Arctic…
In the past, no foreign ships were allowed to cross the Northeast Passage. But now Russia’s security concerns have given way to the desire for a slice of the fat pie which is the international shipping business…
Going via the Russian Arctic cuts the distance from, say, South Korea to the Netherlands by up to 75%. This means the time in transit can be cut by as much as 10 days….
