A way for corporations to contribute to political campaigns and preserve democracy at the same time. Corporations are currently not required to disclose their political spending in a comprehensive manner. ... Indeed, often directors of the company do not know how this money is allocated.
Nasa plans landing on 280,000mph asteroid travelling towards the Earth. Nasa is planning to land spacemen on an asteroid that is travelling at 28,000mph towards the earth, it emerged today. The rock, which was once considered the most dangerous object in the universe with the explosive power of 84 Hiroshimas, will narrowly miss our planet in 60 years' time.
The eccentricity of such an orbit is about 0.54 with a period of about 190 days. The maximum speed of Helios 2, which achieved its perihelion distance of 0.29 AU on 17 April 1976, is quoted as about 150,000 mph (241,350 km/h). By applying some simple equations of orbital mechanics, we can confirm that such an orbit would indeed result in a perihelion velocity of 153,800 mph (247,510 km/h).