NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set two records on its latest solar slingshot

Kazakhstani crypto miners are facing an ‘energy crunch’ as exiled Chinese miners flock in. Kenya has auctioned 73 deserted aircraft. A Boeing 707 for $2,500? Nov 28, 2021 Good morning! NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived yet another close encounter with the Sun (its 10th actually) and broke two more world records in the process. Meanwhile, the Kenya Airports Authority had put up an auction to sell 73 derelict airplanes that have been abandoned, with some planes starting with a bidding price as low as $58. And finally, a migration is taking place in the crypto world. An estimated 87 thousand mining rigs have made their way from China into Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstani miners are experiencing an 'energy crunch'. This is The Blueprint. Happy Reading. CULTURE [Kazakhstani Crypto Miners Are Facing an 'Energy Crunch' As Exiled Chinese Miners Flock In]( [mining rig]( Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan are facing power outages as Chinese miners flock to the country because their nation has [made crypto mining illegal](. How bad is it? The Financial Times reported that over 87,849 mining rigs have come to China from Kazakhstan, putting the country in the number two spot (behind the U.S.) as a leading crypto mining region, [according to the University of Cambridge](. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy estimates that these new crypto miners have caused a demand for electricity that has [increased by 8 percent]( since the start of 2021. Comparatively, the usual annual growth in energy experienced in the country has been between 1 and 2 percent in previous years. What will the country do? Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) has informed crypto miners that it will begin rationing power to its 50 registered crypto miners to avoid repeated power outages. The government believes the power crunch is due to a rise in “grey miners" who illegally mine for crypto. The country also plans to start making legitimate miners pay up crypto mining fees starting from 2022. [Read More]( SCIENCE [NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sets Two Records on Its Latest Solar Slingshot]( [Parker Solar Probe ]( NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived yet another close encounter with the Sun ([its 10th]( breaking two more world records in the process. On November 21, 2021, the explorer came within 5.3 million miles (8.5 million km) of the Sun's surface at a speed of 363,660 mph (586,864 km/h). These specifications made it both the closest satellite to survive such a near pass of the Sun and the fastest-ever artificial object. The craft is in good condition and operating optimally and will begin sending data on December 24 and end on January 9, 2022. 24 planned close encounters. In total, Parker Solar Probe plans to complete [24 increasingly closer orbits]( to the Sun using the gravitational pull of Venus. The spacecraft is set to come within 4.3 million miles (6.9 million km) of the surface of the Sun and reach speeds of over 430,000 mph (690,000 km/h). Heavily shielded. When a craft flies too close to a star, radiation becomes an issue. Parker Solar Probe is however heavily shielded against heat and radiation, but it is still susceptible to damage. Additionally, NASA scientists have set up a highly elliptical orbit for it to recover between such dangerously close encounters. [Read More]( TRANSPORTATION [Kenya Has Auctioned 73 Deserted Aircraft. A Boeing 707 for $2,500?]( [a Boeing 707]( The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has [put up an auction]( to sell 73 derelict airplanes that have been abandoned at various Kenyan airports. The aircraft that once flew around the world were up for display, with some starting at as low as $58. Apparently, KAA contacted the owners of the planes in August and told them they would be auctioned off if no attempts were made to retrieve them. Some of these planes have rather interesting stories as to how they ended up at the Kenyan airport. Starting at $58. To see the full list of planes along with their starting prices, you can visit [ch-aviation](. The prices range from as low as $58 to as high as $56,000, although most stick to the $100 range. A 54-year-old Boeing 707-300 stands out as one of the notable planes for sale. The price? $2,500. This 54-year-old quadjet was exposed to significant damage during its final landing in 2009. Its undercarriage was pretty much destroyed because the aircraft’s undercarriage contacted landing lights, causing its right-hand main gear to collapse. Then there is the 737-200 that is selling for $3,655. The plane was in operation for 35 years until it was abandoned in 2012. [Read More]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “ Chaos already dominates enough of our lives. The universe is an endless, raging sea of randomness. Our job isn't to fight it but to weather it together on the raft of life. A raft held together by those few, rare, beautiful things that we know to be predictable. ” Abed Nadir - from the tv series, Community. Episode: "Remedial Chaos Theory" AND ANOTHER THING... - Natural lighting: What exactly is bioluminescence and [how does it work]( - The CEO of cosmetics retailer Lush says [he’s ‘happy to lose’ $13 million]( by deleting Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat accounts over teen mental-health harms. 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