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hello what's up hey y'all how you doing
welcome to CNN 10 your 10 minutes of
news where I simply tell you the what
letting you decide what to think I'm KY
wire starting today with a quote for
some motivation Monday Amelia aart the
first woman to fly solo across the
Atlantic Ocean said the most difficult
thing is the decision to act the rest is
merely tenacity so here's to being
tenacious and let's get this show on the
road we start today with space junk
objects hurtling a few hundred miles
above Earth 10 times faster than a
bullet anything man-made that's left in
space can be space junk when it's no
longer in use it can be anything from
Whole satellites that aren't working
anymore to something as small as a Fleck
of paint and even that tiny Fleck of
paint can be a big concern orbiting the
Earth at super high speeds posing a
threat to Mann and unmanned spacecraft
now the long-term impact of not only
these space junk fragments but also
fossil fuel emissions in space is
unknown but something scientists are
studying because as for-profit companies
compete in the race to explore space
they're adding tons of new fossil fuel
emissions and potential debris with
every launch science is showing that
it's changing the sky in really
measurable ways bringing with it
potentially harmful consequences for the
ozone layer and Earth's climate all of
this is creating a sustainability issue
in space that some are on a mission to
solve CNN's Anna Stewart has a look at
how one company hopes to create an
infrastructure for capturing and
recycling the space junk that's
cluttering our
orbit
1170 million pieces of space junk flying
around the earth it speeds nearly seven
times faster than a bullet some as small
as bits of paint others parts of once-
working satellites now dead typically
satellites if they run out of fuel or
something happens to it where it's just
not working it is essentially orbiting
around the earth dead as objects Collide
in space or quit functioning the more
crowded the area becomes and the more
debris the higher the risk to other
objects in orbit but an Italian firm
called deorbit hopes to decrease this
risk in overcrowding with a vehicle
specially made for relocations cleanup
and repairs with a $130 million contract
from the European Space Agency the
company plans to use their device on
satellites in geostationary orbit that's
when a satellite remains over one
specific part of the planet's surface
and orbits at the same rate as the Earth
rotates giving the illusion on the
ground that it isn't moving once one
becomes unusable that's when the GE
comes in the type of interface that we
invented it's already uh suitable for
any type of satellite in GE so we are
going to approach the satellite Target
the customer satellite we dock with the
satellite and then at that point we can
extend the life of the satellite move
the satellite in other locations in
order to serve other Market the Jia can
also send objects at the end of their
life to so-called graveyard orbits
around 100 km higher than geostationary
orbits and further away from operational
satellites this vehicle can also guide
items toward Earth so they can burn as
they enter the atmosphere if GE works
there will be fewer dead satellites
flying aimlessly around the earth and a
more sustainable way to reduce and
recycle them making way for a safer less
crowded space and more room to explore
the universe
Pop Quiz Hot Shot what state experienced
the largest earthquake on record in US
history California Hawaii Alaska or
Washington answer is Alaska where a
magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Prince
William sound on March 28th
1964 while Alaska has seen the biggest
earthquake in US history the state of
California is no stranger to Major
seismic activity California is home to
many faults that can produce powerful
earthquakes and recent activity has left
folks there literally and figuratively
shook two Quakes Rock cities in southern
California in August and September
thankfully not inflicting major damage
but strong enough to Rattle some nerves
it's left folks there wondering if a big
one is coming CNN Stephanie Elum gives
us an inside look at how scientists are
keeping an eye on those faults and how
we can be better prepared for
earthquakes in the future all of the
Greater Los Angeles region is just laced
with active faults Los Angeles is known
for its
earthquakes active fault lines are at
work across the region right underneath
our feet creating the topography that we
see these fault lines form where rocks
or plates push against one another
displacing the Earth's crust the
notorious San Andreas is California's
largest and most famous fault the plates
are always moving so every day we go
about our lives and slowly and exibly
the plates just keep moving a little bit
every day and as they do that they're
accumulating energy that needs to be
released in large earthquakes Los
Angeles has not faced a large trimmer
since 1994 when a 6.7 magnitude
earthquake struck near the neighborhood
of Northridge the County's population
has grown since then welcoming more than
1 million additional residents who live
above the def fault lines this year a
4.4 magnitude Quake hit Pasadena in mid-
August followed a month later by a 4.7
magnitude event near Malibu the Earth is
just letting off a little steam and the
magnitude fours that we've had lately in
the Los Angeles area are uh pretty
amazing in a way they let us understand
what it feels like to have a earthquake
and that ground shaking that so many
people felt but they're quite small
compared to the large earthquake that
actually needs to happen to release all
the energy that's been building up this
series of recent activity leaves some
Californians wondering is a
life-changing earthquake just around the
corner CNN reached out to multiple
seismologist who agreed they aren't
expecting the big one but a big
earthquake is guaranteed scientists just
aren't capable of pinpointing exactly
when it's a cycle that started long
before humans populated the area and one
that will continue long after we're gone
we do not predict
earthquakes we part of the reason is
that uh in order to have a robust
Society we need to plan for them so uh
by having a 30-year window that we say
well your odds are say 30% in the next
30 years for a particular fault for
example by doing that we can design
buildings infrastructure that can
actually withstand that earthquake when
it does finally happen if you think
about preparedness water is the first
thing we all need food medical supplies
for your family uh take care of your
pets also um and communicate with your
neighbors about how you could
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share today's story getting a 10 out of
10 we might need our magnifying glass to
peep this one it's a Rubik's Cube so
small you need tweezers to solve it
after four years in the making Japanese
toy maker Mega house unveiled the tiny
version of the classic Cube CNN's Hano
Montgomery shows us how the company was
able to make this itty bitty puzzle and
how big its price tag is
this is what it takes to solve the
world's smallest Rubik's Cube you'll
need a lot of patience
and a pair of tweezers it's about the
size of a few grains of rice with each
side measuring just 5 mm but yes it
actually
works it's made with such delicate parts
that if you shake it roughly like you
would with a normal Rubik's Cube there's
a possibility that Parts might come off
the world's smallest Rubik's Cube was
designed by Japanese toy maker Mega
house made of aluminum it's about a
thousand times smaller than the classic
version I wanted to show the world the
beauty of Japanese Miniatures the
technology that is packed into these
small things but assembling them is the
trickiest part because it has to be
rotatable if you make it too tight with
no gaps it won't move so you need a
minimum amount of space you need a lot
of concentration to do this
okay and the good eyes at over
$5,000 this tiny cube is more of a
collector's item with deliveries rolling
out from
April all right before we say adios we
are showing some love today our shout
out goes to the sharks at South Portland
Middle School in Portland Maine rise up
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awesome day everyone I'll see you right
back here tomorrow I'm boy wire we are
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