The world’s first image of the chaotic supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy doesn’t portray a voracious cosmic destroyer but what astronomers Thursday called a “gentle giant” on a near-starvation diet. Astronomers believe nearly…
Continue ReadingEgypt: Ruins of ancient temple to Zeus unearthed
Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement the temple ruins were found in the Tell el-Farma archaeological site in northwestern…
Continue ReadingAstronauts return from China’s space station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after six months aboard their country’s newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission to date for China’s ambitious space program. The Shenzhou 13 space capsule landed in the Gobi desert in…
Continue ReadingHubble detects ‘Earendel,’ most distant star ever seen
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a large and magnificently brilliant star that shined across the young, expanding universe. The starlight skewed blue. It was the cosmic morning, when everything in the universe was…
Continue ReadingHot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal
Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees warmer than average. It caught officials at the National Snow and…
Continue ReadingWoman to explore the South Pole solo
A 32-year-old British-Indian Army officer, Preet Chandi, has become the first woman of color on record to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole. “Antarctica was more than just a dream expedition for me. It was about showing that…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites
The Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlinks on board lifted off under clear skies at 9:44 a.m. Eastern on Monday (2/21/22) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch from Space Launch Complex 40 took a southerly trajectory with the…
Continue ReadingLongest lightning bolt record
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three U.S. states is the new world record holder for longest flash. The single flash extended 477.2 miles across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in April 2020, the World Meteorological Organization…
Continue ReadingBees like to pollinate this sun-loving flower
Plant a field of sunflowers, and watch them grow. All summer you will see something amazing. In the morning, all the sunflowers will face east in the direction of the rising sun. As the sun moves, so will the sunflower…
Continue ReadingDOE Invests $13.4 Million to Reduce Plastic Industry Emission and Cut Waste
The Department of Energy is investing $13.4 million in seven research and development projects that will explore next generation plastics technologies. The funding will support programs that aim to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions that are associated with single-use…
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