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…
Continue ReadingNew Year 2022 Twins have different birthday
Two fraternal twins in California were born just 15 minutes apart, yet their birthdays fall on different days, in different months and years. Alfredo Trujillo was born on December 31, 2021, at 11:45 p.m., the Natividad Medical Center announced Sunday. His twin…
Continue ReadingJames Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope, decades in the making, is designed to travel nearly 1 million miles to reach a very particular spot to take up orbit. For comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope is about 340 miles from Earth. Shatner…
Continue ReadingBezos’ Blue Origin sends Strahan, five others to space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sent another crew to space on Saturday (12/11/21), the company’s third human spaceflight and the first with a full contingent of six people. The launch capped a historic year for space exploration and marked the 13th…
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