Category: News
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Speedy Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto Heading Our Way
There is a fast-moving comet heading towards the Sun and the Earth’s vicinity. C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto will be closest to the Earth around February 11-12, 2019
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Bird Box Review
If you don’t know by now, Bird Box is a Sci Fi/ Horror movie that premiered on Netflix last weekend starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Danielle MacDonald.
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Arctic Report Card 2018
NOAA released its 2018 Arctic Report Card which details how the climate is changing in Earth’s northern polar region
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Saturn’s Disappearing Rings?
One of the most recognizable planets to amateur astronomers is changing. The ringed planet, Saturn will eventually lose its rings
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Lineup of New “Ultra” Monitors from LG Coming to CES
LG Electronics (LG), is set to unveil its latest “Ultra” monitors which include both UltraWide for outstanding productivity and UltraGear for enhanced gaming.
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KFC Will Warm Your Hearth This Winter With Fried Chicken-Scented Firelogs
Cozy up next to the fire this holiday season with the aroma of KFC’s 11 herbs & spices
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New Short Documentary Inspires Us to Rethink ‘What Counts’ as Healthcare
Emmy-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham traces the origins of community health to the passionate leaders of today driving us toward a new kind of care
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen: The Brightest Comet of 2018
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is due to closely sweep passed the sun on December 12, 2018 and then pass the Earth on December 16. 46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet that was discovered photographically on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen at the Lick Observatory.The comet has a current orbital period of 5.4 years. On December 16, 2018 the…
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Raw Cookie Dough, Just Say No!
It is the season for some serious baking, especially cookies… The Center for Disease Control (CDC) wants to everyone to avoid eating raw cookie dough. Yes it is very tempting when you are fixing batches of delicious cookie to taste the cookie dough, but the CDC wants to remind you not to do it.…
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2018 Geminids Coming Soon
It’s December and it’s time for another Geminid Meteor Shower. Caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, the Geminids are thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a “rock comet” orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet. This shower favors the Northern Hemisphere, but will be visible from…