Is ‘Oumuamua a Comet?
In the fall of 2017, we reported that an interstellar object designated as ‘Oumuamua had entered our solar system to much excitement. It is the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, and might have come from a double star system according to astronomers. Now, astronomers have made a new […]
Will We Find Life in Alpha Centauri?
Is there life on planets in Alpha Centauri, the star system that is closest to ours? An abundance of dangerous X-ray radiation makes it unlikely for the one exoplanet that we have found so far. But, there is new data that suggests a better chance with any new planets that we have yet to discover. […]
Astronomers Watch As Black Hole Eats Star
On June 15, 2018, astronomers announced that they now have the first image of a star being shredded by a black hole. The star-stuff enters the disk surrounding the hole , and it’s also ejected back to space in powerful jets. One of the most awesome phenomena in the universe, black holes masses are so […]
Kilauea Volcano Opened Up
The Kilauea volcano opened up and streamed across Hawaii’s Leilani Estates neighborhood on May 3, 2018. More than 20 fissures have opened on Kilauea’s Lower Rift Zone. Most of these lava flows were small and short-lived. But for one particular crack in the Earth, Fissure 8, has been steadily generating large fountains of lava […]
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Deliver 300th F-35 Aircraft
F-35 Enterprise Ramps Up Production and Reduces Costs
Watching a Black Widow Pulsar
On May 23, 2018 astronomers in Toronto claim to have performed one of the highest resolution observations in astronomical history. They claim to have observed two intense regions of radiation, around twelve miles apart, around a star, a rapidly spinning pulsar PSR B1957+20, or the Black Widow pulsar, that is 6,500 light-years away. “It was like […]
Heat Wave at the North Pole
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The Genesee Arch Bridge: Norfolk Southern and New York State usher in a modern era for freight rail with dedication of new railroad bridge
Supports jobs and economic opportunities across New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes
NASA Satellites Reveal Major Shifts in Global Freshwater
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map locations where freshwater is changing around the globe and to determine why. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, finds that Earth’s wet land areas are getting wetter and dry areas are […]
Urban Loop Begins: Elon Musk says his LA tunnel will be ready to open soon.
Elon Musk announced that his Boring Company has almost completed a tunnel under LA through a short video he posted on Instagram last Thursday, May 11, 2018. The tunnel for transit, which he has been described as an antidote for LA’s gridlock, will open soon, Musk boldly predicts. Is this the test phase of Musk’s more […]