ARE NIGHT SKIES GETTING BRIGHTER? (video)
Earth’s night skies continue to get brighter despite efforts of groups to reduce the effects of artificial lighting. One particular group, the International Dark-Sky Association has campaigned for decades to reduce artificial light at night. Yet a new study shows our night skies are still brightening at a yearly rate of 2 percent. A study […]
Do Dolphins Get Alzheimer’s?
Could Dolphins get Alzheimer’s Disease? Yes, According to a team of scientists from the US and the UK. In a recent report, it is stated that they discovered pathological signs of Alzheimer’s disease in dolphins. It’s the first time that these signs have been discovered together in marine animals. It is a fact that […]
`Oumuamua The Interstellar Visitor
Interstellar asteroid A small object designated 1I/2017 U1 visited our solar system a few weeks ago, giving astronomers data to scrutinize. The object has been given a name, ‘Oumuamua. Astronomers believe that it must have travel through space for millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system. Some astronomers at the Pan STARRS […]
Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth | EarthSky.org
More than 15,000 scientists in 184 countries have signed a letter urging the world to address major environmental concerns. “Soon it will be too late to shift Source: Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth | EarthSky.org
AAA And Keolis Launch Nation’s First Public Self-Driving Shuttle In Downtown Las Vegas
The AAA free self-driving shuttle, operated by Keolis, is the largest self-driving pilot project in the United States to operate in live traffic; AAA will study consumer responses to advance technology that could dramatically reduce traffic fatalities.
California Wine 2017 Harvest Report
Strong Quality Across the State as Ample Rain Ends Drought
Boeing 777X Officially Starts Production
Boeing The journey begins: We’ve officially started production of the first 777X flight test airplane! Take a look as the most efficient twin-engine jet in the world starts to take shape. Explore our new 777X site to learn more: http://www.boeing.com/777x/reveal/
Was there an Ocean on Ceres?
Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres was first discovered and classified as a planet in 1801. In the 1850s, it was considered one of the largest of the little worlds in the asteroid belt. Astronomers re-classified Ceres as a dwarf planet in 2006. Oddly enough, it is believed that little Ceres, a tiny world that’s […]
The Antarctica Is Getting Greener, Stay Alert
What if we have no food to eat and oxygen to breathe? Our lives could be so hard. Trying to survive will need some special skills which may leave humanity at threat!
Object Visits From Beyond Solar System
NASA reported on October 26, 2017 that astronomers have been watching a small body that could be an asteroid, or perhaps a comet, apparently from beyond our solar system, from somewhere in interstellar space. If that is indeed the case, it would be the first interstellar asteroid or comet to be observed and confirmed. The object […]