Category: Science
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2017, The Third Warmest Year on Earth
2017 was one of three warmest years on record, international report confirms
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The Peak of the Perseids August 12th!
It’s August, and that means that we are approaching the peak of the Perseids Meteor shower. The peak will occur over two nights – August 11-12 and August 12-13, 2018. The best time to see the greatest number of meteors would more-than likely be in the wee hours, just before dawn. The good news,…
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Every Point is a Galaxy, According to ESA
The Herschel Space Observatory, which is operated by the European Space Agency presented an astounding image. The image captured appear as if it were just a square filled with tiny grains of static. Then you realize that every point is a distant galaxy, millions of them. According to the ESA, each of these minute marks…
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Heat Warning issued for Toronto
Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, has issued a Heat Warning for Toronto today. The Heat Warning will be in effect until further notice. During a Heat Warning, members of the public are encouraged to visit family, friends and neighbours, especially isolated adults…
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Searching for NEOs
If an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, they will most likely see it first. We’re talking about NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, which has now been in existence for 20 twenty years. CNEOS makes over 90 percent of the near-Earth asteroid and comet discoveries. It all began on March 11,…
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SOLAR POWER STATIONS, IN SPACE?
Is capturing and transmitting solar power from space close to being reality? The idea of capturing solar energy in space where the sun always shines and transmitting it back to our planet seemed not currently feasible and to be the science of Star Trek. The technology might be further along than you think. Early in…
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Scientific Serendipity And New Moons For Jupiter
Scientific Serendipity And New Moons For Jupiter By Judith E Braffman-Miller Strange things have occurred in the distant domain of the giant gaseous planets that inhabit the outer regions of our Solar System. Far from our Sun, the four worlds twirl in secretive splendor where they rule over their mysterious kingdom of cold…
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July 27, 2018 Sky Watch
July 27, 2018 will be a big night for sky watchers. Not only will this night be the nominal peak of the long running Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower, but it also will be shared by other spectacular celestial events. Yes, a full moon will kind of obstruct your viewing of the shower this week. There…
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2018 Delta Aquariids
2018 Delta Aquariids… Yes, it’s that time once again… Time for A Summer meteor shower, the Delta Aquariids. Right now the shower is in progress, and the Delta Aquariids run almost the full month of July and most of August, when they overlap with the famous Perseid meteor shower. Radiating from the constellation Aquarius,…
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NASA, French Aerospace Lab to Collaborate on Sonic Boom Prediction Research
NASA and France’s Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, signed a research agreement Wednesday that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world. NASA and ONERA agreed to collaborate on research predicting where sonic…