Category: Science
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Big Asteroid’s Close Flyby on September 1st
On September 1, 2017, Asteroid 3122 Florence will safely pass by our planet at over 18 times the distance between the Earth and Moon.
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NASA at Saturn: Cassini’s Grand Finale
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery, Cassini’s Grand Finale is in many ways like a brand new mission. Twenty-two times, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will dive through the unexplored space between Saturn and its rings. What we learn from these ultra-close passes over the planet could…
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Bipartisan Group of 69 Lawmakers Urge Feds To Oppose Punitive Tariffs That Would Gut U.S. Solar Industry
House, Senate members say tens of thousands of U.S. jobs at risk in Suniva case before the International Trade Commission
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Boeing Global Centennial
Boeing Throughout 100 years of innovation, Boeing has sought to connect, protect, explore and inspire every corner of the world.
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ELECTRIC BUSES COMING TO LA!
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has goals of an emission free fleet by 2030, making plans to spend $138 million on electric buses.
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Close Encounter with an Undetected Asteroid
On July 23, 2017, astronomers detected a small asteroid now designated Asteroid 2017 001, three days after it passed by at 1/3 the moon’s distance from the Earth
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HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE PINHOLE PROJECTOR FOR A SOLAR ECLIPSE
Another way to view the eclipse is to use a pinhole devices that projects the sun onto a surface safely. There a way to make such a device cheaply.
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Tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens in L.A.
Tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens in L.A. CBS Evening News Jun 24, 2017 The Wilshire Grand Center, standing at 1,100 feet tall, opened in Los Angeles on Friday. It’s the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and the latest in a crop of new skyscrapers in the L.A. skyline. Jamie Yuccas…
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Solar Eclipse Across America: Science, Yes, and So Much More!
Total Eclipse of the Sun Crosses the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina on August 21st