[ad_1] A Japanese satellite carrying laser relay technology was launched into space on Sunday, November 29, as part of a high-speed data transfer mission from military and civilian Earth observation spacecraft. The communications satellite carrying the laser payload climbed into orbit at 2:25 a.m. EST (7:25 a.m. GMT or 4:25 p.m. local time) from the … Read more
[ad_1] One of the largest collections of prehistoric rock art in the world was discovered in the Amazon rainforest. Hailed as “the Sistine Chapel of the Ancients”, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of paintings of animals and humans created up to 12,500 years ago on cliff walls that stretch for nearly eight kilometers in … Read more
[ad_1] Beaver full moon and lunar eclipse arrive on MondayUSA TODAY The beaver full moon and the November lunar eclipse will put on a sky show this weekNJ.com November ‘beaver moon’, lunar eclipse to light up the skyNew York Post Catch a lunar eclipse during the beaver full moon this weekendKABC-TV The Chinese Chang’e 5 … Read more
[ad_1] PEORIA (WEEK) – After the sun sets, you may want to keep your eyes on the southwestern sky until the end of December. Saturn and Jupiter can be seen around the moon with the naked eye at this time. Every 20 years, Jupiter passes Saturn into orbit. You can watch the two planets come … Read more
[ad_1] Social media was abuzz on Sunday after reports that an object emitting an intense light was spotted falling from the sky over Japan in the early hours of the morning. Photo provided from video footage of a fireball seen in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) The fireball, considered a fireball – a type of … Read more
[ad_1] An eight-kilometer wall of prehistoric rock art featuring animals and humans was discovered in the Amazon rainforest after its creation up to 12,500 years ago. The historic work of art, now called the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Elders’, was discovered on cliff faces last year in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia, by a team of … Read more
[ad_1] The bones have not yet been carbon dated An almost perfectly preserved whale skeleton, 3,000 to 5,000 years old, has been found in Thailand. The bones were found in early November about 12 km (7.5 miles) from the coast just west of Bangkok. The 12m (39ft) long skeleton is believed to be that of … Read more
[ad_1] Enlarge / Representation of the artist Falcatakely forsterae. Given the unusual attention given to turkeys this week, let’s talk about dinosaurs. Today’s birds are, of course, the descendants of the only branch of the dinosaur that survived the late Cretaceous mass extinction. In the days of the dinosaurs, early risers were a bit different, … Read more
[ad_1] Tonight, as you slip in some late-night Thanksgiving leftovers, take a moment to marvel at the full moon. Did you notice anything different? It’s subtle, but early Monday (Sunday night if you’re on the West Coast) the full moon should appear a little darker than usual. This is because you are witnessing a penumbra … Read more
[ad_1] NASA has started to assemble the Artemis space launch system, marking a milestone ahead of future missions to the moon. “At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers lowered the first of 10 segments into place on November 21 for the two solid rocket boosters that will power the first flight of the agency’s … Read more