Photos: vintage items spotted at an electronics recycling event

[ad_1] Oswego, NY – Hosting the Syracuse area’s first electronics recycling event since the coronavirus shutdown Sunnking had 800 pre-registered attendees for a free collection event at SUNY Oswego on Saturday morning. Saturday’s event drew regular traffic and collected around 45 tonnes of material for breaking down and recycling. The next event in the Syracuse … Read more

Charles Darwin’s famous Galapagos Islands threatened by huge Chinese fishing fleet – world news

[ad_1] Over 300 miles long and visible from space, a threatening Chinese fishing fleet circles Charles Darwin’s ecological paradise. The 325-person flotilla, with ships the size of a football field, descended on the oceans around the Galapagos Islands – where the rich biodiversity offers a unique glimpse of our planet. Scientists fear the fleet will … Read more

Hubble takes a close-up of famous comet NEOWISE – sciencedaily

[ad_1] Images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of Comet NEOWISE, taken on August 8, focus on the visitor’s coma, the gossamer shell of gas and dust that surrounds its core as it is heated by the sun. This is the first time that Hubble has photographed a comet of this luminosity at such a resolution … Read more

Asteroid heading towards Earth has 0.41% chance of hitting the planet, NASA data shows

[ad_1] The Independent employs journalists around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider contributing. According to data from NASA, an asteroid that is expected to come closer to Earth later this year has a 0.41% chance of hitting the planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies … Read more

New 3D imaging technique to visualize lung tissue damage in severe COVID-19

[ad_1] Sections through the three-dimensional reconstruction volume (top left, gray) around a hyaline membrane lung alveolus (bottom left, yellow). On the right, the images are superimposed. In the center is the air bubble (alveolus). The electron density is represented by different shades of gray. Inside the air bubble is a layer of protein and dead … Read more

An asteroid is heading towards the eve of the presidential election

[ad_1] This year could end in style. Scientists recently spotted an asteroid colliding directly with Earth – which is expected to strike a day before the presidential elections in November. The flying space object, known as 2018VP1, is expected on November 2, according to the Center for Near Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. … Read more

Fortune-worthy Costa Rican meteorite may give clues to life on Earth

[ad_1] A meteorite from Costa Rica may contain answers to the biggest questions about how life began on planet Earth. Scientists from School of Geology of Central America are studying parts of a 2019 meteorite that impacted Aguas Zarcas, a village in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica, described as “more precious than gold”. The … Read more