[ad_1] A Russian cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station shared a video of five “objects” flying over Earth. The objects were spotted in a video intended to document the auroras seen as the space station flew over Antarctica. But Ivan Vagner, a cosmonaut who arrived at the floating lab in April, noted that he saw … Read more
[ad_1] Before astronomers pointed their telescopes at the Sun in the early 17th century, the star had already existed for around 4.5 billion years. We have only ever seen a brief glimpse into the long and extended life cycle of our Sun. According to a new study, we missed a spectacular sight: A long time … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: SpaceX Photo and video images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on Tuesday show the launcher jumping into space from Cape Canaveral with another batch of nearly 60 Starlink satellites, followed by the successful recovery of the rocket’s first stage thruster and the payload fairing off. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off … Read more
[ad_1] Photo credit: ZTF / Caltech optical observatories Popular mechanics An SUV-sized asteroid called 2020 HQ hovered over Earth on Sunday, less than 1,830 miles from our home planet. It’s the nearest flyby never recorded. Scientists are working around the clock to track potentially dangerous asteroids as 2020 HQ. An asteroid the size of a … Read more
[ad_1] Imagine that the size of a bacterium is measured at a distance of about 4500 light years. That would be an incredible measure, given that a bacterium is so small that a microscope is needed to see it, and how far light can travel in 4,500 years, given that it can circle the Earth … Read more
[ad_1] NASA is looking for the source of a minor air leak on the International space station. The station’s current Expedition 63 crew members are in no immediate danger and will spend the weekend in the Russian segment of the orbiting laboratory, inside the Zvezda service module, according to officials at the station. NASA. said … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists say Greenland’s ice loss jumped again last year, breaking the previous record of 15%. New analysis indicates the scale of the melting was “unprecedented” in records dating back to 1948. The high pressure systems that crashed in Greenland last summer were the immediate cause of the huge losses. But the authors say the … Read more
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of mass last year, according to a study released Thursday, a finding that could prompt scientists to redefine their worst-case scenario by assessing the effects of climate change. FILE PHOTO: Crevasses form atop the Helheim Glacier near Tasiilaq, Greenland, June 19, 2018. REUTERS / … Read more
[ad_1] An air leak in the International Space Station has forced its three-member crew to move to the Russian side of the orbiting lab while NASA performs tests to determine the source. The crew and the station are “not in immediate danger” as the leak remains within safety specifications, the agency said. All hatches on … Read more
[ad_1] Paleontologists in southwest China recently discovered an almost complete skeleton of a prehistoric marine reptile known as the ichthyosaur. But they also found something completely unexpected – a well-preserved and extremely long reptile inside this creature’s belly. Ichthyosaurs were giant dolphin-like carnivores that lived during the dinosaur era, thriving during the Mesozoic era. In … Read more