New US-Russian Crew Arrives at International Space Station
The newest space station crew has arrived at last. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko docked with the International Space Station at 5:52 a.m. EDT (0952 GMT) this morning (Oct. 21) after a smooth two-day trip aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The trio launched into orbit early Wednesday, nearly a month later than their initial Sept. 23 liftoff target due to a technical issue with their spacecraft. The Soyuz linked up with the ..>> view originalMysterious 'Planet Nine' May Be Pulling Our Solar System Out Of Whack
Researchers Map Hydrogen In The Milky Way Using Largest Radio Telescopes In The World
A grand hydrogen map of the Milky Way has been prepared by scientists for the first time, revealing new information regarding the spaces between stars. The superior map HI4PI was compiled after taking vast data from two huge radio telescopes: the Max Planck radio telescope in Germany and CSIRO radio telescope in Australia. The HI4PI survey mapped neutral atomic hydrogen, considering its abundance in space and status as the main component of stars and galaxies. The meticulous study comes after m..>> view originalEnormous dinosaur may be least scary thing to hail from Australia
Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum founder David Elliott was herding sheep when he came across a pile of bones in Western Queensland, Australia, in 2005. The discovery turned out to be huge – literally.At first, Mr. Elliott thought that the bones might belong to a theropod like T. rex, but he was wrong. Instead, the bones belong to two enormous species of Titanosaur, massive long-necked creatures with a penchant for salad – perhaps actually much less frightening than a number of Australia's bet..>> view originalDid 40-year-old Viking experiment discover life on Mars?
The Viking 2 Lander site, showing frost on the ground. This image was taken by Viking 2 in 1979. Credit: NASA; Viking 2 Lander image P-21873. (Phys.org)—In 1976, two Viking landers became the first spacecraft from Earth to touch down on Mars. They ...>> view originalPediatricians No Longer Say Kids Under 2 Shouldn't Watch Screens. Finally!
SbytovaMN/Thinkstock On Friday morning, the American Academy of Pediatrics shifted its stance on what is commonly known as “screen time,” abandoning its controversial recommendation to keep children under age 2 away from screen media. Instead, it now provides mostly evidence-based guidance on how to use technology responsibly with kids of all ages. For researchers who have lobbied the AAP for years to change its rules in response to new studies on children and media, there is one word..>> view originalMysterious X-Ray Blasts May Reveal New Stellar Objects
This image shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus, where a strange source nearby dramatically flares X-rays unlike any ever seen. This entire image is about 58,000 light-years across; the zoomed image is about 3,500 light-years across. Red, green and blue colors in the galaxy's center represent X-rays as well. Credit: NASA/CXC/UA/J.Irwin et al. Astronomers are scratching their heads over two mysterious objects in space that are unlike anything scientists have seen ..>> view originalJupiter's Stripes Go Deep, and Other Surprises from Juno Probe
PASADENA, Calif. — Jupiter's stripes are more than skin deep, according to observations by NASA's Juno probe, which has revealed many new surprises about the Jovian giant. Juno arrived at the Jupiter system in July. On Aug. 27, the probe made a close flyby of the planet, during which, the science team was supposed to calibrate Juno's instruments and get familiar with the intense environment around Jupiter, according to Juno principal investigator Scott Bolton. But the encounter proved mor..>> view originalBay Area quake danger: Connected faults could…
Just in time for today’s Great California ShakeOut earthquake drills comes a newly published study with a troubling finding: Two of the Bay Area’s most infamous and potentially deadly earthquake faults may be linked, potentially packing a greater punch than even the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor. The pair-up is troubling: once thought to be two miles apart under the bay, the Rodgers Creek Fault, running from near Santa Rosa into the San Pablo Bay, and the Hayward Fault, stretching from below San J..>> view originalWild Monkeys' Stone "Tools" Force a Rethink of Human Uniqueness
The monkey picks up a potato-sized rock in his tiny hands, raises it above his head and smashes it down with all his might on another stone embedded in the ground. As the creature enthusiastically bashes away, over and over, flakes fly off the rock he is wielding. They are sharp enough to cut meat or plant material. The monkey does not pay much attention to the flakes, save to place one on the embedded rock and attempt to smash it, too. But he has unintentionally produced artifacts that look for..>> view original
Thursday, October 27, 2016
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