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Burning Jupiter: Astonomers capture photos of planet using `lucky` technique
The astronomers additionally received to know that darkish spots within the well-known Nice Crimson Spot, a large storm vortex wider than Earth, are nothing however gaps within the cloud cowl. "Ongoing studies of lightning sources will help us understand how convection on Jupiter is different from or similar to convection in the Earth's atmosphere", Wong commented. [Full Article...]
Polar vortex brings rare May snow, low temps to New England
Parts of New England could see between six and 12 inches of snow and a usually balmy New York City has a 13 percent chance of snow showers Saturday morning, the National Weather Service forecasts. "Temperatures will go back to seasonal averages", he said, which for southwestern Ontario would mean 18 C for the daytime high and nothing less than 7 C overnight. [Full Article...]
Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation
Destruction in Brazil's portion of the Amazon increased 64% in April, compared with the same month a year ago, according to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE. Another problem with the government's military strategy, said Berenguer, is that it has focused exclusively on fires. The coronavirus pandemic is only making things more complicated in the Amazon region. [Full Article...]
Team probes violent storms, lightning on Jupiter
Jupiter's storms are monstrous with thunderhead clouds that can extend 40 miles from base to top, which is five times the height of Earth's thunderheads. However, researchers were not sure if features were caused by an actual dark material in the clouds or holes in the clouds showing layers below. The regular imaging of Jupiter by Hubble and Gemini in support of the Juno mission is proving valu... [Full Article...]
FDA approves Rutgers COVID-19 take-home saliva test
A new at-home coronavirus test kit has been approved by the FDA, the administration announced Friday, and all it requires is a saliva sample. Now, at a time when some states say they are still facing a shortage of tests, the at-home spit-collection kits have the potential to widen the audience for virus screening. [Full Article...]
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
The unmanned spacecraft and its return capsule were flung into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket in its debut flight Tuesday evening from the Wenchang launch centre in the southern island province of Hainan. The plan is to eventually send astronauts into space to set up a space station by 2022, followed by a trip to the Moon. Altogether, there will be 12 launch missions before the space stati... [Full Article...]
Spring Snow Forecast For Northeast As Polar Vortex Arrives From Canada
The other coast: The polar vortex in the eastern United States will coincide with record heat in the West and Southwest, including California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, according to the Post - separating the country into two weather extremes. [Full Article...]
How NASA Responded To News Of Tom Cruise's Space Movie
It seems that there's no limit to what Tom Cruise will do to provide satisfying action thrills, including going to space to shoot his next project. " NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station ", the tweet read. YouTuber Tim Dodd (aka The Everyday Astronaut) also agreed with Bridenstine that having a movie filmed in space with Cruise would be inspirin... [Full Article...]