Once lifted into the stratosphere ASTHROS will observe wavelengths that aren't now visible from the ground in an effort to measure the motion and speed of gas around newly-formed stars. When fully inflated, this balloon is 400 feet (150 meters) wide, or about the size of a football stadium, and reach an altitude of 130,000 feet (24.6 miles or 40 kilometers ) - roughly four times higher than comme... [Full Article...]
A " blue hole " 30 miles (48 kilometres) off Sarasota - known as "Amberjack Hole" - was explored in 2019. Although the case of legends, there is some truth in them: the same happens with the gaps in the earth during earthquakes, the ground of the seas and oceans sometimes opens in a similar way, creating the so-called " blue holes " in that science still does not know very well what there is... [Full Article...]
NASA's mission is one of several launching to Mars within a limited window of opportunity this year when the red planet is in a favorable position relative to Earth. "Mr. Musk says he's going to be sending a number of people to Mars in the not-very-distant future", he said. However, if China does manage to pull off the orbit, landing and deployment of its rover, it will be the first country to... [Full Article...]
The findings showed that countries like Barbados, where lockdown coincided with the tourist season, saw a 50 per cent decrease in noise. Now an global study involving Professor Martha Savage from Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington's School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences has shown there was also a significant measurable reduction in seismic noise. [Full Article...]
The deadline to submit designs is August 17 and the winners will be revealed in October. That's a whole chunk of change for drawing up a Moon toilet, but it gets even better: Even if you don't produce the winning design there are still sizable rewards for winning 2nd and 3rd place, who will take home $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. [Full Article...]
Tropical Storm Gonzalo was also the earliest Atlantic named storm for its place in the alphabet. There is potential for hurricane conditions in the southern Windward Islands this weekend, with hurricane watches being issued. "A westward to west-northwestward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through the weekend". At this moment, the National Hurricane Center is giving this sy... [Full Article...]
Express reports Comet NEOWISE will be passing over Earth tonight on July 23, making its closest approach to the planet yet at a distance of 103 million kilometers. "The fact that this one did and we get to see it is pretty cool". The comet will be visible toward the northwest and western edges of the sky. It should be noted that light pollution may make it hard for those living in b... [Full Article...]
Tropical Storm Gonzalo continues Westward with St Vincent and the Grenadines under Hurricane Watch. A tropical storm warning is in effect for several places, including St. The temporary pause on the Atlantic hurricane season is no more, with Tropical Storm Gonzalo and Tropical Depression 8 both churning in the ocean. [Full Article...]