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Asian honey bees use other animals' faeces to ward off giant hornets
Unfortunately, North American honey bees haven't evolved to fend off the similar "murder hornets" that were unintentionally introduced in their region and that have recently been found in Washington state and British Columbia in Canada. Of the 67 beekeepers in Vietnam the researchers surveyed in late August - when giant hornet attacks occur most often - 63 of them reported poop spots splattered on... [Full Article...]
United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launch Tonight
Air Force Space Command and NASA. The ULA footage showed the rocket - which was 235 feet tall and weighed 1.6 million pounds on the launch pad - blast off with a classified mission of the U.S. Boeing built a huge mobile gantry for the Delta 4 rocket with a newly-stationed sailor with three huge retractable swing weapons. The Delta 4 Heavy is slated to be retired after launching four more NRO m... [Full Article...]
NASA Announces Artemis Team of Astronauts for Early Moon Missions
NASA will announce flight assignments for astronauts later. Five of the 18 were present at the meeting. - Jonny Kim, of Los Angeles, who came to NASA as part of the 2017 astronaut class. Before the meeting of the space council, Pence toured Patrick Air Force Base and formally renamed it Patrick Space Force Base. NASA's Artemis activities have, since that speech, been shaped by that goal. [Full Article...]
'Christmas Star' to be seen for the first time in 800 years
On the night of December 21, known as the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night sky, making for a fairly spectacular sight just ahead of Christmas. Jupiter and Saturn will appear to be very close to each other in the night sky, even though they are actually hundreds of millions of miles apart. [Full Article...]
UK's Sixth Carbon Budget draws criticism from dairy group
In its new 1,000-page report, the CCC sets out the path to that goal over the next three decades, including the first ever detailed assessment of the changes that will result - and the key milestones that must be met. By 2040, all new trucks are low carbon. United Kingdom industry shifts to using renewable electricity or hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, or captures its carbon emissions, storing t... [Full Article...]
BC reports 28 more deaths and 723 new COVID-19 cases
Calling it "one of the most tragic days yet", Henry said there have been 28 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial death toll to 587. "We have a glimmer of hope". "We are not yet through this storm". As a result of all the continuing challenges of COVID-19, the provincial government has extended its state of emergency until December 22. [Full Article...]
Northern Lights could be seen in Wyoming, Nebraska this week
Some Pennsylvanians could see the northern lights - also known as the aurora borealis - tonight if an approaching solar storm is strong enough and the cloud cover clears. If you see a red glow or green glow this evening to the north then you have spotted the Northern Lights. Winds will be light and temperatures will be in the low to mid 30s. [Full Article...]
A glimpse of the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights are created "when large numbers of electrically charged particles (electrons) at high speed stream in towards the earth along its magnetic field and collide with the highest air particles", according to the Tromso Geophysical Observatory at the Arctic University of Norway. [Full Article...]