NASA sees sun's edge thanks to STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecrafts; Solar winds' origins unveiled
NASA sees sun’s edge thanks to STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecrafts; Solar winds’ origins unveiled NASA is indeed the frontline of humanity when it comes to space exploration. Now, with the help of STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecraft, humanity has just learned a great deal of our own sun and how we can thorough our learning of a possible interstellar travel. By Jose Mari Franz Teves | Sep 21, 2016 04:54 AM EDT 379099 02: The sun's coronal loops are shown in this photo, released September ..>> view originalNasa isn't changing our star signs – but the zodiac is still wrong
Nasa isn’t changing everyone’s star signs. But that hasn’t stopped everyone thinking it. Fear, anger and confusion erupted this week when reports, apparently originating with Cosmopolitan, suggested that Nasa was going to be changing the star signs around. What’s more, it said, because of a change in the Earth’s placement, 86 per cent of people’s star signs were wrong. The trouble is that Nasa doesn’t decide on star signs, and actually has very little interest in astrology at all. What’s more, ..>> view originalNASA will soon reveal a 'surprising' discovery about a moon of Jupiter that might support life
(NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI Institute) NASA on Tuesday issued a cryptic press announcement about Europa, an ice-encrusted moon of Jupiter that likely hides twice as much warm, liquid, and potentially habitable water as Earth.The US space agency teased the discovery of some "surprising activity" out there, 390 million miles from Earth, citing the help of images from the Hubble Space Telescope.Everyone will be filled in on the details via a live video stream on Monday, Sept. 26, at 2..>> view originalArctic ice melt is killing birds and will leave caribou stranded
An uncertain futureWayne Lynch/All Canada Photos/Alamy By Julianna Photopoulos The ongoing loss of sea-ice cover is wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the Arctic, and may spell the end of more species than previously thought. Arctic sea-ice cover has shrunk this year to the second lowest summer level ever recorded, following an unprecedented winter low. “There will be winners and losers,” says Martin Renner of Tern Again Consulting in Homer, Alaska. “Species that rely directly on sea ice, lik..>> view originalScientists Finally Figured Out Why Tardigrades Are So Indestructible
Tardigrades, also known as “water bears”, are microscopic animals capable of withstanding some of the most severe environmental conditions. Researchers from Japan have now created the most accurate picture yet of the tardigrade genome, revealing the neat tricks it uses to stay alive. A scanning electron microscope image of the incredible tardigrade. (Credit: Tanaka S, Sagara H, Kunieda) In a new study published in Nature Communications, geneticist Takekazu Kunieda and his colleagues from the U..>> view originalAncient Greek shipwreck bones found
Skeletal remains from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera could shed light on ancient travel habits.Discovered in 1900, the wreck has so far unearthed treasures including an astronomical calculator, which researchers said in June may also have had a fortune-telling purpose.Part of a skull and other bones found among ceramics during the latest excavations that ended last week belonged to a person who was in the ship's hold when it sank, the ministry said.The position of..>> view originalSea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate
Sea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate Updated September 21, 2016 19:19:16 Scientists fear a sharp reduction in Antarctic sea ice in recent weeks will impact marine life and climate systems. Key pointsAntarctic sea ice retreating earlier than usualInstability of ice affecting access to research stationsImpacts expected on marine life, climate, research New daily records have been set for measuring the retreat of sea ice around Anta..>> view originalCut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science', claims study
Getting stuff right is normally regarded as science’s central aim. But a new analysis has raised the existential spectre that universities, laboratory chiefs and academic journals are contributing to the “natural selection of bad science”. To thrive in the cut-throat world of academia, scientists are incentivised to publish surprising findings frequently, the study suggests – despite the risk that such findings are “most likely to be wrong”. Paul Smaldino, a cognitive scientist who led the work..>> view originalResearchers say the American alligator is 6 MILLION years older than previously thought
The sharped-toothed, scaly predators that roam Florida may be much older than previously thought, finds new research. A study suggests that the American alligator is up to 6 million years older, and has remained virtually untouched by major evolutionary changes for at least 8 million years.Experts say that besides certain sharks, very few living vertebrate species have such a long duration in the fossil record with so little change.Scroll down for video A study suggests that the American alliga..>> view originalTowards quantum Internet: Researchers teleport particle of light six kilometres
Wolfgang Tittel, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary. What if you could behave like the crew on the Starship Enterprise and teleport yourself home or anywhere ...>> view original
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