Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. “It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!” Adams said. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photograph-yellow-penguin…
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James Webb Space Telescope – Hubble’s successor – to launch in October
The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s most complex infrared telescope, built for a wide range of research projects. NASA is now targeting October 31 for its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/james-webb-telescope-hubble-successor-to-launch…
Critically endangered baby whale washes up dead on Florida coast
An endangered whale calf has been found dead on a beach in Florida with signs it was hit by a boat. Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are left on Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/endangered-whale-calf-washed-ashore-florida.html
To the Moon? Dogecoin Leaps 46% in 24 Hours After Tweets From Elon Musk, Snoop Dogg
Friday the 71-year-old former lead singer of the band Kiss tweeted “I bought Dogecoin…six figures,” to his 922,000 followers, along with other supportive tweets. Saturday rap artist Snoop Dogg tweeted an image of “Snoop Doge” to his 19.2 million followers. Later Elon Musk tweeted a picture from the Lion King with Musk’s head appearing on a monkey holding up a monkey…
‘Pile of rope’ on a Texas beach is a weird, real-life sea creature
Frequently mistaken for discarded piles of beach trash, ropelike sea whips are a type of colorful coastal coral. Source: https://www.livescience.com/rope-trash-beach-sea-whip.html
4-year-old discovers impressive dinosaur footprint on Wales beach
A dinosaur track found by a 4-year-old on a Welsh beach belongs to one of the earliest dinos. Source: https://www.livescience.com/preschooler-discovers-dinosaur-track.html
Top 12 brightest objects in the solar system
Can you name the top 12 brightest objects in the solar system? How many have you seen without the aid of binoculars or a telescope? Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-are-the-brightest-objects-in-our-solar-system…
More Companies Are Joining ‘Tech Exodus’ From California
This week Digital Reality data center services announced it was also relocating its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to Texas, citing factors like a low cost of living and “supportive business climate”. (Though it will still maintain a “significant” presence in the Bay Area.) And Align Technology (makers of the Invisalign orthodontic dental aligners) also announced it had relocated…
Opinion: Biden administration must act fast to save migratory birds
On Trump’s way out of the White House, his administration demolished a law that protects migratory birds, putting over 1,000 species at risk. The Biden administration can still salvage it, but only if they act swiftly. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/biden-administration-migratory-bird-treaty-act…
Young killer whale rescued after stranding on Scottish beach
A marine mammal medic praised locals who helped save a stranded juvenile killer whale from a beach in Scotland. Here’s how they did it. Source: https://www.livescience.com/scottish-locals-save-stranded-killer-whale.html