Three dummy bombs have been accidentally dropped over Florida on July 1st. “The incident is suspected to have happened at around 1:15 p.m. about 54 miles southwest of Moody Air Force Base about a mile-and-a-quarter west of Highway 129 near Suwannee Springs,” reports The Epoch Times, citing a media release by the Moody Air force Base in Central Georgia. From the…
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Germany To Publish Standard on Modern Secure Browsers
Germany’s cyber-security agency is working on a set of minimum rules that modern web browsers must comply with in order to be considered secure. From a report: The new guidelines are currently being drafted by the German Federal Office for Information Security (or the Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik — BSI), and they’ll be used to advise government agencies and…
Vision cells can pull double duty in the brain, detecting both color and shape
Neurons in a brain area that handles vision fire in response to more than one aspect of an object, countering earlier ideas, a study in monkeys finds. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-vision-cells-detect-both-color-and-shape4…
See super-detailed images of Saturn’s rings
Textures and patterns, from clumpy to straw-like, pop out of these images from the Cassini mission. “It’s like turning the power up a notch on what we could see in the rings,” said a scientist. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/images-sculpting-saturns-rings-details-cassini…
Moonlit night in Yosemite
Moonlit rainbow over cascading Yosemite waterfall. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/rainbow-star-trails-waterfall-yosemite-photo…
Viewing Saturn’s rings soon? Read me 1st
The best time of 2019 for seeing Saturn’s glorious rings is upon us. You’ve seen the photos, but maybe you want to see the rings with your own eyes? Here are a few things to think about. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/viewing-saturns-rings-tips-for-beginners…
Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time
Scientists think they’ve spotted hints of blue plumage in a fossilized bird from 48 million years ago. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/signs-color-blue-found-fossil-bird-first-time4…
Zubeneschamali: A green star?
Although some scientists claim stars can’t look green, many stargazers will swear that Zubeneschamali proves otherwise. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/libras-zubeneschamali-the-only-green-star…
Table salt compound spotted on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Europa has an ocean, hidden beneath its icy crust. The discovery of sodium chloride – aka table salt – on the moon’s surface might be strong evidence that Europa’s ocean is very similar to Earth’s. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/europa-sodium-chloride-table-salt-ocean…
Best photos of the Mercury-Mars conjunction
It was the closest conjunction of 2 planets in 2019, between Mercury and Mars. It happened low in the evening twilight – and was best seen from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. Check out these photos from EarthSky Community members. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-mercury-mars-conjunction-june-2019…