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We heart the Earth and sky

This Valentine’s Day, we find so much to love in the many heart-shaped objects created by Mother Nature that can be found right here on Earth or all the way to the deepest reaches of the sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/heart-shaped-objects-in-nature-space-earth-valentines-day…

Germany, France, 11 Other EU Countries Team Up For Semiconductor Push

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Germany, France, Spain and ten other EU countries have joined forces to invest in processors and semiconductor technologies, key to internet-connected devices and data processing, in a push to catch up with the United States and Asia. Europe’s share of the 440-billion-euro ($533 billion) global semiconductor market is around 10%, with the EU…

Is it possible to hear meteors?

Can you hear a meteor as it streaks overhead? Some people have reported hearing meteors with a sizzling sound like bacon frying. Scientists now say you can, and explain how it happens. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/whoosh-can-you-hear-a-meteor-streak-past…

Sweden Tries Out a New Status: Pariah State

Sweden’s population is not quite twice the size of Norway’s — yet Sweden has reported 21 times as many deaths from Covid-19, prompting many countries to close its border to Sweden, reports the New York Times:
Norway isn’t the only Scandinavian neighbor barring Swedes from visiting this summer. Denmark and Finland have also closed their borders to Swedes, fearing that they would…

When it “Clicked”: A Penn MCIT Online Student Shares How He Went From No Computer Science Background to Coding Video Games in 3 Months

Working full time for the U.S. State Department, Aleks Jarcev has mastered time management while earning his degree online. Aleks Jarcev grew up spending endless hours playing computer games and even attempting to build them. Now, after three months in the MCIT Online program from the University of Pennsylvania, he is coding video games on […]
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EarthSky’s 2020 meteor shower guide

All you need to know about major meteor showers in 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide…