Born between November 29 and December 18? If so, the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/born-between-november-29-and-december-18-heres-your-constellation…
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Fraud Charges, Lost Patents: How an Auto Legend’s China Venture Crashed
“Steve Saleen claims that China has stolen 40 years’ worth of intellectual property from him in launching the Saleen brand in China,” reports the site Carscoops. More information from the Los Angeles Times: Saleen’s Chinese backers have accused his business partner of fraud and embezzlement and taken over the company, freezing its accounts and forcing hundreds of employees out of work….
Mars big as the moon on August 27?
We can’t believe it. One of the most popular articles at EarthSky this week is the one asking, will Mars be as big as the moon on August 27? Short answer … no. This hoax has been circulating since 2003. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/double-moon-on-august-27…
Mike Tyson is set to fight a great white shark
The boxing legend will be engaging in the fight of the decade with a giant man-eating shark… yes really. The 54-year-old former heavyweight champion… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338218/mike-tyson-is-set-to-fight-a-great-white-shark…
Dance of 3 stars confirms Einstein’s ‘most fortunate thought’
Researchers in Europe have now confirmed the universality of free fall – which Einstein called his most fortunate thought – with extremely high precision. To do it, they spent 8 years tracking a triple star system containing a millisecond pulsar. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/pulsar-psr-j03371715-einstein-universality-of-free-fall…
GTA Online, Red Dead Online Will Temporarily Go Offline In Honor of George Floyd
Rockstar Games, 2K games, and their parent company Take-Two Interactive announced on Thursday that they will shut down the servers for games such as Grand Theft Auto Online, Red Dead Online, and NBA 2K for two hours on Thursday afternoon “to honor the legacy of George Floyd.” Polygon reports: “Black Lives Matter,” said Rockstar Games on its official Twitter account. “To…
A Virus-Hunter Falls Prey To a Virus He Underestimated
Peter Piot, 71, one of the giants of Ebola and AIDS research, is still battling a coronavirus infection that hit him “like a bus” in March. From a report:”This is the revenge of the viruses,” said Dr. Peter Piot, the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “I’ve made their lives difficult. Now they’re trying to get me.”…
Vega: Brilliant blue-white star in the Summer Triangle
Vega is 1 of 3 stars in an asterism – or noticeable star pattern – called the Summer Triangle in the early evening sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/vega-brilliant-blue-white-is-third-brightest-star…
Revisited: the mystery of the A3 ‘ghost crash’
A chance sighting of a car accident by a member of the public spawned an urban legend that endures to this day. Britain’s roads and motorways are cert… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337027/revisited-the-mystery-of-the-a3-ghost-crash…
What are exoplanets?
Exoplanets are worlds orbiting distant stars. The history of our knowledge of exoplanets, the various types of exoplanets, how astronomers find them, and more, here. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-are-exoplanets…