SpaceX “built its experimental spaceport in and around Boca Chica Village, a decades-old community of about 20 elderly residents,” reports Business Insider. But now “SpaceX is trying to buy as much of Boca Chica Village as it can and move people out…following an accidental brush fire, public-safety notices warning of the possibility for explosions, and a push to have the Federal…
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Tonight, find the Andromeda galaxy
The Andromeda galaxy is the closest big galaxy to our Milky Way. Here are a couple of different ways to find it. Just be sure your sky is dark! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/find-the-andromeda-galaxy-in-autumn…
Authorities Consider Taking Legal Action Against Facebook Over Storm Area 51 Event
Local authorities in Rachel, Nevada — the location of a planned Aliengate festival that evolved out of a viral Facebook event — are considering taking legal action to cover $250,000 the county plans to spend to prepare for the potential onslaught of visitors. Gizmodo reports: Matty Roberts created the “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” Facebook event on…
Amazon Confirms ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Will Be Filmed In New Zealand
New submitter mikaere writes: The New Zealand Herald reports that Amazon will base their upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series in West Auckland (home to fantasy series such as Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess,Legend of the Seeker and The Chronicles of Shannara. The article mentions that Sir Peter Jackson may have some involvement, and it is likely that iconic locales, such…
Tsunamis, wildfires followed dinosaur-killing impact
A new study that analyzed rock from deep within the Chicxulub impact crater helps reveal what happened within the first 24 hours after the asteroid impact that doomed the dinosaurs. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/tsunamis-wildfires-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact…
Florida Man Discovers Decades-Old Dead Body Using Google Earth
ecades after a man in Florida mysteriously disappeared, Google Earth revealed the location of his skeletal remains — inside a submerged car. Source: https://www.livescience.com/google-earth-submerged-car-missing-person.html
Fomalhaut: The loneliest star
It’s also sometimes called the autumn star for us in the Northern Hemisphere. In its large dark patch of sky, only Fomalhaut shines brightly. Here’s how to see it. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/solitary-fomalhaut-guards-the-southern-sky…
All you need to know: September equinox
We have an equinox coming up on September 23. Happy autumn, Northern Hemisphere. Happy spring, Southern Hemisphere. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-september-equinox…
Alabama Tracking Students’ Locations To Penalize Them For Leaving Games Early
The University of Alabama is taking an extraordinary, Orwellian step to reward students who attend games — and stay until the fourth quarter — by using location-tracking technology from students’ phones to see who skips out and who stays. If students stay until the fourth quarter, they will be rewarded with improved access to tickets to the SEC championship game and…