People have reported seeing Transient Lunar Phenomena – unusual flashes and other lights on the moon – for at least 1,000 years. Yet they’re still mysterious. Now a scientist in Germany is using a new telescope to try to solve the mystery. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/moon-flashes-transient-lunar-phenomena…
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Mud ball meteorites rain down in Costa Rica
“Mud ball” meteorites – full of clays, organics and water – are unique among space rocks. And a lot of them fell in April 2019 on a small town in Costa Rica, much to the delight of scientists. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mudball-meteorite-fall-aguas-zarcas-costa-rica-2019…
Report: Herman Cain says he doesn’t plan to withdraw from consideration for the Federal Reserve
Source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/10/18302032/herman-cain-trump-federal-reserve-senate-republicans…
Samsung Chips Will Get Faster and Easier on Your Battery in 2020
Processor progress is harder to come by these days, but Samsung says it’ll build chips next year that will give you a bit more battery life or a little more speed. From a report: Through improvements charted by Moore’s Law, chip electronic components called transistors get steadily smaller. On Monday, Samsung said it’s taken the next step along the Moore’s…
What’s at Risk if the Fed Becomes as Partisan as the Rest of Washington
The credibility of the Federal Reserve around the world has been built over decades. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/upshot/fed-moore-cain-risk-partisanship.html?partner=rss&emc=rss