The dwarf planet’s hot birth may have created a warm internal ocean, and where there’s warm water, there might be life. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/life-inside-pluto-internal-ocean…
Tag: mountains
Meeting in the Mesosphere
A sensitive video camera on a summit of the Vosges mountains in France Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Stunning images of the night
See the winners of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) 1st annual photography contest. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ida-2020-photo-contest-winners-night-sky-images…
10 great places to see meteor showers in the US
Looking for an awesome place to watch meteor showers in the U.S.? AccuWeather – and the editors of EarthSky – recommend these 10 places. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/10-great-places-to-see-meteor-showers-in-us…
What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but dangerous storm systems
The derecho in the U.S. East on June 3, 2020, killed 4 people and left a million without power. A Colorado derecho on June 6 had winds in excess of 100 mph. Europe, Asia and South America also have derechos. Here’s what scientists know about them. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-a-derecho-storm-system…
Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse
What are those dark streaks in this composite image of yesterday’s solar eclipse? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
What’s the youngest moon you can see?
It’s rare to catch a moon within 24 hours of new. This month’s new moon comes on June 21 at 06:41 UTC. At sunset on June 21, some in the Americas or on Pacific islands might catch an exceedingly fragile young moon – fresh from an eclipse – low in the west after sunset. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/young-moon-visibility…
Orion over Argentine Mountains
Do you recognize the constellation of Orion? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Fenn’s treasure has been found at long last
Hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, the mysterious treasure has claimed many lives. Consisting of a bronze chest filled with gold nuggets, rare c… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337470/fenns-treasure-has-been-found-at-long-last…
After 10 Years, Hidden $1M Treasure Chest Finally Found
89-year-old Forrest Fenn had a secret, reports the Guardian. He’d hidden a treasure chest worth over $1 million somewhere in America’s Rocky Mountains: For more than a decade, he packed and repacked his treasure chest, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. Pre-Colombian animal figures went in, along with prehistoric mirrors of hammered gold,…