The small, fast-moving New Horizons spacecraft is likely to be the only Pluto mission in the lifetimes of many of us. It changed forever the way we on Earth perceive this outermost world and its moons. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/july-4-2015-new-horizons-at-pluto…
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Eltanin and Rastaban, the Dragon’s Eyes
These 2 famous stars shine down from the northern sky. Eltanin and Rastaban represent the fiery Eyes of the constellation Draco the Dragon. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/eltanin-and-rastaban-dragons-eyes…
Major Power Outage Hits Manhattan
“More than 40,000 in Manhattan don’t have power,” reports CNN:
Of the 42,000 customers without power in New York, most are in Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West Side, the utility company said. The city’s fire department is responding to numerous transformer fires, the first of which occurred in Manhattan on West 64th Street and West End Avenue, officials said. The outage…
Astronomers spot asteroid with shortest year known
The newly-discovered rocky body – dubbed 2019 LF6 – orbits the sun roughly every 151 days. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2019lf6-shortest-orbit…
Moon to sweep by Jupiter July 12 to 14
Use the moon to locate the planet Jupiter on July 12, 13 and 14. After these nights, you’ll recognize Jupiter easily. It’ll be the brightest starlike object to light up the evening sky for months to come. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-to-sweep-by-jupiter-july-12-14…
Parks and Recreation Centers Are Using Sonic Devices That Play High-Pitched Noises To Repel Teens
NPR reports of the various parks and recreation centers in North America that are using sonic devices to repel teens from the premises. Philadelphia, for example, has 30 parks and recreation centers that are outfitted with a small speaker called the Mosquito. “It blares a constant, high-pitched ringing noise all night long — but one that only teenagers and young adults…
German Banks Are Moving Away From SMS One-Time Passcodes
Multiple German banks have announced plans to drop support for SMS-based one-time passcodes (OTP) as a login authentication and transaction verification method. From a report: Postbank plans to drop support in August, while Raiffeisen Bank and Volksbank plan to do so in the fall, Handelsblatt reports. Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank also plan to drop support for SMS OTP but have not…
Samba 4.11 Removes SMB1 File-Sharing Protocol Version By Default
Samba says version 4.11.0 will switch off previously on-by-default support for the aging and easily subverted SMB1 protocol. Slashdot reader Jeremy Allison – Sam shares a report from The Register detailing the new changes: The open-source SMB toolkit’s developers say the Samba 4.11 build, currently in preview, will by default set SMB2_02 as the earliest supported version of the Windows file-sharing…
Dust storms swirl at Mars’ north pole
Over the last month, ESA’s Mars Express has been watching dust storms brew at the planet’s north pole and disperse toward the equator. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/dust-storms-mars-north-pole-images…
Is the Random Transiter weirder than Tabby’s Star?
Move over, Tabby’s Star. The Random Transiter may now be the weirdest star in the galaxy. Kepler data revealed 28 transits in front of this star in 87 days. What caused them? Multiple planets? A disintegrating planet? Alien megastructures? Source: https://earthsky.org/space/random-transiter-hd-139139-kepler-tabbys-star…