How do skywatchers measure distances in the night sky? Here’s how to understand it when they speak of objects as being several degrees (or several arc minutes or arc seconds) apart. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sky-measurements-degrees-arc-minutes-arc-seconds…
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The 100 best science photos of 2020
‘Naked’ sharks, secret galaxy mergers, disco tardigrades and more incredible science photos from this crazy year. Source: https://www.livescience.com/100-best-science-photos-of-2020.html
Dangerous ‘naked’ black holes could be hiding in the universe
Black holes shorn of event horizons could lurk throughout the universe. Source: https://www.livescience.com/do-naked-singularities-exist.html
Apple Added a Secret Button To Your iPhone
Your iPhone got a new button last month, and you may not have even noticed. The Verge reports: No, Apple didn’t sneak into your house and secretly superglue a button onto your smartphone. But it did release iOS 14, the latest version of its iPhone software, which includes a feature called Back Tap. Back Tap adds a fascinating new “button” to…
Naked mole rats kidnap each other’s babies, and turn them into slaves
Naked mole rats kidnap each other’s babies and turn them into slaves. Source: https://www.livescience.com/naked-mole-rats-kidnap-other-babies.html
Naked mole rats invade neighbouring colonies and kidnap their babies
The world’s most social mammals can be positively antisocial, as naked mole rats have been observed invading each other’s colonies and kidnapping newborn pups Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256695-naked-mole-rats-invade-neighbouring-colonies-and-kidnap-their-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites this week
After 2 weeks of scrubs, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off October 6, 2020, carrying 60 more Starlink satellites to orbit. The rocket successfully landed at sea 9 minutes later. Video of the launch and landing here, plus steps taken to reduce the bright satellites’ effect on astronomy. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/spacex-starlink-falcon-9-launch-oct-6-2020…
‘Naked’ shark was born without skin or teeth in world first
Fishers in Sardinia, Italy caught a skinless, toothless shark in a world first, new study says. Source: https://www.livescience.com/naked-skinless-shark-mediterranean-sea.html
What’s the youngest moon you can see with your eye alone?
It has long been a sport for skywatchers to spot the youngest possible crescent moon after sunset, with the eye alone. What does it take to see a very young moon? Details here. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-youngest-moon-you-can-see-with-your-eye-alone…
Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests
There is something funky going on in the clouds of Venus. Telescopes have detected unusually high concentrations of the molecule phosphine — a stinky, flammable chemical typically associated with feces, farts and rotting microbial activity — in an atmospheric layer far above the planet’s scorching surface. From a report: The finding is curious because here on Earth, phosphine is essentially always…