Comet Swan could deliver on the promise of a rare night sky show that Comet Atlas failed to provide. “Already, Swan could be visible to those with exquisitely dark skies and sharp eyes,” reports CNET. “Others might also be able to spot it with binoculars.” From the report: Astronomer Con Stoitsis said some predictions show the comet continuing to brighten in…
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Ancient anchovies were huge and used sabre teeth to eat other fish
Fossils have revealed that after the extinction of the dinosaurs, anchovies evolved into metre-long predators with sharp sabre-like teeth to devour other fish Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243174-ancient-anchovies-were-huge-and-used-sabre-teeth-to-eat-other-fish/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
High-Resolution Telescope Images Solve a Mystery About Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Researchers have collected some of the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever obtained from earth — by combining images from Hawaii’s Gemini North telescope with images from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Juno probe (currently orbiting Jupiter). The images — assembled from three years of observations — “confirm that dark spots in the famous Great Red Spot are actually gaps…
As States Move to Reopen, 2 Projections Show Deaths Rising
A University of Washington forecast frequently cited by the White House projected a death toll of more than double what it was predicting last month, citing the “easing of social distancing measures” in many states. From a report: As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of coronavirus…
Satellite images: Air pollution in India plummets
These satellite images show how much aerosol levels have dropped over northern India since the Covid-19 lockdown began. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-images-air-pollution-india-covid19…
Planet Earth at Twilight
No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
India Says Zoom ‘Not a Safe Problem’ For Video Conferencing
India is the latest country to denounce videoconferencing software Zoom, calling it “not a safe platform.” Reuters reports: “Zoom is a not a safe platform,” the Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) of India’s ministry of home affairs said in a 16-page advisory. The government body also provided guidelines on how to avoid unauthorized users from carrying out malicious acts while using the…
India Says Zoom ‘Not a Safe Platform’ For Video Conferencing
India is the latest country to denounce videoconferencing software Zoom, calling it “not a safe platform.” Reuters reports: “Zoom is a not a safe platform,” the Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) of India’s ministry of home affairs said in a 16-page advisory. The government body also provided guidelines on how to avoid unauthorized users from carrying out malicious acts while using the…
See Curiosity’s epic new selfie from Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has taken a beautiful new selfie. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-curiosity-rover-new-selfie-image…
Venus’ greatest evening elongation on March 24
Today – March 24, 2020 – Venus reaches its greatest elongation from the sun in the evening sky. At northerly latitudes, Venus – the “evening star” – stays out until late night. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-greatest-evening-elongation-on-march-24…