A Russian “space truck” has met its fiery doom on its way home to Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/russian-progress-76-cargo-ship-ms15-burns-up-photo.html
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Who was buried at Sutton Hoo?
A medieval ship burial in England is now captivating viewers of the Netflix drama “The Dig.” But who is actually buried at the 1,400-year-old site known as Sutton Hoo? Source: https://www.livescience.com/who-was-buried-sutton-hoo.html
Anniversary of mysterious parade of meteors
On February 9, 1913, lucky observers witnessed the Great Meteor Procession, when bright meteors soared horizontally across the sky in a stately marching rank for minutes at a time. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-great-meteor-procession-of-february-9-1913…
Plex Media Servers Are Being Abused For DDoS Attacks
DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, security firm Netscout said in an alert this week. From a report: The company’s alert warns owners of devices that ship with Plex Media Server, a web application for Windows, Mac, and Linux that’s usually used for video…
Netflix’s The Dig review: An archaeology drama with impeccable acting
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan star in Netflix’s film The Dig, which reimagines the excavation at Sutton Hoo, where a 27-metre burial ship was uncovered Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933202-000-netflixs-the-dig-review-an-archaeology-drama-with-impeccable-acting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Boeing Curbed Rocket Test Over Hydraulics Issue, NASA Says
Boeing’s test of the largest rocket in U.S. history ended earlier than expected on Jan. 16 because a hydraulic-system setting exceeded a preset limit, dealing another setback to the company’s space ambitions. From a report: The first firing of all four RS-25 engines on the Space Launch System rocket ended just 67.2 seconds into the planned eight-minute test. The so-called hot…
New study finds polyester fibers throughout the Arctic Ocean
A new study has found that pollution from microplastics is widespread in the Arctic Ocean, and 92% of those particles are minuscule synthetic fibers from our clothes. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/polyester-fibers-arctic-ocean-microplastic-pollution…
2020 tied for warmest year on record
2020 was Earth’s hottest year in the 140-year record, effectively tying 2016, the previous record-holder. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/2020-tied-for-warmest-global-year-on-record…
Ship goes missing in the Bermuda Triangle
A ship carrying 20 passengers has disappeared without a trace despite an extensive search and rescue effort. There are few mysteries as enduring and a… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342614/ship-goes-missing-in-the-bermuda-triangle…
SpaceX Cargo Dragon succeeds in 1st autonomous undocking
SpaceX’s CRS-21 Cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on January 12, 2021, succeeding in the world’s first-ever autonomous undocking and testing of several new vehicle upgrades. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/space-x-cargo-dragon-1st-autonomous-undocking-jan-2021…