Before we send people to Mars, we need to understand more about how Martian dust could affect astronauts and their equipment. Here are 3 things we’ve learned from the planet’s 2018 global dust storm. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/understanding-mars-dust-storms…
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Secrets of the ‘blue supergiant’ revealed
Blue supergiants are the rock-and-roll stars of the universe. They are massive stars that live fast and die young which makes them rare and difficult to study, even with modern telescopes. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-secrets-blue-supergiant-revealed.html…
Space rock hit moon at 38,000 mph
It was a flash of light seen on the edge of moon during the total lunar eclipse of January 20-21, 2019. Now astronomers have analyzed this meteor strike, the first ever filmed during an eclipse. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/jan2019-eclipse-space-rock-hit-moon-video-photos…
Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the Original Fat Albert TV Special (1969)
Millions of kids grew up with the groovy yet educational cartoon comedy of Fat Albert, and millions of adults may find it difficult or impossible now to watch the show without thinking of the crimes of its creator. Such is life in the 21st century, but so it was too at the end of the […]
Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the…
Uluru sunset
Uluru – also known as Ayers Rock – in Northern Territory, Australia, on April 19, 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/uluru-ayers-rock-sunset-photo…
What caused the Great Dying?
New evidence that volcanic eruptions caused the Great Dying, a mass extinction 252 million years ago that killed off 95% of life on Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/study-volcanoes-caused-mass-extinction-great-dying…
Strange and Frightening Encounters With Forest Spirits
Throughout all of human history the forests of our world have always held a special allure. The trees have birthed countless legends and myths, as well as spawned all manner of forest entities, sprites, and spirits. Just walking amongst the tranquil woods one can feel why this might be so, as it is a place… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/strange-and-frightening-encounters-with-forest-spirits/…