New Horizons provided what will be the only close-up images of Pluto many of us will see in our lifetimes. The new feature names from the International Astronomical Union recognize the mission’s forerunners in Earth and space mythology and history. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/iau-approves-new-pluto-feature-names-2019…
Tag: Twins
Largest Hybrid Electric Plane Set To Take Flight
Ampair, a Los Angeles clean tech company in my neck of the woods, is set to begin accepting orders for a hybrid electric aircraft at the EAA AirVenture airshow in Wisconsin next week. Dubbed the EEL, the aircraft is in fact a retrofit of a Cessna 337, an aircraft that has a forward-mounted prop engine that pulls and a rear-mounted prop…
Conjoined Twins Fused at the Head Now Separated After More Than 50 Hours of Surgery
Twin girls who were born joined at the head have been successfully separated after a monthslong medical endeavor. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65972-conjoined-twins-head-separated-london.html
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…
Solstice sun near Taurus-Gemini border
On June 22, 2019, at around 3 UTC, the sun moves out of Taurus the Bull and into Gemini the Twins. Note that we’re talking about the boundaries of astronomical constellations – not astrological “signs” – of the zodiac. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/sun-passes-into-the-constellation-gemini…
Slashdot Asks: Does Anyone Still Like Godzilla?
There’s now a new $175 million remake of Godzilla: King of the Monsters. I loved it, Msmash walked out of it, and BeauHD didn’t bother to go see it. The movie performed poorly at the box office, but I’m not the only person who still likes Godzilla. There’s also a new anime version on Netflix. And critic Matt Zoller Seitz (once…
How your body processes food is only partially down to your genes
Everyone processes food differently — even identical twins. A study found just half of our response to glucose and 20 per cent of our response to fat is genetic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205973-how-your-body-processes-food-is-only-partially-down-to-your-genes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Young moon, Mercury, Mars on June 4 to 6
These next several days – on June 4, 5 and 6, 2019 – use the young moon to find the planets Mercury and Mars. Then watch for the Mercury-Mars conjunction around June 17 and 18. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/young-moon-mercury-mars-on-june-4-6…
Zuckerberg Met With Winklevoss Twins About Facebook Developing Cryptocurrency, Report Says
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met with Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to discuss the company’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency. “The Financial Times reported Thursday that Zuckerberg met with the Winklevoss twins and executives with Coinbase, a popular online cryptocurrency exchange, as the company considers partnering with the company and others such as Gemini, the exchange founded by…
Crescent moon in Gemini on May 9
Tonight – May 9, 2019 – let the waxing crescent moon introduce you to the constellation Gemini the Twins, the constellation that’ll host the solar eclipse of July 2, 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/crescent-moon-in-gemini-on-may-9…