A NASA photo shot straight into the sun reveals how tiny we really are
Astronomy photography offers a glimpse of the wonderful universe beyond. It also reminds us how small we are in our own little world. The photo department at Headquarters recently selected their 66 favorite photos of 2016, including a stunning 10-frame composite showing the tiny International Space Station (ISS) drifting across the sun. The International Space Station juxtaposed against the sun, Dec. 17, 2016 (NASA/Joel Kowsky)Taken by Joel Kowsky in Newbury Park, California, the photo shows t..>> view originalThe mesentery: A 'new' organ you didn't know you had
× The mesentery: A ‘new’ organ you didn’t know you had In case you’ve ever wondered what connects your intestine to your abdomen, there’s a word — and now, a single organ — for that: the mesentery. Don’t worry; you haven’t grown a new organ. It’s always been there, performing important functions that affect systems throughout the body, from cardiovascular to immunological. Leonardo da Vinci depicted it as one contiguous organ, and it remained that way for centuries until 1885, when Sir Frede..>> view originalRare, recently discovered comet visible for the first time this month
A newly discovered comet will be close enough to Earth to be visible — but catch it while you can, because it won't return for thousands of years, Tech Times reported Tuesday. The comet, named C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, was discovered in October by NASA's NEOWISE mission, which monitors outer space for potential threats to our planet. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, C/2016 U1 NEOWISE will be visible just before dawn in the southeastern sky during the first two weeks of 2017, according to NASA. Th..>> view originalLava flow viewing area collapses into ocean
Related Coverage (KHON) — Park rangers say a group of visitors had a close brush with death over the holiday weekend after ignoring warning signs and ducking under ropes on the coastal cliffs of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The collapse started around 2:45 p.m. New Year’s Eve Saturday as a section of the 26-acre lava delta collapsed into the ocean at the Kamokuna ocean entry of the park. It was an amazing sight as huge plumes of volcanic rock launched into the air. A large section of th..>> view originalSurprise! Monster Burst of Radio Waves Arose in Tiny Galaxy
For the first time, scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves — known as an FRB — back to its home galaxy. Surprisingly, this impressive cosmic radio flasher has somewhat humble origins, according to three new studies detailing the findings. FRB stands for "fast radio burst." These flickers of light were just discovered in 2007, and although they last for just a fraction of a second, they release more energy than our entire sun will r..>> view originalNASA probe reveals Pluto's Earth-like ridges in stunning photos
Since Nasa's New Horizons probe started examining Pluto, a mountain of evidence has revealed the dwarf planet, once thought a cold, dead world, is filled with geological activity.From the discovery of clouds in its atmosphere to a syrupy ocean beneath its surface, the tiny world at the edge of our solar system has become much more interesting to scientists since its demotion from planet status over ten years ago.Now a new study has revealed Pluto is home to icy ridges called 'penitentes', that h..>> view originalNOAA challenged the global warming 'pause.' Now new research says the agency was right.
This image obtained Nov. 16, 2015 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the satellite sea surface temperature departure for the month of October 2015, where orange-red colors are above normal temperatures and are indicative of El Niño. (AFP photo/Handout/NOAA) It may have been the most controversial climate change study in years. In the summer of 2015, a team of federal scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a blockbuster paper in..>> view originalIs NASA launching too many asteroid missions?
NASA has been on a bit of an asteroid kick lately. First, in 2015, the Dawn mission arrived at Ceres, the biggest rock in the asteroid belt. Then came plans for OSIRIS-REx, a mission to scoop up some asteroid dirt and carry it back to Earth. Now the space agency has announced two more relatively low-budget missions to asteroids. Lucy will fly to the Trojan asteroids that swarm around Jupiter, while Psyche will be the first spacecraft to visit a metal asteroid. The program will also extend fundin..>> view originalTo save an elusive porpoise from extinction, the US government turns to military dolphins
In this undated photo released by Proyecto Vaquita, a porpoise is seen trapped in a fishing net at the Gulf of California. (C.Faesi/Proyecto Vaquita via AP) Surprise raids on Mexican smuggling boats, international treaties, and outright fishing bans have done little to stop the steady decline of the vaquita, the world’s smallest and possibly cutest porpoise. Now, in a last-ditch effort straight out of a Sea World-themed sci-fi movie, conservationists are turning to a new method of vaquita pr..>> view originalDinosaur Discovery: Dino Eggs Took Months To Hatch, May Be The Cause Of Their Extinction
Researchers have recently discovered that dinosaur eggs took months to hatch. This made them vulnerable to harsh environmental conditions and may have even played a significant role in their extinction. New research from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that dinosaurs were similar to modern reptiles when it came to hatching babies. The new finding was discovered from studying the teeth of dinosaur embryo fossils. Researchers studied the fossils of Protoceratops, a sheep-siz..>> view original
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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