2016 Will Be Longer Than Usual, Thanks to a Leap Second
For people who can't wait for this year to end, here is the science behind the Earth's leap second. By The Conversation | Contributor Dec. 30, 2016, at 12:29 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Wait a Moment, 2016 Will Be a Second ...>> view originalSpaceX: A Year Of Highs And Lows
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) celebrated the anniversary of Falcon 9's successful launch and upright landing in Cape Canaveral on Dec. 21but, just as the history-making machine seemed ready to make more history, 2016 reminded it that success comes from learning from failures all throughout the year. Take a look back at SpaceX's rocky 2016 after its historical upright landing of Falcon 9. First Quarter Elon Musk announced on his Twitter account that the Falcon 9 has been inspected is r..>> view originalWhen Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
An Egyptian fruit bat flies in an abandoned quarry near the village of Mammari, Cyprus, in 2007. Alex Mita/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Mita/AFP/Getty Images An Egyptian fruit bat flies in an abandoned quarry near the village of Mammari, Cyprus, in 2007. Alex Mita/AFP/Getty Image..>> view original'New Year's Eve Comet' and More: Three Flybys Will Kick Off 2017 New Year
NASA's NEOWISE mission has detected one definite comet that will pass by Earth in the first week of 2017, as well as a second celestial object, which could be either a comet or an asteroid, that will also fly by. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The "New Year's Eve Comet" that's been streaking across the sky this December isn't the only otherworldly visitor ringing in the new year in Earth's neighborhood. Wednesday (Dec. 28), NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tweeted a video about Comet 45P/Ho..>> view originalScientists Stumped By Thousands Of Dead Fish Off Nova Scotia
Weeks of tests have failed to find the cause of the mysterious mass die-off of thousands of fish washing up on the southwestern shores of Nova Scotia. Besides a tsunami of dead and dying herring, creatures that have washed ashore include lobsters, starfish, scallops, crabs, clams and apparently a humpback whale, Canadian TV reported. The number of species impacted has gradually increased over the month, and up to 20,000 animals have turned up dead. Though tests haven’t found any known toxin or..>> view originalThe Latest: Volcano in Alaska Aleutian islands settling down
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Latest on the eruption of a volcano in Alaska (all times local): 1:40 p.m. A volcano on a remote island in Alaska's Aleutian chain has simmered down after erupting and prompting an aviation alert. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Friday the Bogoslof (BOH-goh-slawf) volcano sent an ash plume about 20,000 feet in the air in its eighth explosion detected since Dec. 16. The latest eruption caused the observatory to issue its highest alert for aircraft, but the Federal Av..>> view originalNew Year's Eve Comet Live Stream: How And When To Watch Comet 45P Near The Moon As Fireworks Light Up The ...
If the sparkle from the Times Square ball dropping on New Year’s Eve wasn’t enough, then celebrators can look forward to a comet lighting up the sky Saturday night, too. Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova will be visible near the moon as people ring in the new year.“Say farewell to 2016 in a cosmic style by looking up to see the #NewYearsEve #comet on December 31,” the laboratory said in an Instagram post Wednesday.NASA said the comet, which infiltrates Earth’s..>> view original
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