Astronomy enthusiasts will set their alarms in the early hours of Monday morning to catch a glimpse of a dramatic super blood moon. Earth will come between the sun and the moon just before dawn in Western Europe, causing the moon to appear brick red as it falls into Earth’s shadow. The effect is caused … Read more
The Moon moves from right to left, passing through penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse chart with times at different stages of the eclipse. Credit: NASA Science Visualization Studio What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s … Read more
How big is an AA battery and can run an ARM Cortex M0+ for six months? Well…probably an AA battery, but obviously that wouldn’t be worth mentioning. But Cambridge researchers have built a blue-green algae cell that can do the job. As you might expect, algae need light because they generate energy through photosynthesis. However, … Read more
One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is the so-called “satellite disk problem.” Essentially, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit larger galaxies in thin, flat planes rather than the more disordered orbits one would expect with the Lambda model of cold dark matter (ΛCDM) – the “incredibly successful paradigm” … Read more
Many earthlings will be able to see the Moon briefly turn red on Sunday. The event will mark the first total lunar eclipse this year. The rare visual is caused by the Moon passing through Earth’s shadow, blocking much of the Sun’s light from reaching our nearest neighbor. “The wonderful thing is that when the … Read more
This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that captured an umbrella cloud generated by the submarine eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Arcing shock waves shaped of crescent and many flashes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of … Read more
Incredible footage has captured a ball of fire lighting up Devon’s night sky. The images, captured by Craig Timblin, show the phenomenon hovering in the night sky over Exminster. Craig says the fireball – which was captured on CCTV – flew through the air around 12:40 a.m. (May 12). In a statement on Twitter, Craig … Read more
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in the moon’s soil collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the moon’s harsh soil and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by a new generation of lunar explorers. The results stunned them. “Damn … Read more
The space rock routinely passes by Earth every 732 days as it orbits the Sun (Picture: NASA) Nasa has warned of a giant asteroid hurtling towards Earth which will make a ‘close approach’ this weekend. According to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid – known as 2008 TZ3 – will pass Earth on … Read more
A few weeks ago, news began circulating about a possible meteor storm in late May – the first in two decades. Now, researchers are reporting the possibility of another possible, and it’s happening in just two days. The culprit could be the twin asteroid 2006 GY2. Meteor storms are regular meteor showers on steroids. The … Read more