Researchers trying to find as to why Yellow-bellied Sea snakes are washing up ...
One more yellow-bellied sea snake has washed ashore at Coronado Dog Beach near San Diego taking the count of it sightings on California beaches to three. On Tuesday, January 12, a beachgoer received the slithery surprise when he saw a 20-inch-long yellow-bellied sea snake lying on the sea shore.Though yellow-bellied sea snake is not common in California, three have washed ashore there in the last few months. After finding the snake, the beachgoer immediately alerted lifeguards, who in return rea..>> view originalSecond Largest Black Hole in Milky Way May Have Been Discovered
The possible intermediate black hole holds the key to understand the evolution of supermassive black holesA team of Japanese astronomers have detected the signs of second largest black hole in our galaxy Milky Way.Using the Nobeyama 45-meter radio telescope, researchers have found an enigmatic cloud of gas just 200 light years away from the center of the galaxy Milky Way. And it hints on the presence of a possible ‘intermediate mass’ black hole with a mass 100 thousand times the mass of the Sun...>> view originalJuno Is Now Humanity's Furthest-Flung Solar-Powered Craft
Virgin Galactic unveils Adidas-made flight uniforms for Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic unveils Adidas-made flight uniforms for Spaceport America KOB.com Web Staff Updated: 01/15/2016 10:24 PM&#..>> view originalSpacewalk aborted after water leaks into astronaut's helmet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts aborted their spacewalk Friday and hurried back into the International Space Station after water leaked into one of the men’s helmets in a scary repeat of a near-drowning 2½ years ago.The trouble cropped up after the astronauts — including Britain’s 1st spacewalker — successfully restored full power to the space station.NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra took everyone by surprise when he reported a small water bubble and then a film of water inside his helmet..>> view originalBrightest known galaxy experiences extreme turbulence
Brightest known galaxy experiences extreme turbulencePosted onJanuary 15, 2016byLaurel KornfeldArtist impression of W2246-0526, a galaxy glowing in infrared light as intensely as 350 trillion suns. It is so violently turbulent that it may eventually jettison its entire supply of star-forming gas, according to new observations with ALMA. Credit: Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry / SkyWorks; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)The brightest galaxy ever observed, located 12.4 billion light years from Earth, is so u..>> view originalAudi Lunar Quattro Enters Google Lunar XPRIZE Hunt
I know what you’re thinking. “Wait, the same Audi that manufacturers automobiles wants to land on the moon?” The answer is yes, that same company (Audi) will be landing a rover on the moon by 2017 and have partnered up with Google Lunar XPRIZE Part Time Scientists to make it really happen.While teaming up with Google Lunar XPRIZE, there do come some requirements that will need to be met. The rover must travel at least half a kilometer and send back high resolution photos and videos back to Earth..>> view originalWhat Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser brings NASA's fleet of space taxis
In light of recent launch failures by SpaceX and Orbital ATK rockets, NASA announced on Thursday that it would add a third private company to its International Space Station supply crew.Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser space plane is unique, because it can land on a traditional airline runway, while most cargo ships splash down in the ocean or burn up upon reentry. SpaceX has been working ona rocket that can touch down on land and return to space, but that effort is still in the experime..>> view original
Saturday, January 16, 2016
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