The summer solstice is Monday: 7 things to know about the longest day of the year
The summer solstice is upon us: Monday, June 20, will be the longest day of 2016 for anyone living north of the equator. If pagan rituals are your thing, this is probably a big moment for you. If not, the solstice is still pretty neat. This year’s even includes a "strawberry moon," the first time that’s happened in 70 years. Below is a short scientific guide to the longest day of the year (though not, as we’ll see, the longest day in Earth’s history — that happened back in1912). 1) Why do we ha..>> view originalEyeless catfish discovered in Texas cave may have come from Mexico
Eyeless catfish have been discovered deep inside a cave in Texas, an entirely new area for a rare species and a finding scientists say could mean underground caverns link the US to Mexico. Related: How a mama bear saved a woman and her dog from the wolf stalking them The albescent pink fish were found swimming in a limestone cave at the Amistad National Recreation Area, near Del Rio in southern Texas. The tiny, 3in-long fish, identified as the Mexican blindcat, were collected by a team in M..>> view originalBlue Origin Aces 4th Reusable Rocket Launch (and Landing) in Live Webcast
Billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched and landed a reusable rocket for the fourth time Sunday (June 19), with the typically secretive private spaceflight company making its first-ever live webcast of a test flight during the successful mission. Blue Origin's unmanned New Shepard rocket and space capsule launched into the clear West Texas sky at 10:36 a.m. EDT (1436 GMT), carrying its crew capsule into suborbital space before both craft returned to Earth in separate landings. New..>> view originalNASA's Experimental Electric Airplane designated X-57, nicknamed Maxwell
June 20, 2016 | Written by J.D. Harrington NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. – With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute of Aeronautics and ..>> view originalOxygen Detected in Most Distant Galaxy
An international team of astronomers has discovered signs of oxygen in a young galaxy called SXDF-NB1006-2, located 13.1 billion light years away. The findings can shed light into how the first stars changed the universe into the universe we know now.>> view originalFather's Day: How Astronauts Celebrate in Space — and on Earth
British astronaut Tim Peake (left), Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra (who are all fathers) returned to Earth from the International Space Station on June 18, 2016 - just in time for Father's Day - after six months in space. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls This Father's Day, three astronauts are celebrating in space, while three newly returned astronauts celebrate on Earth British astronaut Tim Peake, American astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut ..>> view originalNow, it is possible to track activities of terrorism groups like ISIS by applying algorithms
When it comes to analyzing terrorism, and terrorists and their activities, it seems algorithms involving laws of physics could come in handy as a researcher has shown that it is possible to track activities of terrorism groups like ISIS by applying algorithms. Researchers at University of Miami carried out a study using VKontakte, the largest online social networking service in Europe. The reason why researchers selected VKontakte for their study is that pro-ISIS groups on VK are able to surv..>> view originalGravitational waves: A new type of astronomy
The first time physicists announced that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) had detected gravitational waves, on September 14, 2015, it was breaking news. The discovery coincided with the 100-year anniversary of Einstein's theory of General Relativity, which predicted the existence of gravitational waves. Last week's announcement that LIGO had detected a second round of gravitational waves proved that the first signal was not a fluke. The tremendous effort from thous..>> view originalAncient DNA Shows Perfect Storm Felled Ice Age Giants
Giant Ice Age species including elephant-sized sloths and powerful sabre-toothed cats that once roamed the windswept plains of Patagonia, southern South America, were finally felled by a perfect storm of a rapidly warming climate and humans, a new study has shown. Research led by the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) at the University of Adelaide, published today in Science Advances, has revealed that it was only when the climate warmed, long after humans first arrived in Patagonia, did ..>> view original
Monday, June 20, 2016
The summer solstice is Monday: 7 things to know about the longest day of the year and other top stories.
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