Astronaut watches a meteor explode over Earth in a bright green fireball in stunning video from ISS
A new video from an astronaut’s vantage point in space captures a bright green burst over Earth as a meteor exploded in the night sky.
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Infamous ‘Wow! signal’ that hinted at aliens may actually be an exceptionally rare cosmic event
The source of a supposed alien broadcast that made researchers go “Wow!” may instead have been the result of a remarkably rare cosmic event, a new study suggests.
Are you a victim of gaslighting? New tool helps identify manipulative behaviors in relationships
A recent study, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, introduces a new tool designed to measure gaslighting in romantic relationships. The Gaslighting Relationship Exposure Inventory (GREI) consists of 11 items and was found to be a reliable…
Driverless semis could be months away
Enlarge / An Aurora truck departs the company’s depot in Palmer, Texas. (credit: Aurora) On a sunny morning in December, an 18-wheeler will pull into a truck depot in Palmer, Texas, just south of Dallas. The driver will step out…
Let’s learn about orangutans
The word orangutan means “person of the forest” — a good name for a group of primates that spend most of their time in trees. These great apes have long arms and long, curling fingers and toes for grasping branches.…
Experiment: Making music with bottles
Objective: Determine the relationship between musical note frequency and air cavity volume when blowing over the top of a partly filled bottle Areas of science: Music Difficulty: Medium intermediate Time required: 2–5 days Prerequisites: None Material availability: Readily available Cost:…
How to watch the ‘Harvest Supermoon’ get eclipsed by Earth next week
September’s full Harvest Moon will drift into Earth’s shadow for a partial eclipse on Sept. 17. It is also the second of four consecutive supermoons this year, making our natural satellite look bigger and brighter than usual.
Polaris Dawn takes to the skies, setting the stage for a daring private spacewalk
Enlarge / A Crew Dragon spacecraft separates from the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday morning. (credit: SpaceX) A Falcon 9 rocket streaked into the blackened the pre-dawn sky above Florida on Tuesday, carrying four people on…
Earth from space: Successive lightning strikes illuminate eye of tropical cyclone in rare photos
A pair of 2015 astronaut photos taken just minutes apart shows the eye of tropical cyclone Bansi illuminated by two lightning strikes as the storm raged in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.
Japan to start building 1st ‘zeta-class’ supercomputer in 2025, 1,000 times more powerful than today’s fastest machines
Japan’s new state-of-the-art supercomputer, which is due to cost more than $750 million to build, is set to turn on by 2030.
