by rmil2k | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Back to Article List The strange phenomenon, which rarely appears above red sprites that dance over thunderstorms, reveals the presence metals in our atmosphere. A red sprite appears above a thunderstorm visible from Maunakea in Hawaii. Also present is a blue and...
by rmil2k | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Astrolabes serve two purposes. First, they are useful as an astronomical tool, especially for finding a ship’s latitude. But second, they are works of art in themselves. Besides having to be precise, many are beautiful. They are even seeing a resurgence in popularity...
by rmil2k | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Ice is without doubt one of the first casualties of climate change, but the effects of our warming world are not only limited to ice melting on Earth’s surface. Ground that has been frozen for thousands of years, called permafrost, is thawing – adding to the climate...
by rmil2k | Dec 12, 2023 | News
We’ll have to wait at least one more day to see SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket take to the skies again.The brawny Falcon Heavy had been scheduled to launch the U.S. Space Force’s robotic X-37B space plane from Florida on Monday night (Dec....
by rmil2k | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Back to Article List Don’t miss the Geminids — one of the best meteor showers of the year — which peak on the night of Dec. 14 and 15th. Two rock formations — known as the Chicken and the Mushroom — in Egypt’s White Desert lie under the Milky Way and the Geminid...
