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A really sturdy photo voltaic storm hit the earth as early as 1582
"A great fire appeared in the sky in the north and lasted three nights," wrote a Portuguese scribe in early March 1582. All over the world in feudal Japan observers in Kyoto noticed the same fiery red image in the sky. Similar reports of…
The imply winter temperatures in Greenland and Iceland have continued to chill because the starting…
Reposted from the NoTricksZone
By P. Gosselin on March 24, 2021
From Kiryeand Pierre
February 2021 data for Iceland and Greenland are available from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). This means that the latest DJF winter…
Mont Mercou on Mars – Universe At the moment
Here are some breathtaking views of the Curiosity rover's current location, Mont Mercou in Gale Crater on Mars. This towering outcrop offers great insight into layered sedimentary rock structures. It is common on Earth to find layered…
Select Verifiable Info Over Emotional Narratives To Defend Polar Bears – Watts Up With That?
Reposted by Dr. Susan Crockford's Polar Bear Science
Posted on Mar 22, 2021 |
"Polar bears continue to be described as 'canaries in the coal mine' for the effects of man-made climate change, but the evidence shows they are far…
Gravitational lenses might allow a galaxy-wide web
As Carl Sagan once said, “Heaven is calling us. If we don't self-destruct we will one day venture to the stars. “And our first emissaries to the stars will be robotic probes. These interstellar probes will be largely autonomous, but we…
Imaginative and prescient of a stellar finish – watt with it?
From NASA
March 23, 2021
More than 11,000 years ago, a massive, oversized star had reached the end of its life. The core of the star collapsed, forming an incredibly dense neutron ball. Its exterior has been blown away in an…
Perseverance begins their science on Mars with a laser zap
Perseverance has already shaped scientific history by making the first audio recording on Mars. But the instrument with the microphone, known as the SuperCam, wasn't made there. It has a lot of other science to do, and recently it…
Indignant Driver Arrested After Grabbing The Extinction Revolt Banner – Watts With That?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Perth, Western Australia: Police jumped in defense of Extinction Rebellion protesters who were holding their second day of CBD roadblocks after a fed up driver jumped out of his car and tore the group's…
New binoculars Nova Cas 2021 torches in Cassiopeia
A 'new star' became visible last weekend and is getting brighter and brighter.
It started, as all modern astronomical warnings seem, with one tweet, then two. In the early morning of March 19, we saw that a nova was discovered in the…
New sort of basalt found below the ocean – Watts Up With That?
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Research news
IMAGE: MICROSCOPIC CROSS SECTION OF THE NEW TYPE OF BASALT. Show more CREDIT: EXP 351 SCIENCE TEAM
A new type of rock has been discovered under the Pacific, formed by large and extraordinarily…