The time for action is now, at least when it comes to climate change. If the world’s major governments don’t enact measures that limit global warming, it may be impossible to stop its progress, according to a study published Aug. 30, 2018 in the journal Earth System Dynamics. The study, led by scientists in the […]
EVERY 202,500 YEARS OUR EARTH WANDERS IN A NEW DIRECTION
It happens every 405,000 years. The Earth’s orbit gradually changes shape from almost circular to slightly elliptical over a period of 202,500 years, and then starts returning to form over the next 202,500 years — like a metronome swinging side to side. Right now, we are in an almost perfectly circular orbit around the sun, […]
May 22, 2018
SPACE LAB – TIANGONG 1 COMES DOWN OVER SOUTH PACIFIC
China’s Tiangong-1 space station re-entered the earth’s atmosphere and burnt up over the middle of the South Pacific on Monday, the Chinese space authority said. The craft re-entered the atmosphere at about 1:15am and the “vast majority” of it had burnt up upon re-entry, the authority said in a brief statement on its website. It […]
April 2, 2018
TIANGONG 1 – CHINA SPACE LAB WILL FALL TO EARTH IN NEXT 24 HOURS
Debris from a defunct Chinese space station is seen crashing to Earth on Monday, scientists monitoring it say. China’s space agency said the station will re-enter the atmosphere in the next 24 hours – in line with European Space Agency (ESA) predictions. The Tiangong-1 was part of China’s ambitious space programme, and the prototype for […]
April 1, 2018
CHINESE SPACE STATION TO CRASH TO EARTH OVER EASTER
China’s first prototype space station, Tiangong-1, will come crashing back to Earth between March 30 and April 2 in an uncontrolled re-entry, give or take a few days, according to the latest forecast by the European Space Agency. Tiangong-1 is a single-module space station operated by the China National Space Administration. The module was launched […]
March 27, 2018
HUGE SOLAR STORM TO HIT EARTH RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES & STUNNING VIEW OF NORTHERN LIGHTS
Two gigantic solar flares erupting from the sun have been recorded by NASA. The space agency has said the resulting solar storm could strike Earth tomorrow and may disrupt satellites and cause power outages in some places. However, the charged particles that make up the solar storm could create stunning views of the Northern Lights […]
March 15, 2018
EARTH TO BE A FIREBALL BY 2600 : STEPHEN HAWKING
Stephen Hawking (born January 8, 1942) is a British scientist, professor and author who has done groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and whose books have helped to make science accessible to everyone. At age 21, while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Part of his […]
January 16, 2018
SCIENTISTS FIGURES MYSTERIOUS RADIO WAVE SIGNALS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE MILKY WAY
After five years, scientists might have figured out what’s going on with blasts of mysterious radio waves coming from outside the Milky Way: they’re coming from a zombie star in an extreme environment. In a new study, astronomers suggest this might explain these bizarre intergalactic radio waves, known as fast radio bursts. And it may […]
January 11, 2018
DISAPPEARING SEA ICE : A THREAT TO POLAR FOOD CHAIN
As ice disappears from the Arctic, the waters below are changing in ways that until now have mostly been overlooked. Light, once blocked by thick ice, is now penetrating deeper than ever before and it will have a huge impact on Arctic ecosystems. Algae on the underside of the ice produce a chemical that has […]
December 19, 2017