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Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 2 days agoThe eclipse was caused when the moon passed in front of the sun, resulting in a massive shadow falling over the U.S. in states from Texas to Maine. The...NASA astronauts aboard ...
HNT softball year in review: Awards and notes to wrap the 2024 season
Courier News via Yahoo Sports· 3 hours agoSometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. While she may need to be a bit more selective, there’s no denying that Caban is a base-stealing threat any time she gets on and she ...
How to stare at the Sun, through art
The Economist· 1 day agoCHILDREN—and eclipse-watchers—are warned not to stare directly at the Sun. Ignore that advice and the result may be burnt retinas and partial blindness....
Senate president takes job with solar energy company
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSenate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) has just taken a job as general counsel and senior vice president with a renewable energy company. The...
GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJust like with other tools, the more a coronagraph ages, the less reliable it gets. So, next month,...
A Thermonuclear Space Explosion Could Create a New Star in the Night Sky
CNET· 11 hours agoEight years later, that solar activity could finally result in a nova event large enough to be visible from Earth by the naked eye. The imminent celestial show is thanks to ...
Another Planetary Parade Starts on Aug. 23: Spot 6 Planets in the Sky at Once
CNET· 6 days agoDid you miss the June 3 planet parade, when six planets lined up in the sky? In August, stargazers...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 days agoThe idea that air frying is a new cooking technique is a myth. Your air fryer is just a little convection oven with a fan system that really blows. In Oregon, however, one tanker crash spilled ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 3 days agoThe Sun is a hot mess right now. Sunspot R3664 now stretches across nearly 124,300 miles (200,000 kilometers), almost as big as the sunspot that appeared on the Sun’s surface during the Carrington ...
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
Roanoke Times· 6 days agoCicada chaos is flourishing and flying. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the...