Category: 1. Edi-Choice
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Where will the most crowded places be for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024?
Texas could see a million visitors for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, while half a million could travel to Indiana and Ohio, according to new eclipse visitation estimates from eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler at GreatAmericanEclipse.com. You may have heard about specific events, cities promoting themselves and beauty spots that would make ideal…
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower Set To Produce 120 Shooting Stars An Hour This Week
The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak this week and it’s set to be one of the strongest showers of 2024 with up to 120 shooting stars being visible each hour. The Quadrantids are due to reach peak activity on the night of January 3 to 4, according to the American Meteor Society. The Quadrantid meteor…
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Comet ‘bigger than Mount Everest’ heading toward Earth
2024 is off with an astronomical bang. A gigantic comet is currently hurtling its way toward Earth. But before you start to think we’re going the way of the dinosaur, rest assured it’s going to be totally okay. More Life & Culture news According to Astronomy.com, this Devil comet — so called for the horn-looking…
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NASA flies extremely close by volcano world, captures wild footage
A NASA spacecraft survived extreme radiation and captured rich images of the most volcanic world in our solar system, the tortured moon Io. Over the last year, the legendary Juno craft has been swooping progressively closer to Jupiter’s volcano-blanketed moon, and on Dec. 30 passed just some 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Io’s surface. That’s…
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Designing the 'perfect' meal to feed long-term space travelers – Phys.org
Designing the ‘perfect’ meal to feed long-term space travelers Phys.org Tech Bytes: Sending food into space WDIO Most ‘perfect space flight meal’ for Mars colonists revealed and it’s bad news if you’re obsessed with meat… The Sun Optimized Vegetarian ‘Space Meal’ for Future Mars Missions BNN Breaking Continue Reading News Source: https://phys.org/news/2024-01-meal-long-term-space.amp
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See Wild New Close-Up Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
The mutilated surface of Jupiter’s moon Io was revealed in great detail by the Juno spacecraft, which has been exploring the Jovian system since 2016 and recently pulled off the closest flyby of the volcanic world. Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox Controller NASA’s Jupiter probe had its close encounter with Io on Saturday, December 30,…
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The new hunt for alien worlds: Here’s how NASA plans to find life off Earth
It has been two years since an Ariane 5 rocket launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space. A collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency, Webb has been widely touted as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Indeed, it possesses observational capabilities that the astronomers who launched…
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How many planets could be in the Kuiper Belt? – Phys.org
How many planets could be in the Kuiper Belt? Phys.org Continue Reading News Source: https://phys.org/news/2024-01-planets-kuiper-belt.amp
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NASA Responds To Claims “Lost” Asteroid 2007 FT3 Will Hit Earth In 2024
Several news outlets have reported that the Earth may be hit by a “lost” asteroid this year. According to the reports, if asteroid 2007 FT3 were to hit Earth it would do so with the equivalent energy of 2.6 billion tons of TNT, NASA has lost track it, and it has a chance of hitting…
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The early universe was surprisingly filled with spiral galaxies, research suggests – Phys.org
The early universe was surprisingly filled with spiral galaxies, research suggests Phys.org Continue Reading News Source: https://phys.org/news/2024-01-early-universe-spiral-galaxies.amp