We blink thousands of times per day, mostly without even noticing it. Could the function improve our vision? A new study applied high-resolution tracking to investigate. Science Alert tells us what it revealed. https://flip.it/tLkkC4 #Science#Health#Biology#Eyes
Astronomers think they’ve detected an extremely rare, luminous phenomenon known as “glory” in the hellish atmosphere of a distant exoplanet. The discovery would be the first time one of these rainbow-colored light shows has been seen outside of our solar system. Live Science reports: https://flip.it/RiSqJN#Science#Space#SolarSystem#Planets#SpaceExploration
“Where have all the right whales gone?” Phys.org asks. Marine researchers are attempting to answer this question by mapping the density of the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The goal is to prevent the whales’ exposure to commercial fishing and often-deadly vessel strikes. Read about the researchers’ efforts to save “the dwindling number of right whales from preventable injury and fatality.” https://flip.it/VdFF4o #Science#Whales#Animals#EndangeredSpecies
Save the date: The next full solar eclipse is scheduled for 2026 and will pass over the northern fringes of Greenland, Iceland and Spain. The Associated Press has more, including other celestial events on the horizon. https://flip.it/tC9xhx #Science#Space#Eclipse#Sun#Moon
After the retirement of NASA's space shuttle in 2011, the Delta IV Heavy became the most powerful operational rocket in the world, with a lift capacity of nearly 29 metric tons to low-Earth orbit. Only a handful of government-developed vehicles, including NASA's Saturn V lunar rocket and Russia's Energia vehicle, had more lift capacity, Ars Technica reports: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-most-metal-of-rockets-has-gone-into-the-great-mosh-pit-in-the-sky/
During the awe of solar eclipse totality, scientists studied our planet’s reactions.
Science News reports on the work of Darci Snowden, a space physicist at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, who sent up weather balloons to capture data.
Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket.
AP reports: "The Angara-A5 rocket was scheduled to lift off from the Vostochny space launch facility at 0900 GMT Tuesday, but the launch was aborted two minutes before."
North America had eclipse fever this week. But where and when will the next one happen?
CNN reports: "An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon only blocks some of the sun’s light and creates a fantastic 'ring of fire' effect, will be visible over Chile and Argentina in South America on October 2, according to NASA."
Zambia relies on rain for its food, energy and economy. The southern African nation hasn’t received enough this year and may not in the future, either. Inside Climate Science explains how Zambians have become a victim of a climate crisis it didn’t cause. https://flip.it/zp1zzu #Science#ClimateChange#Africa#Zambia
Millions of viewers across North America are witnessing a historic total solar eclipse, and images and videos are coming in. Check out some of the best at Live Science: https://flip.it/42UTWX #Science#Space#Eclipse#Sun#Moon
The same moon that will block the sun over large swaths of North America today also turned inside out billions of years ago, scientists reveal. Science Alert explains: https://flip.it/uV9LkM #Science#Sun#Moon#Eclipse#Space
Scientists have been busy developing breakthroughs in many areas, yet they’ve received little recognition for the last couple of years as the world focused on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. The Week underscores 13 recent breakthroughs you may have missed, from the first pig kidney transplant to slowing Alzheimer’s. https://flip.it/R7_KbG #Science#Health#Medicine#Cancer#Alzheimers#Vaccines
We curate the latest science news, including climate change, space exploration, health and more. All posts are written by Flipboard’s editorial team.Boosts do not imply endorsement, but are used to highlight posts we think the community might find interesting.#Science #ClimateChange #SpaceHeader photo: Students observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, in London. Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images.