New satellite imagery reveals a giant sand cloud from the Sahara being blown across the Atlantic and could reach as far as Texas Satellite imagery shows a giant cloud of dust from the Sahara heading to the US The cloud could reach Florida, Louisiana, and Texas within a matter of days Dust clouds form 5,000 … Read more
Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’ satellites form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, are under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal is to beam superfast internet into your home from space. While satellite internet has been around … Read more
Earth observation spacecraft, capable of photographing features on the planet 20inches wide, will hitch a lift into orbit with the next SpaceX Starlink satellites. The observation satellites are operated byPlanet, who say the three new spacecraft being launched on the Falcon rocket will bring their constellation up to 18. Planet’s SkySat network orbit 279 miles … Read more
Golf ball-sized battle scars were found covering a shark in the waters off Hawaii, and they were likely inflected after a fight with a giant squid, scientists claim. Researchers from Florida International University studied pictures of the shark taken off Hawaii’s Kona coast after they were shared by photographer Deron Verbeck. Until now fights between … Read more
Former NASA astronaut and geologist Kathy Sullivan has become the first woman to dive to lowest point on Earth, known as Challenger Deep, inside the Mariana Trench. Sullivan, 68, emerged from the submersible DSV Limiting Factor (LF) on Sunday, which performed a successful expedition at more than 35,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. LF, built … Read more
Mangrove trees won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, study shows Experts studied mangrove sediments dating back to around 10,000 years ago During this time, sea-levels went from rising at 10 mm a year to being static Researchers found that the mangroves struggled with rising rates of above 6 mm … Read more
Don’t forget to pack your wand and broom if you plan on holidaying at this magical property once the lockdown eases – an incredible new Harry Potter-themed Airbnb. ‘Wizard’s Way’, a 30-minute drive from the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, will leave fans of the J K Rowling books and Warner Bros movies spellbound. A regular-looking … Read more
After a nine minute trip into orbit and a few hundred mile journey to the coast of Florida, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has finally returned home. The rocket pulled into Port Canaveral aboard the firm’s drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ after launching NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley toward the International … Read more
Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett postpone summer 2020 tour: ‘We will see you next year’ By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 19:05 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 19:12 BST, 3 June 2020 They were scheduled to kick off their summer tour in less than two weeks time. And after waiting til … Read more
First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more