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[ad_1] Noctiluca flourishes in the Arabian Sea, seen from space. Credit: Norman Kuring / NASA An exceptionally resistant organism, almost unknown in the Arabian Sea 20 years ago, has been proliferating and spreading at an alarming rate, forming swirling and thick, smelly green filaments that are visible even from space. …

[ad_1] A safety lapse in the Reliance Jio coronavirus symptom checker exposed the results of millions of people who took the tests. As first reported by TechCrunch, although the data was largely anonymous in nature, the bad actors could have tapped and released all the information. Jio, India’s largest mobile …

[ad_1] The Moon may look like a chunk of cold, dead rock floating in space, but there could be life in the old girl yet. Geologists have found hints of tectonic activity on the near side of the Moon that they believe is recent – and may even be ongoing …

[ad_1] ReutersMay 04, 2020 09:21:20 IST Two NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX’s new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the US space agency said on …

[ad_1] NASA appointed three private companies to develop the next lunar landers that will rise to the surface of the Moon in 2024, and beyond. The three respected contracts include those of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. “This is the first time since the Apollo era that NASA has direct …

[ad_1] While some countries are reducing their blockades, many people around the world are still staying at home and distancing themselves socially to curb the spread of COVID-19. This can be a struggle, with confinement and uncertainty fueling anxiety, stress and loneliness. But some people have spent long periods of …

[ad_1] -> Eta Aquariid meteor shower in 2015 from the Atacama desert in Chile. Image composed by Yuri Beletsky. The famous Eta Aquariid meteor shower, one of the main meteor showers of the year, peaks every year in early May. In 2020, the peak centers around May 5. This rain …

[ad_1] Play video content Newport Coastal Adventure The glowing dolphin phenomenon is closer to shore than ever before in Southern California’s own backyard. Now we have some coastal dolphins lighting up the night sea! Watch this video from the photographer Patrick CoyneWhich, like last time, tracked down more flapping swimmers …

[ad_1] A father of three children who survived COVID-19 revealed how nurses gave him 15 minutes to call loved ones in case he never left intensive care. Darren Buttrick of Coven in Staffordshire said listening Boris Johnson’s account of overcoming the disease he had given it all back. He told …

[ad_1] A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid will glide safely across Earth today (May 3), passing a distance of just over half the moon. Asteroid 2020 JA will fly through Earth at a range of approximately 148,000 miles (238,000 km) when it passes today. That is approximately 0.62 times the distance …