A study in JAMA Pediatrics he said Thursday. Its authors wrote that this meant that young children could be important drivers of COVID-19 transmission within communities, a suggestion at odds with the current prevailing narrative. The document comes as the administration of United States President Donald Trump is pushing for …
Read More »Scientists find the best place on Earth to see the night sky, but there is a catch
Away from the glare of the blinding lights of civilization, an unobstructed view of the night sky makes you feel as if you are standing on the edge of eternity. But there is a place on Earth where the views extend a little more than anywhere else. The researchers have …
Read More »Rapid loss of sunlight could have triggered snowball events in the past
Not all glaciations are equally brutal. In the most extreme glaciation events known to science, ice spreads from Earth’s polar regions and spreads to lower latitudes, literally reshaping the face of the planet. Evidence of such epic transitions can be found in the geological record, most recently in formidable glaciations …
Read More »Astronomers find the stream of stars from the early Universe, shattered by our own galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious stream of ancient stars on the distant edges of the galaxy – a strange star race so unlike any we’ve seen before, they may well be the last of their kind. This unusual collection of stars, called the ‘Phoenix current’, after the constellation Phoenix in …
Read More »Yes, Starlink totally photographed a beautiful image of Comet Neowise.
Elon Musk’s growing constellation of Internet satellites has been sending brilliant rays of light across the night skies across the globe. Even the largest comet that passed Earth in 25 years was not spared. A striking photo showing Comet Neowise behind those streaks of light shows how easily satellites can …
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