Surprise! Monster Burst of Radio Waves Arose in Tiny Galaxy

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Surprise! Monster Burst of Radio Waves Arose in Tiny Galaxy

Space.com
For the first time, scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves – known as an FRB – back to its home galaxy.

NASA’s newest mission to explore mysterious space rocks

Christian Science Monitor
What will these small space rocks tell us about the origins of our solar system? Monitor’s Best: Top 5. The obvious Obamacare problem no one’s talking about · China’s epic ‘Great Wall’ blockbuster draws epic criticism, and officials are not pleased …

NOAA challenged the global warming ‘pause.’ Now new research says the agency was right.

Washington Post
It may have been the most controversial climate change study in years. In the summer of 2015, a team of federal scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a blockbuster paper in Science that appeared to wipe away one of …

A NASA photo shot straight into the sun reveals how tiny we really are

Quartz
Astronomy photography offers a glimpse of the wonderful universe beyond. It also reminds us how small we are in our own little world.

To save an elusive porpoise from extinction, the US government turns to military dolphins

Washington Post
Surprise raids on Mexican smuggling boats, international treaties, and outright fishing bans have done little to stop the steady decline of the vaquita, the world’s smallest and possibly cutest porpoise.

Rare Comet Visiting Inner Solar System For The First Time To Be Visible From Earth This January

Tech Times
C/2016 U1 NEOWISE may be seen using a pair of binoculars when it gets close enough to planet Earth. The comet follows an orbit that is possibly millions of years long.

Conditions that form more hurricanes also protect United States, study finds

The Boston Globe
In October, Hurricane Matthew roared through the Caribbean as a near-worst-case Category 4 storm, with high winds that devastated Haiti and other countries.

Lava flow viewing area collapses into ocean

KRON4.com
(KHON) – Park rangers say a group of visitors had a close brush with death over the holiday weekend after ignoring warning signs and ducking under ropes on the coastal cliffs of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Climate change ‘pause’ does not exist, scientists show, in wounding blow for global warming denialists

The Independent
Many researchers have long thought that there had been a slowdown in the rate of global warming in recent years. It was a claim often made by those who doubt or downplay the effects of man-made climate change, who argued that the slowdown showed …

Dinosaur Discovery: Dino Eggs Took Months To Hatch, May Be The Cause Of Their Extinction

University Herald
Researchers have recently discovered that dinosaur eggs took months to hatch. This made them vulnerable to harsh environmental conditions and may have even played a significant role in their extinction.

NASA announces new mission to study black holes, stellar remnants

SpaceFlight Insider
In this artist’s illustration, turbulent winds of gas swirl around a black hole. Some of the gas is spiraling inward toward the black hole, while some are blown away.

New and More Precise CRISPR/Cas 9 Technique Described

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Researchers at the Christiana Care Health System’s Gene Editing Institute say they have developed a new system that allows them to not only repair damaged DNA within human cells, but also to determine when the DNA repair machinery has introduced …

Eco-friendly gardening hacks to start the year off right

The Daily Herald
Keeping resolutions start with good intentions. But it doesn’t hurt to have a little nudge in the right direction to make them stick.

SpaceX Narrows In On Launch

Yahoo News
The explosion has sparked conspiracy theories. SpaceX hopes to resume its launch schedule before the end of the year. More. Just over four months ago, SpaceX encountered one if its biggest setbacks in the company’s nearly 15 years of existence.

Highway in the sky: NASA should build transport infrastructure in space

Salon
Highway in the sky: NASA should build transport infrastructure in space A jet liner flies near the supermoon seen from Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.

Why Gilead Sciences Lost a Staggering 29.2% In 2016

Motley Fool
Investors flocked to the exit last year as sales slipped, and pipeline drugs flopped. Will 2017 be better? Todd Campbell. (TMFEBCapital).

Volcano in Alaska island chain erupts again briefly

Salon
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Officials say a volcano on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain has erupted again – briefly. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the eruption late Tuesday night of the Bogoslof (BOH-goh-slawf) volcano was short-lived …

Feral Cats Now Cover 99.8 Percent of Australia

Smithsonian
House cats make great companions who provide cuddles and keep mice and bugs at bay, but their alley cat counterparts are a different story.

Pluto Has Icy Structures Similar To Earth: Methane And Nitrogen Ice Penitentes Discovered On Dwarf Planet

International Business Times
A team of researchers poring over data collected by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its July 2015 flyby has found evidence for the existence of features that, until now, had only been seen on Earth.

What does Vermont hope to learn from its multi-year moose study?

Christian Science Monitor
Moose are dying at an alarming rate across the continental United States, and scientists are studying environmental variables to determine how to best support the population.

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