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STARLINK x STARLINK 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 24, 2020
What’s worse than a train of Starlink satellites cutting across an astro-photo? Two trains of Starlink satellites cutting across an astro-photo.

By David Aragorn
Giant asteroid flying by Earth next week looks like it’s wearing a face mask 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 24, 2020
An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth next week, but it’s not expected to collide with our planet.

By David Aragorn
This black-hole collision just made gravitational waves even more interesting 0
- Space
- April 24, 2020
An unprecedented signal from unevenly sized objects gives astronomers rare insight into how black holes spin.

By David Aragorn
CBC accused by Quebecor of ‘disgracefully and unscrupulously’ exploiting COVID-19 crisis 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 23, 2020
CBC is forbidden by regulation from selling advertising on public radio, but Quebecor says clients who buy ads elsewhere in the network are given interviews and ‘non-sponsored live coverage on radio’ — an unfair workaround

By David Aragorn
Plate tectonics may have started 400 million years earlier than we thought 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
Minerals suggest large blocks of Earth’s crust moved around as early as 3.2 billion years ago

By David Aragorn
Bigfoot? Footprint near Lumby examined 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
Wildlife experts weigh in on Vernon woman’s photo taken near Shuswap Falls

By David Aragorn
Did this dog just get spooked by a ghost on the water?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
This dog clearly gets spooked by something, and there’s something strange on the water…

By David Aragorn
Scientists observe celestial smash-up around nearby star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 23, 2020
Scientists have observed what appears to be the aftermath of a violent collision between two planetary building blocks orbiting a large and luminous star, a glimpse of the type of carnage that may have been commonplace early in our solar system’s history.

By David Aragorn
Study: Long-Duration Spaceflight Affects Brain Volume 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 22, 2020
A new study led by Professor Larry Kramer from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that the impact of microgravity is far-reaching, potentially causing brain volume changes and pituitary gland deformation.

By David Aragorn
Is EMF Radiation to Blame for the Bird Deaths Exploding Across the World?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 22, 2020
200 ducks in Denmark, hundreds of herons in Turkey, thousands of swallows and swifts in Greece, 1000 starlings in Rome…

By David Aragorn