Chunks of debris from a shattered planet are irregularly spaced in a long, eccentric orbit around the white dwarf – Source: Dr Mark Garlick/The University of Warwick The ‘white dwarf’ star that could kill the Earth is already part of our solar system. When our sun dies it could ‘devour’ or tear apart our planet,… Read More »
By the end of the year, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) plans to profoundly reshape the digital advertising world. Google will end the use of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, eliminating one of the core technologies of the commercial web, in a move designed to protect the privacy of web users. Last month, Yahoo Finance reported… Read More »
In November 2023, despite strong opposition, the European Union extended authorization for the use of the toxic herbicide glyphosate by 10 years, now abandoning its green deal promise to reduce pesticide use by 50%. The current situation with pesticides brings to mind the asbestos tragedy; There are many similarities, including a miscarriage of justice. In… Read More »
Broadband users in the UK have been hit by significant price increases; BT, Plusnet and EE are up 7.9 per cent, while Sky is up 8.02 per cent and Virgin Media is up a whopping 8.8 per cent – even if you’re still in the middle of a fixed-price contract. Broadband providers attribute their annual… Read More »
Helen Bugno, one of many people who watched the partial solar eclipse in Calgary on Monday, said she will remember the spirit of the day. (Helen Pike/CBC – image credit) As the moon blocked out some of the sun Monday afternoon, Calgarians across the city looked up at the sky, their eyes covered by protective… Read More »
My photo of a total solar eclipse (left) and a professional photo of a total solar eclipse in 2015 (right).Ellyn Lapointe/Damien Deltenre/Wikimedia Commons It’s hard to get a great photo of a total solar eclipse, so I asked for help from a NatGeo photographer. Babak Tafreshi has been photographing solar eclipses for 30 years. He… Read More »
Getty Images Allegation: Dangerous cosmic rays will pass near the Earth tonight and harm those who leave their personal devices turned on nearby. Evaluation: Rating: False As the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 approached, Snopes’ inbox began filling up with a familiar claim that “tonight” cosmic rays would pass near the Earth, endangering… Read More »
Editor’s note: Follow CNN’s live updates total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse is now visible from the United States as dramatic skyscapes sweep across North America. It will take 1 hour and 8 minutes for the Moon’s shadow to cross the country from Texas to Maine and cross parts of 15 states. The total… Read More »
Photograph (bromide print) showing the instruments used by the British expedition sent from Sobral, Brazil, to observe the total solar eclipse on 29 May 1919. Sir Arthur Eddington of Cambridge University organized the eclipse expedition to try and test Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. During the event, two heliostats with moving mirrors were used to direct… Read More »
Credit – illustration by TIME A. The total solar eclipse will sweep across North America on Monday, April 8, offering a spectacular sight to the tens of millions of people living in its path and those who will travel to see it. During the new moon phase, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes… Read More »