January 6, 2013
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Science
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The sun’s peak of solar activity this year will likely be the quietest seen in at least 100 years, say NASA scientists who watch Earth’s closest star daily.
Sunspot numbers are low, researchers said, even as the sun reaches the peak of its 11-year activity cycle. Also, radio waves that are known to indicate high solar activity have been very subdued.
“It’s likely to be the lowest solar maximum, as measured by sunspot ‘number,’ in more than a century,” wrote Joe Gurman, a project scientist for NASA’s sun-observing mission Stereo, or Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory. The current sun weather cycle is known as Solar Cycle 24.
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This image shows the Earth to scale with a colossal solar filament eruption from the sun on Aug. 31, 2012 as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Note: the Earth is not this close to the sun, this image is for scale purposes only.
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January 1, 2013
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(Reuters) – A comet blazing toward Earth could outshine the full moon when it passes by at the end of next year – if it survives its close encounter with the sun.
The recently discovered object, known as comet ISON, is due to fly within 1.2 million miles (1.9 million km) from the center of the sun on November 28, 2013 said astronomer Donald Yeomans, head of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
As the comet approaches, heat from the sun will vaporize ices in its body, creating what could be a spectacular tail that is visible in Earth’s night sky without telescopes or even binoculars from about October 2013 through January 2014.
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Comet ISON photographed at the RAS Observatory near Mayhill, NM
on Sept. 22, 2012, by amateur astronomers
Ernesto Guido, Giovanni Sostero and Nick Howes of the Remanzacco Observatory.
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January 1, 2013
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2013 Comet, 2013 Eclipse, 2013 Meteor Shower, architecture, arts, aviation, business, Celestial Events, climate, Environment, huffingtonpost, nature, photography, research, Science, Science News, Skywatching 2013, Space Events 2013, Stargazing 2013, Stargazing Next Year, Stargazing This Year, technology, travel, vacation, Video
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As 2012 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2013.What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?
I’ve selected what I consider the top 13″skylights” (get it?) for the coming year, and have listed them in chronological order. Not all these night sky events will be visible from any one locality (you may have to travel to catch all the eclipses), but you can observe many of them from the comfort of your backyard, weather permitting.
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Jupiter shines bright near a halo-wrapped moon in this amazing photo by stargazer
Hunter Davis of Durango, Colo., on Dec. 25, 2012.
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December 26, 2012
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Science
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In a murder mystery fit for prime time, scientists say they have solved the 3,000-year-old killing of one of Egypt’s last great pharaohs.
The first CT scans to examine the king’s mummy reveal a deep cut to the neck, reports the BBC. The cut had been hidden by bandages for centuries. The deep wound 2.7 inches (7cm) wide, was found just under the larynx, and could have caused immediate death, according to medical scientists.
“I have almost no doubt about the fact that Ramses III was killed by this cut in his throat,” said paleopathologist Albert Zink of the EURAC Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Italy, according to the AFP.
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In a murder mystery fit for prime time, scientists say they have solved the 3,000-year-old
killing of one of Egypt’s last great pharaohs.
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December 26, 2012
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Science
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Life for killer whales in the ocean is infinitely different, and many would say far better, than a life of captivity in a concrete tank. In the wild, most orcas stay near or with their families for life, travel up to 100 miles a day, and display complex communal rituals that provide stability, cooperation and regular opportunities for the unbridled expression of sheer joy.
Orcas are smart—among the most intelligent species in the world—making them particularly unsuitable to captivity, as I explain in my book Death at SeaWorld. Few people realize that killer whales are members of the family Delphinidae, making them the planet’s largest dolphins, giant cousins to the far more common bottlenose (think TV’s Flipper) and other species of seagoing dolphins. Orcas not only have the largest brain of any dolphin, but at 12 pounds it is also four times larger than the human brain, and second only to the sperm whale in heft and volume.
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December 25, 2012
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Enthralling
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A celebration of Natural History on BBC One with David Attenborough.
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December 20, 2012
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Science
Apocalypse 2012, business, climate, gaming, History, How Mayan Calendar Works, huffingtonpost, Maya Calendar, Mayan Apocalypse 2012, Mayan Calendar, mayan calendar ends, Mayan End Of The World, Mayan Hieroglyphs, Mayan Long Count Calendar, nature, politics, research, Science, Science News, technology, travel, vacation, Video
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With chatter about the Mayan apocalypse intensifying as Dec. 21 approaches, you may have seen that while the ancient Mayan calendar “ends” on that day, the Maya themselves would not have seen that as the end of the world. But how does the Mayan calendar work, anyway?
It’s not as confusing as it might seem. The ancient Maya kept time in a very different way than we do today, and their hieroglyph-heavy calendar can seem daunting at first glance. But the basic principle is simply that the Maya were counting the days.
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The Mayan Long Count Calendar, which did not predict a doomsday, included dates
written out as five hieroglyphs separated by four periods.
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December 19, 2012
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Science
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The year is drawing to a close, and DigitalGlobe has published its selection of the top 20 satellite images of 2012.
According to a written statement, the company’s satellites have been hard at work capturing images of “natural disasters, political issues, natural wonders and current events.” Now they’re hoping public input will help whittle down those top 20 images to one top satellite photo of 2012.
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December 8, 2012
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Medical
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With the chill in the air in many parts of the country and the threat of blizzards brewing, that long awaited trip to the islands couldn’t come at a better time.
And as with any vacationer traveling to a hot climate, the No. 1 item on your packing list is sunscreen. However, according to a new study published in Genetics, that SPF 40 may not completely protect you from the repercussions of the sun’s dangerous rays. Turns out, your genes may put you at greater risk for skin cancer than UV exposure.
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December 7, 2012
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Science
climate, Environment, huffingtonpost, impact craters, Mercury, Mercury Messenger, Mercury Messenger Announcement, Mercury Messenger program, messenger program, NASA, Nasa Announcement, Nasa Announcement Mercury, Nasa Announcement Messenger, nasa images, Nasa Mercury, nature, research, Science, Science News, Sean Solomon, technology, travel, vacation, Video, Water Mercury, Water On Mercury
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NASA announced Thursday that its Messenger probe has discovered new evidence of water ice on Mercury.
In the announcement, Sean Solomon, principal investigator for the Mercury Messenger program, said the probe had uncovered new evidence that deposits in permanently shadowed regions of Mercury’s poles is water ice. The ice is found predominantly in impact craters, according to data obtained by Messenger.
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NASA images showing Mercury’s north polar region.
The red areas are permanently shadowed, and the
yellow are radar bright spots that are now thought
to be deposits of water ice.
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