Nature quote of the day
“I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze of Goldenrod.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze of Goldenrod.” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol
PM Showers today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 78 Humidity. 9 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Part of the Sun disappeared earlier this month, but few people were worried. The missing part, which included the center from some locations, just went behind the Moon in what is known as an annular solar eclipse. Featured here is an eclipse sequence taken as the Moon was overtaking the rising Sun in the sky. […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Asimov’s Science Fiction. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Asimov’s Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams (pictured) since 2004. It was launched in 1976 under the title Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, and was quickly successful, reaching a circulation of over 100,000 within a […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 1, 2023: View of quite Monroe Harbor in fall at dawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA. More Info
On Sept. 7, 2023, during its 54th close flyby of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of an area in the giant planet’s far northern regions called Jet N7. The image shows turbulent clouds and storms along Jupiter’s terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the planet. The low angle […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Five Nights at Freddy’s (video game). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Five Nights at Freddy’s is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon. The player takes the role of Mike Schmidt, a night security guard at a family pizzeria. Schmidt must complete his shifts without being caught […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Velociraptor. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Velociraptor is a genus of small dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch. It was about 1.5 to 2.07 m (4.9 to 6.8 ft) long with a body mass around 14.1 to 19.7 kg (31 to 43 lb). Velociraptor was a bipedal carnivore with […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Solar System. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. There are eight planets, numerous dwarf planets, the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the Kuiper belt, and the scattered disc beyond Neptune’s orbit. The […]