It moved across the surface of Mars — what was it? A dust devil. Such spinning columns of rising air are heated by the warm surface and are also common in warm and dry areas on planet Earth. Typically lasting only a few minutes, dust devils become visible as they pick up loose red-colored dust, […]
Rain today! With a high of 10C and a low of 10C. 77 Humidity. 8 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 7, 2023: Speyer, Germany: view from the tower of the Altpörtel (Old Gate) to southeast over the roofs of the old town to the Gedächtniskirche (left) and to the Saint Joseph Church (centre) behind which the sun is sinking. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1899. The Republican incumbent, William Bradley, was term-limited. The Democrats chose William Goebel. Republicans nominated William Taylor. Taylor won by a vote of 193,714 to 191,331. The vote was challenged on […]
The NASA Worm Logo sign is unveiled before the ribbon cutting ceremony to open NASA’s Earth Information Center, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at NASA Headquarters building in Washington. via NASA https://ift.tt/c2hunjB
“Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.” – W. Somerset Maugham
“The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.” – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
What was that red glow on the horizon last night? Aurora. Our unusually active Sun produced a surface explosion a few days ago that sent out a burst of electrons, protons, and more massive charged nuclei. This coronal mass ejection (CME) triggered auroras here on Earth that are being reported unusually far south in Earth’s […]
Rain today! With a high of 11C and a low of 11C. 88 Humidity. 8 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Rodrigues night heron. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Rodrigues night heron is an extinct species of heron that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It was first mentioned in two accounts, from around 1692 and around 1725, which were correlated with subfossil remains found and described […]