#astronomy

#astronomy

Earth is spinning faster this summer, causing days to be shorter, with July 10 noted as the shortest day of the year, 1.36 milliseconds less than 24 hours.

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service has predicted that July 22 could come out about a millisecond short of a standard 24-hour spin.

Astronomers discovered a new world named Ammonite, classified as a sednoid, located far beyond Pluto at about 71 times the Earth-sun distance.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on the night of Aug. 12 and before dawn on Aug. 13, with an average of up to 100 meteors per hour.

Each show features a performance accompanied by an astronomy lecture with the added bonus of telescope observations (weather permitting).

Founded 350 years ago, the Royal Observatory Greenwich is Britain's oldest purpose-built scientific institution. It is the birthplace of modern astronomy and the home of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time.

July's full moon is known as the "Buck Moon," which gets its name due to the time of year when male deer have impressively full antlers.

In horror fiction, a zombie is a human ghost or spirit "somewhere between living and dead, puppeted by external forces". This book explores real zombies in the natural world: organisms that lose control to exploitative parasites as seen in a tropical wasp that paralyses a cockroach, leading to its consumption by the wasp's young. This concept may extend to humans being susceptible to 'zombie bugs'.

According to his estimates, the bolide passed Stockholm at around an altitude of 30 kilometres. You can see meteors every night, but one this nice you maybe see once every five years.

"Astrotourism is evolving rapidly, and luxury travelers are eager to connect with the universe in bespoke and immersive ways that go beyond mere stargazing."

The disk around TWA 7 is one of the youngest debris disks known, allowing for precise estimations of radial distribution and potentially discovering planets.

The use of AI research in computer vision is increasingly linked to surveillance, with 90% of studies analyzed focusing on imaging humans, raising ethical concerns.

Although JWST's stunning images captivate us, its primary purpose is to dissect cosmic mysteries, such as understanding reionization and the role of early galaxies.

The image showcases the potential of the Rubin Observatory's capability to collect unprecedented astronomical data, highlighting its role in advancing our understanding of the Universe.