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Novae flares
20 January 2022 > AstronomyAt https://phys.org/news/2022-01-frequent-extreme-superflares-nova-v2487.html ... photometric observations of a recurrent nova event, V2487ph, is displaying interesting behaviour. Superflares have been identified from the sources, occurring on a
Fomenko
20 January 2022 > Ancient historyGary sent in a link to Fomenko at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdw9s-_mY20 which is basically a summary of Fomenko's ideas in regards AD chronology. There are several other
Tonga Update
19 January 2022 > GeologyWilliam sent in the link https://www.yahoo.com/news/heres-scientists-know-tonga-volcano-124800517... ... while residents of the Tonga islands struggle to recover from a massive volcanic explosion and tsunami wave that
Tonga Eruption
18 January 2022 > CatastrophismAs news is emerging that several of the smaller islands in the Tonga group were swamped with the likelihood of a quite high death toll
Roman Carved Wooden Figure
18 January 2022 > ArchaeologyIn the Bucks Free Press of January 14th 2022, and the Bucks Herald [see for example www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/national/19843461.rare-roman-wooden-figure... ] we learn that a remarkably well preserved
Waves, crust, and dust
18 January 2022 > AstronomyGary sent in the link to www.dailymail.co.uk/scienctech/article-10403571/ ... the moon.s crust may have formed from a slushy magma ocean that froze over hundreds of millions
Spiders, Bubbles, and Neutrons
18 January 2022 > AstronomySome interesting stories this past week. At https://phys.org/news/2022-01-light-year-wide-earth-source-nearby.html ... which is indeed, a startling discovery. A 1000 light year wide void around the earth is
Greek Genes
15 January 2022 > ArchaeologyGary also sent in the link www.science.org/content/article/greeks-really-do-have-near-mythical-orig... ... the Mycenaeans were real people that imposed themselves on the LB world. They are tangled up in
Raining Diamonds
14 January 2022 > AstronomyThe link was sent in by Gary ... www.space.com/diamond-rain-atmosphere-uranus-neptune ... the two big outer planets, described here as ice planets as it is thought they
Insects and fish in one buried deposit
13 January 2022 > GeologyWilliam sent in the link to www.yahoo.com/news/treasure-trove-2-000-fossils-190000947.html ... paleontologists have unearthed around 2000 fossils in SER Australia - insects, fish, spiders, and plants [leaves and
Rings Around the Sun
13 January 2022 > AstronomyAt https://phys.org/news/2022-01-asteroids-earth-threats.html ... some asteroids, or comets, are in the vicinity of the earth in 2022 - which is the theme of this piece. Not
Black Hole Ionisation
13 January 2022 > ElectromagnetismAt https://spaceweather.com 11th January 2022 .. in an update on solar cycle 25 they say it is shaping up to be stronger than anticipated. The
Younger Dryas Out of Bed
8 January 2022 > CatastrophismGary sent in the link to https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00368504211064272 ... 'Premature Rejection in Science: the case for the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis' by James Lawrence Powell. The
Interstellar Magnetic Fields
8 January 2022 > ElectromagnetismAt https://phys.org/news/2022-01-coherent-interstellar-magnetic-field.html ... magnetic fields are the secret ingredients of the interstellar medium. They are involved in the process of making stars. An international team
Aboriginal Aurora
5 January 2022 > ElectromagnetismAt www.academia.edu/35582047/Did_Aboriginal_Australia_record-a_simultaneous... ... by Fuller and Hamacher in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 20{3] pages 349-359 [2017]. Australian researchers have recently homed in
Antikythera Mechanism II
5 January 2022 > ArchaeologyGary sent in another link to an article on the Kythera mechanism. An interesting read. Go to www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-ancient-greek-astronomical-calcula... ... but see earlier post on the
Why is the Pot warmer than the Stove
5 January 2022 > AstronomyAt https://phys.org/news/2022-01-liquid-metal-insight-mechanism-sun-corona.... ... the phenomenon of corona heating remains one of the mysteries of solar physics, it is said. Why is the pot warmer than
30 tons of TNT
5 January 2022 > AstronomyWilliam sent in the link to www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/03/meteor-explodes-pittsburgh... ... a loud bang shook homes in Pittsburgh over the New Year. The National Weather Service noticed a
Tsunamis on Jupiter
28 December 2021 > AstronomyAnother one from Robert - see https://phys.org/news/2021-12-juno-spacecraft-jupiter-moon.html ... the Juno spacecraft hears Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Remarkable comparisons are made between phenomena on earth and jupiter,
Comet Leonard
28 December 2021 > AstronomyComet Leonard will round the Sun on January 3rd [next week]. It is already proving to be an interesting passage through the solar system -