Fish are swimming in the streets of Miami A phenom known as “king tides” a higher than normal tide caused by a Full or New Moon is getting worse in Miami maybe because of sea-level rise caused by human-induced climate change. In an analysis, the Post reported Miami set daily high tide records for more […]
FLASH: A huge asteroid just missed Earth and was not noticed by astronomers until the very last minute. The asteroid seemingly appeared from “out of nowhere,” said Michael Brown, a Melbourne, Australia observational astronomer. NASA estimated the object was 187-427 feet wide and missed Earth by 45,0000 miles this week, less than 1/5 of the […]
Friday, President Trump gave NASA his “great vision” about an eventual journey to land on Mars, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, explaining that the plan would call for using the Moon as a gateway before heading on for a trip to the Red planet. “The President has been very clear, he wants to put an […]
Image credit: NASA Fifty years ago the Apollo 11 astronauts launched on their history-making mission. Saturday, 20 July, is the anniversary of that 1st landing of humans on the Moon. It is a great milestone to reflect on, as well as an opportunity to look ahead. Read on for some of the ways you can […]
Saturday, President Trump said he would like to meet with NKorean leader Kim Jong Un at the DMZ (demilitarized zone) on the border of North and South Korea. “After some very important meetings, including my meeting with President Xi of China, I will be leaving Japan for South Korea with President Moon. While there, if […]
NASA plans to send Dragonfly, a drone, to Saturn’s biggest Moon, Titan, the agency said Thursday, announcing the space agency’s latest high-profile mission to explore the solar system for clues on humanity’s origins. “Today I am proud to announce that our next New Frontiers mission, Dragonfly, will explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan,” NASA administrator Jim […]
The term “Blue Moon” is most often associated with a month containing 2 full moons. Not happening this month, and yet 18 May brings a Blue Moon according to rules drawn up by an Almanac editor nearly a 100 yrs ago. This year, the Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:58p EDT (2158 GMT) on 20 March […]
Thursday, President Trump said, “…not the right time to lift economic sanctions on NKorea” “At the right time I would have great support. This is not the right time,” President Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with SKorean President Moon Jae-In, after he was asked about re-opening the industrial park. President Moon has advocated […]
FLASH: The 1st Super moon on the Spring equinox in 19 years. This cosmic event will not come again until Y 2030. Assuming Spring showers stay at bay in your region, sky-watchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get to see a cosmic 3X play on 20 March, as a “Super Worm Moon” lights up the […]
President Trump, NKorea’s Chairman Kim to Meet in 2019 President Donald Trump plans to meet NKorean leader Kim Jong Un in the New Year. The United States and NKorea have been discussing a 2nd meeting between their leaders to follow up the Singapore Summit in June and lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off. […]
SKorea Defers to President Trump on SKorea Sanctions US President Donald Trump warned SKorea could “do nothing” on lifting NKorea sanctions without his approval, leading to SKorea to walk back a proposal to do so. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha had said Wednesday that Seoul was considering lifting measures applied after a deadly attack in 2010 that killed […]
President Trump Announces New US-SKorea Free Trade Agreement Monday, US President Donald Trump announced a new free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea that he said will be mutually beneficial. Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the United Nations, where many world leaders are gathering this week for the […]
US Ready to ‘Engage Immediately’ with NKorea US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has invited NKorea’s foreign minister to meet with him next week to continue discussions on efforts to get the North to abandon its nuclear weapons. He also says The Trump Administration had invited NKorean officials to meet in Austria with […]
Blood Moon: Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century At nearly 2 hours long, this lunar eclipse will be the longest of the Century. North America is the only continent on Earth where it was not visible. The best views will be in Africa and Asia, but people in Europe, South America and Australia will get partial views. The […]
Life could have existed on the Moon billions of years ago, according to a new scientific study, which concludes that the necessary environmental conditions could have existed there, at not one but two points in history. The research, published in the Astrobiology journal this week, does not say definitively that there was ever life on […]
President Trump Has Re-established the National Space Council Almost 50 years ago astronaut Neil Armstrong declared his “small step” onto the Moon as a “giant leap for mankind,” but the United States’ bureaucracy kept that from happening. Friday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) said in an opinion piece marking the anniversary of mankind’s 1st […]
This Coming ‘Blood Moon’ is the Longest Lunar Eclipse in a 100 Years A Blood Moon + the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century occurs on the night of 27 July and morning of 28 July. The total eclipse is set to last for 1 hr 43 mins. The eclipse will only be visible in the Eastern […]
Korean Leaders Met, Peace Summit Looms Sunday, NKorean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to “complete” denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump, SKorean President Moon Jae-in said. President Moon and Chairman Kim agreed at a 2nd meeting Saturday that a possible NKorea-US Summit, currently planned […]
President Trump, “The main thing, I want to get is peace.” Monday, SKorea’s President Moon said that US President Trump should receive the Nobel for trying to end the War with Pyongyang. Tuesday in the Oval Office President Donald Trump said that SKorean President Moon Jae-in was “very nice” to say he deserved the Nobel […]
North and South Korea to Announce the End of War US President Trump’s influence in this peace making is paramount South and North Korea have discussed plans to announce an official end to the ‘war’ between the 2 countries. At next week’s Summit between SKorea President Moon Jae-in and NKorea leader Kim Jong Un, the […]
Super Blue Blood Moon And Lunar Eclipse on 31 January The phenomenon of a Blue Moon, Supermoon and total Lunar Eclipse has not occurred in the United States in more than 150 years. A spectacular lunar event — a blue moon, supermoon and total lunar eclipse causing a “blood” moon on the same night — […]
President Trump Open to Talks With NKorea South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump “deserves big credit” for his country’s talks with NKorea. President Donald Trump told Moon Jae-in, the leader of SKorea, that the United States is open to talks with NKorea “at the appropriate time, under the right […]
North and South Korea Hold Historic Talks North and South Korea held historic talks at their border Tuesday to discuss how to cooperate in next month’s Winter Olympics in the South and improve their long-strained ties. Senior SKorean officials left Seoul early in the morning for the meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the […]
The ‘Wolf Moon’ Brings in the New Year on 1-2 January The 1st of 2 January 2018 full moons falls on the evening of 1 January 2018, for most of the Western Hemisphere and on 2 January for the Eastern Hemisphere. This supermoon, know as the Wolf Moon comes only 4.5 hours after the moon reaches lunar perigee the moon’s closest […]
Mark Twain’s Letter to His Daughter In 1857, Mark Twain’s 3-year old daughter, Susie, wrote her first letter to Santa Claus. Mark Twain had a close relationship with his daughter, and could not stand to let the letter go unanswered. So, he took it upon himself to write this wonderful response. Susie Clemens Palace of St. […]
NKorea says, No Negotiations, as President Trump Wings to Asia Saturday, NKorea ruled out talks and threatened to increase its nuclear arsenal in a fresh warning to Donald Trump’s administration, as the President Trump set off on a 10 day tour of Asia. Tensions over NKorea’s nuclear and missile threats looming large, as President is […]
August Dog Days with an Eclipse of the Sun Added $SPY, $VXX Suspicious stock traders with too much computer power allude to finding the Key to the next stock market crash, The Solar Eclipse. Tired of political and most geo-economic drama that cannot be traded, some have turned their attention to an obscure theory that […]
A 2.7-Mile-Wide Asteroid to Pass by Earth on 1 September This coming Labor Day weekend is set to get off to a stellar start when a 2.7-mile-wide asteroid has a “relatively close encounter” with Earth Friday, 1 September, according to NASA officials. The asteroid, named Florence, will be the largest to pass this close to […]
China Issues Order to Implement UN Sanctions on NKorea …financial markets soar $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX China’s Commerce Ministry issued a ban effective from Tuesday on several imports from NKorea, including coal, iron ore, lead concentrates and ore, lead and seafood, a move that is in line with UN sanctions announced this month. Beijing issued […]
NASA’s Pictures of Huge Asteroid Passing Earth NASA has released the following images of a large asteroid as it readies to pass by alarmingly close to Earth on 19 April. The administration has been monitoring the space rock, known as 2014 JO25, since it was discovered in May 2014 by astronomers at the Catalina Sky […]
Supermoon 70 Years in the Making The Supermoon, which will appear bigger and brighter than any in 70 years, gives competition to Taurid and Leonid meteor showers. November’s huger-and-brighter-than-usual Supermoon on Monday, 14 November is the star of the sky show in November, it will appear closer to the Earth than any Moon in nearly […]
Water Plumes on Jupiter Moon Europa Spotted by Hubble Telescope Possible water vapor plumes have been erupting on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, spraying water jets as high as 125 miles high, NASA announced Monday. The discovery was picked up by the Hubble Space Telescope, and could be exciting news for future missions, NASA said. “Europa’s […]
The Louis Moinet’s Limited Edition “Sideralis Inverted” Watch Louis Moinet has launched a truly stunning limited edition luxury watch, called the Sideralis Inverted, that blends together horological technology of the very highest standard along with a truly original aesthetic that is inspired by the wonders of Outer Space and Interplanetary Worlds. This watch’s face displays various […]
