Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn’s south pole, according to a Spanish-led research team publishing in the journal Science Advances. The spinning, meandering decagon spans distances where a single side exceeds 10,000 miles, marking the first time scientists have observed … Read more
According to researchers published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, a newly discovered star designated S301 is racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, at speeds reaching roughly 15,534 miles per second. Discovered in data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile’s Atacama … Read more
New Zealand households throw away an average of $1364 worth of food annually, prompting a nationwide pilot campaign by Nestlé to encourage consumers to check date labels using their senses rather than discarding items automatically, according to company data and public statements released this week. Understanding Best-Before Versus Use-By Date Labels The distinction between food … Read more