Category: Earth

Humpback whales & bubble net trapping

August 8, 2021

Perhaps we humans think that other creatures do not do great things in front of our intellect and ability. Although not so much ours, many of the other creatures are seen in astonishing ways. One of them is the “bubble net trapping” of humpback whales “Bubble net trapping” is a hunting method for humpback whales….

Giant Vampire Bat fossil founded in Argentina.

August 8, 2021

Paleontologists find fossil of giant vampire bat in Argentina Researchers have found fossil jaw fossils of the endangered Desmodus Draculae. Paleontologists estimate that the newly discovered fossil of Desmodus Draculae is about 100,000 years old / late pleistocene epoch /. The fossil was obtained from a paleontological site near the southeastern Buenos Aires, Argentina. The…

A comparison of the size between the largest star we have ever found Stephenson 2-18 and a nebula.

August 8, 2021

(Nebulae are places where stars are born.) Step Here Stepenson 2-18 is compared / compared to the part known as the “Pillers of creation” of the M16 or eagle nebula. The eagle nebula is located in the Serpens Constellation, 6500 – 7000 light – years from Earth. Pillers of creation is a part of it….

Debris floating in space …..

August 8, 2021

Also known as space junk, orbital debris, or space trash, it is a collection of man – made objects orbiting in space. All of this was part of mankind’s explorations into space, and much of it was made up of bits and pieces of material that formed when man-made objects collided with other solar objects….

WHO NAMED OUR GALAXY MILKY WAY?

August 8, 2021

We know that the Milky Way is the return of the Solar System, which contains more than a trillion stars. The Milky Way is something we can see with the naked eye at night. But did you know that the coconut tree got its name from the Milky Way? The ancient Greek car believed that…

Why is the capacity of the air conditioner (AC) measured in tons?

August 8, 2021

One of the most confusing terms in the air conditioning industry is “ton”. For an air conditioner, the word does not refer to weight. Instead, a ton of ice refers to the amount of heat required to melt completely. Shows how many British Thermal Units (BTUs) can remove heat from an air conditioning system. 1…

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August 7, 2021

In a three-phase process in which four hydrogen atoms combine to form a helium nucleus, the Sun converts about 600 million metric tons of hydrogen per second to 596 million metric tons of helium. Then that depleted four million metric tons (or 4.26 more precisely) is converted into energy every second. Only 0.00002 percent of…

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August 7, 2021

The James Web Telescope, which is slated to launch in November as a replacement for the Hubble Telescope, is unique in that it’s mainly infrared sensors. While Hubble relies heavily on (and has a small infrared sensor) optical light, this telescope mainly tries to see the universe in high-wavelength infrared. Why is it so popularly…