NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just returned its first color images of Pluto’s atmosphere last week, revealing that the atmospheric hazes are blue. From NASA.gov: The haze particles themselves are likely gray or red, but the way they scatter blue light has gotten the attention of the New Horizons science team. “That striking blue tint tells …
Using data collected from NOAA, we’ve composed a list of the ten worst hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. These powerful storms have wrecked havoc across the country killing thousands of people and causing billions in damage. 10.) Hurricane Camille – 1969 Category: 5 Damage in 1969: $1.42 billion Estimated damage today: $21.2 billion …
The first private moon landing could be just two years away. California-based company Moon Express, which aims to fly commercial missions to the moon and help unlock its resources, has signed a five-launch deal with Rocket Lab, with the first two robotic liftoffs scheduled to take place in 2017. These uncrewed launches – three of …
The World Health Organization issued sweeping new guidelines on Wednesday that could put millions more people on H.I.V. drugs than are now getting them. The recommendations could go a long way toward halting the epidemic, health officials say, but would cost untold billions of dollars not yet committed. H.I.V. patients should be put on an …
Doctors said a teen’s bid to lose weight by drinking tea left her with serious health complications, including acute hepatitis. In a new case study in the British Medical Journal Case Reports, the unidentified patient came to her doctor with nausea, joint pain and nonspecific abdominal pains. Physicians gave the teen antibiotics, thinking she had …