Sunday, 30 August 2020

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope maps the giant halo of gas enveloping our nearest galactic neighbour the Andromeda galaxy for the first time







(DailyMail)


  • Astronomers looked at the light from background quasars to study the halo

  • They found the halo stretches out 1.3 million light years towards the Milky Way

  • The halo includes heavy elements ejected by stars exploding in a supernova




A giant halo of gas that surrounds the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbour - the Andromeda galaxy - has been mapped by NASA's Hubble Telescope for the first time.


Astronomers from Yale University used instruments on Hubble to study the scale of the galactic shell and found it stretches 1.3 million light-years from Andromeda. 


As a result of the research, astronomers now believe Andromeda's halo of gas is 'bumping into' the gas halo that surrounds our own Milky Way galaxy. 






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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope maps the giant halo of gas enveloping our nearest galactic neighbour the Andromeda galaxy for the first time


(DailyMail)
  • Astronomers looked at the light from background quasars to study the halo
  • They found the halo stretches out 1.3 million light years towards the Milky Way
  • The halo includes heavy elements ejected by stars exploding in a supernova
A giant halo of gas that surrounds the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbour - the Andromeda galaxy - has been mapped by NASA's Hubble Telescope for the first time.
Astronomers from Yale University used instruments on Hubble to study the scale of the galactic shell and found it stretches 1.3 million light-years from Andromeda. 
As a result of the research, astronomers now believe Andromeda's halo of gas is 'bumping into' the gas halo that surrounds our own Milky Way galaxy. 

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Saturday, 29 August 2020

Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in Louisiana, US


Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the United States after Hurricane Laura battered southern states.
Ten of the victims were in Louisiana and four in Texas.
Winds of up to 150mph (240km/h) caused severe damage, with power cuts to more than half a million homes and a chemical fire from an industrial plant.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has asked the federal government for immediate financial assistance in dealing with the fallout.
President Donald Trump will travel to the two states on Saturday to meet with people affected by the hurricane, the White House said.
Laura has now been downgraded to tropical storm status, but heavy rain is still falling on several states.
In Haiti, which was earlier badly hit by storms Marco and Laura, at least 31 people are now reported to have died.
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Asteroid ES4, Closest Asteroid in decades on Sept 1st, Even closer than moon


(Express) 
AN ASTEROID bigger than a double-decker bus is set to come closer to Earth than the Moon is next week as NASA gears up to study the historic space rock.

The asteroid known as 2011 ES4 will shoot by Earth next week, and at 30 metres long, it is bigger than a double-decker bus. The space rock will come within just 0.3 lunar distance - with one lunar distance being the measurement between the Earth and the Moon - or 71,000 miles.

While that may seem like a sizeable distance, in astronomical terms it is a hair's width.
NASA also revealed it will be travelling at a staggering speed of 8.2 kilometres per second - or 29,500 kilometres per hour.
At this speed, it could travel around the Earth in an hour.
According to NASA, asteroid 2011 ES4 is a NEO (Near Earth Object), giving NASA the perfect opportunity to study the history of the solar system.


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Friday, 28 August 2020

Intense heat to give way to much cooler temperatures


AFTER weeks of intense heat waves and sweltering temperatures in Spain, the atmosphere is set to change and give way this weekend to much cooler temperatures.
A Polar mass that is shifting north will see the humid autumn weather swiftly turn this weekend. Certain areas of the country could even see snow as well as rain.

This long-awaited drop in temperature is expected to start on Thursday and continue through into the weekend, when it’s full effect will be felt.
It is reported that temperatures on Saturday may even fall by 10-15 degrees in northern areas of the country. These areas are expected to see sudden changes with a large amount of rainfall.
Other areas are not expected to escape the sudden change and having an umbrella close to hand is recommended across Spain.

While low land areas should expect to see varying levels of rainfall, higher ground should expect to see their first snowfall of the year, specifically across the Cantabrian Mountains and the Pyrenees.

It will be a rapid and sudden change from the extreme temperatures that have graced Spain over the past month so best check you have something in addition to the shorts and sandals to wear.

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Thursday, 27 August 2020

Israel launches air strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after shots were fired at its troops across the border







(DailyMail)

Israel said it has launched air strikes against Hezbollah posts in Lebanon


  • Comes after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops 



'I advise Hezbollah not to test Israel's crushing strength,' PM Netanyahu tweeted 





Israel said it had launched air strikes against Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon on Wednesday, after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops the previous evening.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the shooting on Shiite militant group Hezbollah with which Israel fought a devastating month-long war in 2006, and pledged a 'forceful' response to any further incidents.


'I advise Hezbollah not to test Israel's crushing strength,' he tweeted. 'Hezbollah is once again endangering the state of Lebanon due to its aggression.'










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Israel launches air strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after shots were fired at its troops across the border


(DailyMail)

Israel said it has launched air strikes against Hezbollah posts in Lebanon
  • Comes after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops 
'I advise Hezbollah not to test Israel's crushing strength,' PM Netanyahu tweeted 

Israel said it had launched air strikes against Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon on Wednesday, after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops the previous evening.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the shooting on Shiite militant group Hezbollah with which Israel fought a devastating month-long war in 2006, and pledged a 'forceful' response to any further incidents.
'I advise Hezbollah not to test Israel's crushing strength,' he tweeted. 'Hezbollah is once again endangering the state of Lebanon due to its aggression.'


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