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You can see how quickly the comet’s head changed over just 3 nights, starting sharp and bright, then becoming more diffuse. The bright streak is a synchrone and comprised of dust particles released at the time the nucleus fragmented. Larger, heavier particles reside near the nucleus while smaller ones are pushed tailward by solar radiation […]
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) hovers just a few degrees high over the Zacatecas, Mexico during morning twilight on Jan. 6th. Its magnitude was about 1.5 at the time. Da Ko If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and want to see Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), get ready to put your back into it. Southern Hemisphere […]
New Year’s resolutions can feel a little grim. This year, I’ll reduce my screen time. In 2025, I’ll walk 10,000 steps every day. Those are mine, and I’m already depressed thinking about them. So I’ve decided to add one more to the list: a travel resolution. I often think about an incident in […]
Between asteroid strikes and new species of anaconda, rapidly expanding craters in Siberia and rivers turning orange in Alaska, something about the world and how we understand it is always changing. One of the things that we can count on though, is Atlas Obscura’s community of contributors sharing the stories behind the wondrous, awe-inspiring, and […]
Comet ATLAS exhibits a bright coma and short dust tail pointing southwest on December 15th. At the time it was magnitude 8.1 and 19° from the Sun. Nick James, BAA Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is on its way! Discovered April 5th by the automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it was magnitude 19 […]
With its compact dimensions, outstanding performance, and quiet, emissions-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is changing the game when it comes to indoor construction and demolition projects. Now, it’s changing an altogether different game: art. Construction companies bidding on jobs in indoor or densely populated urban environments are already singing the praises of electric […]
Dr Karl uncovers a lifelong Australian quest to restore comfort and hearing with custom made eardrum transplants. Called Cleardrums, Professor Marcus Atlas is close to passing regulatory hurdles for human trials. drkarl.com Source link
Mobvoi’s line of TicWatch smart wearables have always excelled when it came to basics like battery life and everyday usability. That being said, Mobvoi’s latest TicWatch Atlas is 20% cheaper at the moment with this Black Friday Deal, bringing its price down to less than 300 bucks. READ: TicWatch Atlas Review: Ruggedly Smart In terms […]