A new app is working to reconnect humans with the great outdoors. Birding social network Birda helps outdoor adventurers identify and record various species of birds. But it’s not just something for avid birdwatchers. QUIZ: NAME THIS BIRD! CAN YOU MATCH THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS WITH THEIR CORRECT NAMES? Birda co-founders John and Natalie White, who …
The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted political ambiguity regarding the options available to the United States to protect commercial satellites The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has estimated that there are at least 8,261 satellites in orbit around the Earth. These assets, worth more than two trillion dollars, enable our national security, our …
A new interactive map of the universe presents the entire known cosmos in stunning detail and pinpoint accuracy. Astronomers created the map, which shows the actual positions and colors of 200,000 galaxies, using two decades of data collected by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The interactive map can be downloaded for free at mapoftheuniverse.netallowing the …
