Published on: April 6, 2015The astronomical event known as a “blood moon” occurs when the sun, moon and Earth align, with the colour a result of sunlight scattering off Earth’s atmosphere. Saturday night’s eclipse was the shortest of the century, with US-based Sky and Telescope magazine describing it as “unusually brief”. Views of the eclipse […]
Published on: March 27, 2015The fatal crash of a German airliner in the French Alps, apparently a deliberate act by the plane’s co-pilot, seems to have been made possible by security measures brought in following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks intended to make air travel safer. On Thursday, French officials said it appeared as if […]
Published on: April 27, 2015The magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Nepal Saturday, toppling buildings in the impoverished nation’s capital of Katmandu and triggering an avalanche that buried part of the base camp at Mount Everest. Climbers from around the globe travel to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, and among the 18 people killed in the […]
