– Manuscript – A newly discovered comet is passing through our solar system for the first time in more than 400 years. Scientists say star watchers across the Northern Hemisphere should look to the sky as soon as possible, either this week or early next. They say it will be another 400 years before the comet returns to our neighborhood. The comet’s official name is … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered Comet Won’t Return for 400 Years
Archives for October 2023
Japan Says Visitors Disrespecting Mount Fuji
– Manuscript – On a gray and rainy Saturday, buses arrive continually at a base station of Japan’s Mount Fuji. The buses release foreign visitors in front of stores and restaurants. The area looks similar to a theme park. It is not what most Japanese would expect below the 3,776-meter mountain. Mt Fuji is considered an important religious area. And Japanese honor the … [Read more...] about Japan Says Visitors Disrespecting Mount Fuji
Letting Mosquitoes Bite You for Science
– Manuscript – It is lunchtime. And mosquitoes find their way to Ella Branham’s arm at a Salt Lake City lab in the American state of Utah. “They're not very aggressive and they're kind of picky eaters,” said Branham. She breathed into a glass tank to attract the insects to the carbon dioxide in her breath. “So I'll be feeding them with my arm.” Branham had volunteered … [Read more...] about Letting Mosquitoes Bite You for Science
How Gardeners Can Reduce Risk of Fire
– Manuscript – Invasive grasses might have played a part in the deadly wildfires that burned Lahaina, Hawaii recently. The grasses have taken over land that was once occupied by crops like sugar and pineapple. Michele Steinberg is wildfire division director at the National Fire Protection Association. She said some plants are more flammable than others. But, she noted, … [Read more...] about How Gardeners Can Reduce Risk of Fire
Robust (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. For the very first time, a crew from the American space agency, NASA, saw the spacecraft that will take them to the moon. Robust The astronauts' visit to the Orion spacecraft was in preparation for the Artemis II mission in late 2024. Commander Reid Wiseman described the spacecraft as robust. Robust … [Read more...] about Robust (News Words)
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