Wednesday, 21 August, 2019

Day: April 28, 2017

The Cat’s Paw Nebula

The Cat’s Paw Nebula

Posted on Friday, 28 April, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

The Cat’s Paw Nebula. NGC 6334, also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula and Gum 64, is one definition of weird: a bubbling mix of nebulous porridge about 50 light-years across, that just may be one of the most productive star-forming regions in the Milky Way. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in

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Experimental Zika Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results

Experimental Zika Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results

Posted on Friday, 28 April, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Experimental Zika Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results. Vaccination consists of stimulating the immune system with an infectious agent, or components of an infectious agent, modified in such a manner that no harm or disease is caused, but ensuring that when the host is confronted with that infectious agent, the immune

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Bryce Canyon National Park.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Posted on Friday, 28 April, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Bryce Canyon National Park. Perhaps nowhere are the forces of natural erosion more tangible than at the 35,835 acres Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Established on 15 September 1928, its wilderness of phantom-like rock spires, or hoodoos, attracts more than one million visitors a year. Many descend on trails

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Alert - Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo Thursday, 8 August, 2019
There is an outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu (Kivu Nord) and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Warning - Health Infrastructure Breakdown in Venezuela Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Venezuela. The country is experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases, and adequate health care is currently not available in most of the country.

Ethiopia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution when traveling in Ethiopia due to sporadic civil unrest and communications disruptions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Border area with Somalia due to potential for terrorism, kidnapping, and landmines. Border areas with Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Eritrea due to crime, armed conflict, and civil unrest. […]
Cote d Ivoire - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Cote d’Ivoire due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Reconsider Travel To: Northern border region due to terrorism. Violent crime, such as carjacking, robbery, and home invasion, is common. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting areas frequented by foreigners, such as […]

THE FLAG OF SOLOMON ISLANDS: Adopted on 18 November 1977, it consists of a thin, yellow stripe dividing diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue and the canton charged with five white stars; the lower triangle is green. The blue represents the importance of both fresh and salt water, in the form of rivers, rain and the Pacific Ocean; the green represents the land with the trees and crops that grow on it; the yellow represents the sun and its rays separating the land and the ocean; the five stars represent the five provinces in existence at the time of independence.

NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council Monday, 19 August, 2019
NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Discuss Ohio’s Role in Artemis Program Monday, 19 August, 2019
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Wednesday, Aug. 21, as they visit the agency’s Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, to view progress on the agency’s Artemis program.