Kill or cure? “helps to make sense of the Daily Mail’s ongoing effort to classify every inanimate object into those that cause cancer and those that prevent it.”
Mount Wilson Observatory threatened by fire
The Mount Wilson Observatory, where Edwin Hubble made the observations that he used to show that the Universe was expanding, is being threatened by the California Wildfires. Staff and firefighters have been evacuated from the area.
A webcam at the Observatory currently shows smoke but no flames.
I really hope that the observatory survives. The 2.5-metre Hooker Telescope played an important role in advancing our knowledge of the Universe and there is still important research being carried out at MWO.
Further information is available about the Station Fire that is causing the damage.
Magnetic levitation
The electric currents used in some Japanese trains are so high that the electromagnetic fields created are strong enough to affect paperclips on board the train.
Watch how the paperclips dance as the train accelerates (uses more electric current) and decelerates (uses less electric current).
Messing about in space
When astronaut Koichi Wakata arrived at the International Space Station he brought with him a list from JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency of 16 experiments to perform in space, selected from a list of 1600 proposals from the public.
Jet-Lev
If this didn’t cost such a fortune then I would definitely be buying one.