Monthly Archives: October 2015

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/incredible-nasa-footage-shows-a-hole-in-the-sun-thats-bigger-than-jupiter-9368666.html On October 12, 2015, a satellite in space saw that our sun has a hole. The hole the satellite saw is what is called a coronal hole. Coronal holes form every 11 years on the poles of the our … Continue reading →

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/slow-cold-reptiles-may-breathe-energetic-birds Colleen Farmer wrote an interesting article called, “Gators and birds share the same breathing.” I found this article on Science News For Kids. Even though they are very different animals it is still possible that they share the same … Continue reading →

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/moon/283036 Engineers from Israel are planning to launch a new mission to the moon. On October 7, 2015, Google’s Lunar XPRIZE competition organizers advanced the team from Israel, called SpaceIL, who was the first of 16 groups to advance in … Continue reading →

http://www.popsci.com/why-do-seals-have-wavy-whiskers We all know all furry friends have whiskers, but have you ever noticed what shape they are? Scientists have figured out that only a few animals have wavy whiskers, and why is that? Now scientists have discovered the secret … Continue reading →

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/nasa-unveils-three-part-plan-reach-mars-2030s-n442961 The article I found is about NASA’s plan to land people on Mars by the 2030s. Their goal is to establish a permanent settlement on Mars. First, they must research how they will accomplish this at the International Space … Continue reading →

https://student.societyforscience.org/article/fossils-new-species-human-relative Scientists have found fossils in a underground cave in South Africa. They were found in a 30 meter pit. Scientists see they are similar to human skeletons, but they also say they are unlike any bones and teeth they … Continue reading →

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151015-saturn-moon-enceladus-bizarre-flyby-space/ Right after the spacecraft’s mission to Pluto, the Cassini probe orbited around Cassini’s icy surface. On October 23, encounter that will dip to just 30 miles above the moon’s southern hemisphere, passing through layers of ice to take closeup … Continue reading →

http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2015/10/Water-on-Mars In 2010, Lujendra Ojha was examining pictures of Mars. He saw some dark streaks on the surface of Mars. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) said this is the strongest evidence yet of water on Mars today. Scientists knew … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/science/central-asia-could-be-birthplace-of-the-modern-dog.html?_r=0 This article is about where dogs were born. Scientists say that they traced dogs’ DNA to their cousins, wolves. They traced the dog’s DNA to the Near East. They also traced the dog’s DNA to Siberia and some southern … Continue reading →

https://student.societyforscience.org/article/wolves-beat-dogs-problem-solving-test?mode=topic&context=79 In the article, Wolves Beat Dogs at Problem Solving Test, there is an experiment that shows that wolves are better problem solvers than dogs. In the experiment there was a closed container with a sausage treat inside. There were … Continue reading →