Watch the sky this morning There are those who call them “Tears of São Lourenço”, but specialists prefer to name them Perseidas. If you’re into stargazing, you’re in for a treat, as the most popular and best meteor shower of the year is expected to peak this weekend. The Perseids are most visible in the … Read more
Blue and white victory in a game with several cards for both sides, including two straight reds FC Porto won the Portuguese Cup this Sunday, after beating Sporting de Braga by 2-0. In a match almost always dominated by the dragons, in the 53rd minute an own goal by André Horta put the team in … Read more
A large glacier in northwest Greenland is interacting with ocean tides, scientists say, resulting in previously unknown melting and potentially faster rise in sea levels. The group of glaciologists from the University of California Irvine (UCI) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) published the study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. … Read more
During a recent excursion to the icy plains of Antarctica, an international team of researchers discovered five new meteorites – including one of the largest ever discovered on that continent. The rare meteorite is about the size of a cantaloupe but weighs 7.7 kilograms. It is one of around 100 of that size or larger … Read more