A conjunction is a celestial event that occurs when two astronomical objects or spacecraft have either the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude, usually as observed from Earth. This year, Jupiter and Venus will shine brightly together before dawn on Tuesday, January 22, after the Super Blood Wolf Moon on Sunday. Despite rising together, climbing above the horizon by 5 a.m. local time, and then appearing to be close, the two planets are actually 400-million miles apart. “The Jupiter and Venus conjunction will be easily bright enough to see from any location, even large cities,” said NASA. Read more for a NASA video explaining what exactly a conjunction is.
This rechargeable iPhone X / XS battery case is a great budget-friendly alternative to Apple’s new Smart Battery case, and it’s being offered for just $37.95 shipped after clipping the on-page coupon, today only. Both iPhone XS and XS MAX Apple Smart Battery Case have just a 1369 mAh capacity, but this one has a 4000mAh capacity, good for at least double the usage. Best of all, you can still use the original Lightning cable to charge the phone / case as well as use it to sync data. When not in use, the case is off by default, but simply press the back button for 3-seconds, and it starts charging. Product page. Read more for additional pictures and information.
The Droid Razr M is an Android-based, 4G LTE-capable smartphone that was released in 2012, now Lenovo could be bringing the RAZR back as a $1,500 foldable mobile phone that could be launched as early as February, according to the Wall Street Journal. It’s reported to be priced around $1,500, and could look similar to the Royole FlexPai or it may work like the RAZR V4 concept, where the top half folds down when not in use. There’s no word yet on what kind of processor, camera, RAM, storage, etc. it would have, but at that price point, it should at least compete with Samsung’s upcoming foldable phone. Read more for a video of the foldable Motorola V4 and additional information.
Avi Loeb, chairman of Harvard University’s Astronomy Department and friend of late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, claims that the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua is actually a spaceship sent be extraterrestrials, and it uses a solar sail for propulsion.
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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest atom smasher, has been up and running for the past 7-years, confirming the existence of a mysterious subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson. Now, physicists have proposed a $24-billion project to build an even larger collider. Called “The Future Circular Collider (FCC),” this would be four times bigger and up to ten times more powerful than the LHC. “The FCC conceptual design report is a remarkable accomplishment.It shows the tremendous potential of the FCC to improve our knowledge of fundamental physics and to advance many technologies with a broad impact on society,” said CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti. Read more for another video and additional information.