The ISS and a Colorful Moon

Tonight’s Full Moon, the second Full Moon in July, could be called a blue moon according to modern folklore. But this sharp and detailed mosaic, recorded with telescope and digital camera just before July’s first Full Moon, actually does show a colorful lunar surface. The colors have been enhanced in the processed image but are real nonetheless, corresponding to real differences in the chemical makeup of the lunar surface. Also easy to see especially when the Moon is near full phase, bright rays from 85 kilometer wide Tycho crater at the upper right extend far across the lunar surface. Against the southern lunar highlands above and right of Tycho is an amazingly detailed silhouette of the International Space Station. Seen from Byron Bay, NSW Australia on June 30, the ISS lunar transit lasted about 1/3 of a second, captured with a fast shutter speed in burst mode. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KEiFIp

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Mexico State: Indians Approve Embattled Wind Power Project by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Residents of a heavily Indian area have approved the installation of a huge wind power project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, the Oaxaca state government said Friday.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 02:58PM

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Supreme Court Review Could Redefine Insider Trading by PETER J. HENNING

By PETER J. HENNING

The Justice Department has asked the court to review a decision to overturn two insider trading convictions, but it might not like the answer it gets.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 08:00PM

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In ‘We Come as Friends,’ Hubert Sauper Takes Flight to Survey the Pain Below in Sudan by NICOLAS RAPOLD

By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Mr. Sauper went to unusual lengths to make his latest documentary, a work about colonialism.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Coast Guard Plans to Suspend Search for Florida Teens at Sunset by CHRISTINE HAUSER

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

A Coast Guard official said the search for Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, who went missing during a fishing trip last week, could resume if new information became available.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 08:00PM

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What We’re Reading Now by MARK BITTMAN

By MARK BITTMAN

Food news from Maryland — no, Virginia! — blue crabs to olive tree leprosy.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 09:10AM

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Search to Be Suspended at Sunset for Teens Missing Off Fla. Coast by REUTERS

By REUTERS

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to suspend its search for two 14-year-old boys from South Florida at sunset on Friday, a week after they disappeared while on a fishing trip off the state’s Atlantic Ocean coast.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 08:27AM

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Coast Guard Suspending Search at Sunset for Missing Teens by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Coast Guard says it’s suspending its search at sunset for two teenage fishermen who’ve been missing for a week.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 07:26AM

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Coast Guard: Search for Teens Will Be Suspended at Sunset by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Coast Guard will suspend its search at sunset for two teenage fishermen who’ve been missing for a week, officials said Friday.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 12:33AM

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Protecting the Untamed Seas by IAN URBINA

By IAN URBINA

Because no one or everyone is responsible for what happens on the high seas, it’s in many ways a free-for-all.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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In France, Biking Along Arcachon Bay by CEIL MILLER BOUCHET

By CEIL MILLER BOUCHET

A relaxed 5-day 50-mile ride takes in pine forests, fishing hamlets and a wildlife preserve, with time to stop for oysters straight from the sea.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Trade Negotiators Reach Environmental Accord by JONATHAN WEISMAN

By JONATHAN WEISMAN

The deal between the United States and 11 other Pacific nations will provide protections for some of the most threatened ecosystems on earth.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 08:00PM

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How to Live Wisely by RICHARD J. LIGHT

By RICHARD J. LIGHT

What does it mean to live a productive life? What about a happy life? Five exercises that tackle the tough questions. Try these at home.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Designer Alexander Wang Leaves Balenciaga After 3 Years by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Designer Alexander Wang will leave the helm of Balenciaga after three years as creative director, the Paris fashion house confirmed Friday.

Published: July 31, 2015 at 12:36AM

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Scientist: Oil Slick Likely From Natural Seafloor Seepage by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beaches along the Santa Barbara County coast remained open to swimmers, surfers and sunbathers Friday as the Coast Guard worked to determine whether an oil slick that materialized just offshore this week was simply the result of natural ocean-floor…

Published: July 30, 2015 at 10:43PM

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Milky Way over Uluru

The central regions of our Milky Way Galaxy rise above Uluru/Ayers Rock in this striking night skyscape. Recorded on July 13, a faint airglow along the horizon shows off central Australia’s most recognizable landform in silhouette. Of course the Milky Way’s own cosmic dust clouds appear in silhouette too, dark rifts along the galaxy’s faint congeries of stars. Above the central bulge, rivers of cosmic dust converge on a bright yellowish supergiant star Antares. Left of Antares, wandering Saturn shines in the night. via NASA http://ift.tt/1H4Flwz

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Hunting Club That Suspended U.S. Hunter Donates to Top Lawmakers by REUTERS

By REUTERS

A hunting club that suspended a Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has given money to the campaigns of numerous U.S. politicians, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner, a watchdog group’s…

Published: July 30, 2015 at 08:03PM

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