Japanese astronomers observed the elusive “Phoenicid meteor shower” and have determined that it was spawned by the now vanished Comet Blanpain. They also found that Comet Blanpain was active, though only weakly, in the early 20th Century. This is the first time that researchers could determine the activity of a comet by observing its associated […]
Anchorage police reported on Nixle that the man who was discovered shot while in his vehicle in Muldoon on Monday, has died from his injuries at a local hospital. Police received the report of the shooting at 9:26 am on Monday and responded to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. […]
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of a humpback whale that was brought into the port of Ketchikan, Alaska this morning. At this time, NOAA Fisheries is coordinating to have the whale carcass towed to a nearby location suitable for a necropsy to determine the cause of death. As this is an […]
On Tuesday, the world is minus a famous “Bond.” 89-year-old Sir Roger Moore died in Switzerland after a brief bout with cancer, his family revealed. His three children, Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, released a statement following Moore’s passing, saying “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed […]