Mysterious signals have been picked up from distant galaxies. When fast radio bursts or FRBs, as they are called, reach Earth's telescopes they shine brightly for a few milliseconds, then disappear. Astronomers have detected dozens over the past decade, and have just announced they've found more of them, including a rare repeating signal. We don't know exactly what they are or where they're from, but here are several theories.
Netflix ruled Sunday’s 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, with Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Chuck Lorre’s “The Kominsky Method” taking home some of the night’s biggest awards. “Bohemian Rhapsody” and star Rami Malek surprised with best drama and best actor in a drama wins, respectively. The best comedy prize also came as a shock, with “Green Book” winning over frontrunner “Vice.”
“Green Book” topped the night with three, while “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Roma” tied with two. On the TV side, “Kominsky Method” won the best comedy prize and best actor in a TV comedy for Michael Douglas. The series tied with “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” for most wins, with two. “Gianni Versace” claimed the best limited series award and best actor in a limited series for Darren Criss. CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO WALL.
China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, the country’s space agency announced. The landing of the probe, called Chang’e-4 after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology, is one in a coming series of missions that underscore the country’s ambitions to join — and even lead — the space race. The mission “has opened a new chapter in humanity’s exploration of the moon,” the China National Space Administration said in an announcement on its website. The agency said the spacecraft landed at 10:26 a.m. Beijing time on January 3, 2019 at its target on the far side of the moon.
Snow and ice sculpture in Harbin dates back to Manchu times, but the first organized show was held in 1963, and the annual festival itself only started in 1985. Since then, the festival has grown into a massive event, bringing in over a million tourists from all over the world every winter. Harbin is well known for its beautiful ice and snow sculptures in winter and its Russian legacy and still plays an important part in Sino-Russian trade today.
