Anti-Asteroid Space "Sentinel" and Probing the Sun's Physics - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Mar 24, 2016 05:13 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Anti-asteroid Space 'Sentinel' Could Soon Patrol the Planetary Skies The B612 Foundation want to protect Earth from asteroid collisions with a telescope called Sentinel. The foundation just needs a few hundred million dollars to do it.       Probing the Sun's Physics With a New Magnetic Field Simulation Reconciling large- and small-scale physics in a new simulation gives us better understanding of our home star.       You and Your Partner Can Shower in the Same Water for Two Weeks That's courtesy of a five-gallon capacity, portable shower that has some serious purification technology built in.       Is 'Jim Wilson' Airline Code for a Dead Body on a Plane? How do airlines deal with the need to transport human remains? And just what should you think if you hear gate agents talk about a Mr. Jim Wilson?       Why Couples Share a Facebook Profile — And Why It Bugs The Rest of Us Some couples have a shared Facebook account, even though Facebook frowns on the practice. What does it say about their relationship?       Body Blow! Body Blow! Counting Punches With Wearables for Boxers You want to know how many uppercuts you're throwing, right? The wearable tech company Hykso has your back.       NASA Will Learn to Prevent Space Fires by Setting Space Fires It's all in the name of science, of course.       Is Particle Physics About to Rewrite the Standard Model? Not So Fast… For nearly 40 years, science has relied upon the Standard Model of particle physics to describe the universe. But now some are saying that it's time for a rewrite.       The Bias Against African-American Children in U.S. Adoptions Researchers found that many white adoptive parents thought African-American children were "too different" for them though they'd consider children of other races.       A Mighty Wind Blows ... in Space How mighty? Well, about 124 million miles per hour.       Big Cities, Big Ideas: Getting Around in the Future A lot of people live in cities now. Even more will live in them in the future. What are the big ideas for getting them where they need to go?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list