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Wednesday was a big day for the asteroid Ryugu. It got a visitor! The Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe, landed on the asteroid’s surface. The probe had been making observations since June, but has landed in order to explore, and collect rock samples. It’ll start the 5,500,000-mile journey back home, at the end of the year.
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Do you know anyone with a garden igloo? You can buy a 12-foot, see-through, bubble-house, for your backyard! They’re becoming more popular, because there are so many uses. You can use them as play areas, tents, greenhouses, reading rooms, or to escape your brothers. It can even stand up to wind and snow!
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Researchers in Switzerland have been studying how to slow down climate change. The simplest way is to plant trees! Lots of trees. Like 1,000,000,000,000 of them. The best thing is, no politicians have to be involved, and no scientists need to invent anything. Anyone can plant a tree! What are you waiting for? Get planting!
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Today is French Fry Day! In some countries, they’re called chips, and chips are called crisps. Eat your fries while looking for some cool rocks to celebrate International Rock Day. Are they igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Today is also Embrace Your Geekness Day, so feel free to share every detail of your latest obsession!
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A hotel in Japan, has a new room for anyone who’s ever wanted to spend the night in the cockpit of an airplane. The Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu has a Superior Cockpit Room, equipped with a flight simulator! $234 gets you 2 beds in a room that feels like a Boeing 737. Flying the simulator costs $277 extra.
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Last month, 10 year-old Selah Schneiter spent 5 days rock-climbing in Yosemite National Park. They weren’t just any old rocks. She was the youngest person to summit El Capitan, taking the extremely difficult nose route. During the 3000-foot climb, she had to spend 4 nights sleeping on a shelf attached to the rock wall! That sounds crazy!
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Last week in Washington state, a stampede of dinosaurs thundered down the track at Emerald Downs Racetrack. 2 dozen people in T-Rex costumes raced toward the finish line with their heads flopping around, some struggling to simply stay on their feet. The dinosaur named Regular Unleaded won the race, followed by Rex Girlfriend.
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It’s Simplicity Day, so keep everything simple. Who needs a fancy hot fudge sundae for dessert, when a bowl of red jello is so satisfying! Besides, it’s Eat Your Jello Day. Still, it’s also Pecan Pie Day, so maybe you can get a little fancy. Remember to ditch plastic bags, for Paper Bag Day!
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Do you or your pet, have 2 different colored eyes? It’s called heterochromia, and it’s awesome! Happy Different Colored Eyes Day to you! It’s also Etch A Sketch Day. Trying to draw a curved line on the classic red magic screen is hard. Don’t forget Kebab Day! Spear yourself a pickle-marshmallow-mushroom-pineapple-tomato kebab on a stick.
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The most expensive bunch of grapes ever, were just sold in Japan. A cluster of 24 Ruby Roman grapes, were auctioned to the top bidder for $11,000! The variety of grape is known for its juiciness and high sugar content. The buyer paid 1.2 million yen, in honor of the 12 years since Ruby Roman grapes were developed.
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