My Modern Met - March 22 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​ ​[NASA Announces We May Have a Chance to See a Star Explosion With the Naked Eye This Year]()​ [NASA Announces We May Have a Chance to See a Star Explosion With the Naked Eye This Year] This year is full of exciting astronomical events. In just a few weeks, a good chunk of North America will get to see a total solar eclipse, which could also feature a green “devil comet.” Now, NASA has revealed that yet another stellar occurrence will take place later this year. The star system T Coronae […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Teachers in the United States Spent $3.24 Billion of Their Own Money in 2023](=)​ [Teachers in the United States Spent $3.24 Billion of Their Own Money in 2023] Teachers are often some of the most influential people in their students' lives. They can encourage and support a child in a way that few others can. However, teachers routinely need to pay for their own classroom supplies, which cuts into their already limited paycheck. According to a recent report, educators in the United States […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Barbie Celebrates 65th Anniversary With Dolls of Powerful Women Around the World]()​ [Barbie Celebrates 65th Anniversary With Dolls of Powerful Women Around the World] Over the last few years, Mattel has paid tribute to female trailblazers by creating a Barbie dolls with their likeness. Now, to celebrate Barbie's 65th anniversary, they've decided to put the spotlight on eight inspiring women from around the world. These global storytellers thrive in different fields but have one thing in common—they've fearlessly fought […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[29-Year-Old Becomes First American Woman To Complete Solo Sailing Race Around the World](​ [29-Year-Old Becomes First American Woman To Complete Solo Sailing Race Around the World]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by COLE BRAUER OCEAN RACING (@colebraueroceanracing) As Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” This certainly applies to New York-born competitive sailor Cole Brauer, the first American woman to competitively sail solo around the world. Her even keel personality […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Breathtaking Compilations of the Most Beautiful Shots in Movie History]()​ [Breathtaking Compilations of the Most Beautiful Shots in Movie History] Do you consider yourself a film fanatic? Put your cinematic knowledge to the test by exploring this carefully curated compilation of beautiful scenes in cinema. A compilation of “The Most Beautiful Shots In Movie History” was put together by The Solomon Society, an Ireland-based YouTube account. This two-part collection of iconic moments recalls resonant scenes […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Dirt Bike With Saw Blade Wheels Seamlessly Drives Across Frozen Lake]()​ [Dirt Bike With Saw Blade Wheels Seamlessly Drives Across Frozen Lake]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by CboysTV (@cboystv) Driving over frozen bodies of water are always impressive feats, due to the skill and care needed to cross ice. In cold conditions, people have also gotten good at switching out their tires to match the frozen ground. But recently, a YouTube […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Stars Pose in Underwater Photos To Raise Money for Conservation](=)​ [‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Stars Pose in Underwater Photos To Raise Money for Conservation] Actors Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet are all stars of the 2022 hit film Avatar: The Way of Water. Recently, they posed for photographer Christy Lee Rogers in an underwater photo series that celebrated our oceans while also raising money for a good cause. The director of the Avatar series, James Cameron, and […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Wild Crow Waits for 2-Year-Old Human Best Friend to Come Home From School Every Day](​ [Wild Crow Waits for 2-Year-Old Human Best Friend to Come Home From School Every Day]  Ver esta publicación en Instagram  Una publicación compartida por Lærke Luna (@laerke_luna) Nature has provided us with some unusual friendships, but arguably none as cute as Russell the crow and a 2-year-old boy named Otto. Though Russell is a wild bird, he visits Otto and his family often. When the toddler is at […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Abandoned Golf Courses Are Being Reclaimed by Nature Thanks to Conservation Groups](​ [Abandoned Golf Courses Are Being Reclaimed by Nature Thanks to Conservation Groups] There are approximately 15,500 golf courses located in the United States, and they tend to have negative effects on the environment. Between land being cleared for the fairway and the excessive amount of water and pesticides needed to keep the grass looking green and lush, it is no surprise that golf courses have come under […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[James Webb Space Telescope’s Findings Confirm We Know Very Little About Our Universe]()​ [James Webb Space Telescope’s Findings Confirm We Know Very Little About Our Universe] From the moment of the Big Bang, our universe started expanding and has not stopped. By studying the red shift of far away galaxies, modern scientists have even determined that the pace of this expansion is increasing. Dark energy pushes this expansion, and astronomers and physicists have struggled to come to terms with what's known […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Tiny Brazilian Flea Toad Might Be the World’s Smallest Vertebrate According to Scientists]()​ [Tiny Brazilian Flea Toad Might Be the World’s Smallest Vertebrate According to Scientists] Can you picture an animal small enough to  comfortably sit atop your fingernail? It may sound like work of fiction, but such an animal actually exists—the Brazilian flea toad. Don't be fooled by the name though. It is neither a flea nor a toad, but, in fact, a frog. Due to its size, it is […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[New Research Shows Artificially Restored Coral Reefs Can Grow as Fast as Healthy Reefs](​ [New Research Shows Artificially Restored Coral Reefs Can Grow as Fast as Healthy Reefs] Coral reefs are a key element of ocean ecosystems. They provide food and shelter for sea creatures, and they also protect coastlines from storms and erosion. In an effort to restore degraded reefs, the Mars Coral Reef Restoration Programme has transplanted coral fragments onto a network of interconnected “Reef Stars” (sand-coated steel frames). Now, new […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Zaria Forman’s Latest Pastel Drawings Highlight the Fragility of Polar Ice]()​ [Zaria Forman’s Latest Pastel Drawings Highlight the Fragility of Polar Ice] For two decades, artist Zaria Forman has committed herself to creating art that speaks to Earth's changing climate. Specifically, her enormous pastel drawings of polar ice and the Arctic landscape highlight the urgency needed to counteract the warming of the planet. In her new exhibition Fellsfjara, Iceland, Forman looks closely at the polar ice that […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[60 Incredible Finalists Announced From the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest](​ [60 Incredible Finalists Announced From the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest] The 60 finalists of the 21st annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest have been revealed. Selected from more than 30,000 submissions from 128 countries and territories, these finalists are now in the running for the Grand Prize, as well as the Reader's Choice Award. Spread across six categories—Travel, People, American Experience, Natural World, Drone/Aerial, and Artistic—the […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Scientists Discover Brightest Object in Space That Is 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than Our Sun](=)​ [Scientists Discover Brightest Object in Space That Is 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than Our Sun] Stars dominate our nighttime visual universes, dazzling us with beauty and sparkle as they rise in the evening and shift with the seasons. Chief among the stars is our Sun, so bright you cannot look directly at it without vision damage. However, stars—and even our Sun—are not the brightest things in the universe. Quasars hold […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Teen Invents Gadget To Help Dementia Patients Like His Grandmother](​ [Teen Invents Gadget To Help Dementia Patients Like His Grandmother]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by Hemesh Chadalavada (@hemeshch) In 2018, when Hemesh Chadalavada was 12 years old, his grandmother forgot to turn off the gas after she made herself a cup of tea. This experience caused Hemesh to spend hours on YouTube learning about robotics in order to figure […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Female Space Pioneer Makes History By Sending Jeff Koons’ Art to the Moon [Interview]](=)​ [Female Space Pioneer Makes History By Sending Jeff Koons’ Art to the Moon [Interview]] In late February 2024, history was made when the first female-led space company, 4SPACE, took Jeff Koons‘ art to the Moon. The successful launch makes Koons the first artist to have authorized artwork on the lunar surface and everything came together thanks to the vision of 4SPACE founder Chantelle Baier. Baier founded 4SPACE as a […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​ Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [My Modern Met.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]() UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES: - Daily Newsletter: Whenever there is something new - Weekly Roundup: Weekly updates packaged into one convenient newsletter - Click here to change your [current preferences.]( [Unsubscribe]( | 121 Evergreen Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630