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Mar172021 by adminNo Comments

No cigar: Interstellar object is cookie-shaped planet shard

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A new study says says our solar system's first known interstellar visitor is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookieBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterMarch 17, 2021, 9:23 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar. A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie.Arizona State University astronomers reported this week that the strange 148-foot (45-meter) object that appears to be made of frozen nitrogen, just like the surface of Pluto and Neptune's largest moon Triton.The study's authors, Alan Jackson and Steven Desch, think an impact k...

Sep142019 by adminNo Comments

Asteroid twice the size of the Shard to pass by Earth

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An asteroid double the size of the Shard will pass by Earth on Saturday night, NASA scientists have said. The space rock, known as Asteroid 2000 QW7, is set to fly by around three million miles from Earth at 14,361mph, according to the US space agency's jet propulsion laboratory. The asteroid is approximately between 300 and 600 metres wide, according to NASA data, but it poses no danger.In comparison, the Shard, the tallest building in the UK, stands at 309.7 metres high.The 2000 QW7 will be the second of two relatively medium-sized asteroids to pass Earth in a day. Advertisement The other asteroid, 2010 CO1, is somewhat smaller, being between 120 and 260 metres, and was due to pass Earth earl...

Oct62017 by adminNo Comments

Yoga at The Shard fuelled by California Walnuts!

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California Walnuts showed us how to get #WellnessCracked with yoga and breakfast in The Shard. We all know the importance of starting the day right, and yesterday was no exception!60 men and women took to the sky and joined us bright and early for yoga in The Shard to celebrate wellness in association with California Walnuts. Surrounded by the city's epic skyline, Yogasphere took us through our paces for 60 minutes of energising yoga at 800ft.The event began with a talk from special host Julie Montagu, veteran yogi and Instagram sensation, who reminded guests of the importance of fuelling your body right. A firm believer of the nutritional quality of nuts - walnuts in particular - she reiterated how making small, healthy changes, like swapping your 4pm snack to a handful of...

Sep152017 by adminNo Comments

Join us for free yoga at The Shard

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Love yoga? Join us for a morning of stretching and a delicious breakfast at London's iconic ShardMornings, let’s be honest, can be a struggle. As the darkness closes in there’s a very real danger of all your plans about meditation/chin-ups/fancy omelettes falling away when faced with the lure of a lie-in. Shh, it’s OK. We know, the snooze alarm must have turned itself on.Listen, though: what you need is a proper reason to get out of bed, and that’s where Women's Fitness comes in. We’ve teamed up with California Walnuts to offer you a chance to Wake Up To Wellbeing on the 4th October from 7.00am, a morning double-header of yoga and a delicious, nutritious breakfast – all set at The Shard in London.You’ll start with a 60-minute wake-up stretching session designed to energise you for the day...