A team of German and American scientists have discovered a new species of chameleon, Brookesia micra. The 29mm reptile is no bigger than the flies an average-sized chameleon would feed on. Scientists discovered four new species – called Brookesia micra – on a small islet just off the main island of Madagascar.
It may not look like much, but the blue spot near the centre of this image is Zeta Ophiuchi, a hot star 20 times larger than the sun. Ploughing its way through a large cloud of interstellar dust and gas, when seen in visible light it appears as a relatively dim red star surrounded by other dim stars and no dust.
102 years after the fall of the famous celestial body in Tunguska taiga, scientists finally managed to identify the crash site of one of its fragments and examine the unusual composition of the substance of this space creature. The study was conducted using a unique instrument – GPR. As a result, it was proved that it was not a meteorite, but a comet.
