Childhood Friends Switched at Birth

Childhood friends Luke Monias and Norman Barkman recently discovered they were switched at birth over 40 years ago!

Luke and Norman were born on the same day in 1975 at the same hospital in Canada. They were raised in the same small community and have been close friends throughout their lives.

Hayne Cut By 49ers

Former Australian rugby league star turned NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been cut by the San Francisco 49ers. Hayne has been dropped to make room for a more experienced running back. Kendall Gaskins was promoted to the active roster.

The Blood Moon

A Blood moon known as a ‘tetrad’ will take place on September 28th, which is just the fourth lunar eclipse in two years.

The rare event will make the moon look up to 14% larger because it is as close to the earth than it will ever be in its elliptical orbit. However there is a chance that the eclipse won’t be visible from New Zealand and as always viewing always depends on weather conditions.

So why will the moon be a ‘blood’ red colour? When the earth eclipses a full moon the direct sunlight is blocked, but the suns rays still light up the moon. However this light has already travelled through the Earths atmosphere first, and hence causing the totally eclipsed moon to look red or brownish.