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NASA Detects Three Asteroids Currently on Earth Approach
NASA’s asteroid tracking system is currently monitoring three space rocks that are expected to approach Earth tomorrow, Nov. 20. According to the agency, the biggest asteroid in the group is about half as tall as the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The first asteroid that will visit Earth’s vicinity tomorrow has been identified by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) … Continue reading
143 New Geoglyphs Discovered Including Mystery Creature With Square Head
Located about 400 km south of Lima, the mysterious lines and geoglyphs of the Nazca Desert have fascinated scientists for nearly a century, and been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site to ensure their protection. Researchers from Japan’s Yamagata University have used advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to discover a whopping 143 never-before documented geoglyphs along southern Peru’s Nazca plateau, … Continue reading
Potential Collision Date Revealed by NASA, Pyramid Sized Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2022
Scientists from the American space agency claim that asteroids the size of a football field collide with our planet every 2000 years, with another giant rock now heading towards the Earth. NASA just announced when a giant asteroid, known as JF1, would hit Earth if it continues on its current trajectory – and it’s not too far from now. The … Continue reading
Large Group of Scientists Launch Campaign to Save Earth from Deep Space Impact
Asteroid experts all over the globe fear our planet sits in a shooting gallery of so-called Near-Earth Objects or NEOs. Approximately 66 million years ago, one of these asteroids wiped out two-thirds of all life on the planet and ended the reign of the dinosaurs. Today, four new NEOs are discovered every single day but many potential threats remain undetected. … Continue reading
The Changing Oxygen Levels on Mars Has NASA Scientists Stumped
NASA scientists, already grappling with the inexplicable mystery of rising and falling methane levels on Mars, have noticed that some unknown phenomenon is creating and removing oxygen in the planet’s atmosphere. NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been traversing the Gale Crater and up the foot of Mount Sharp for the past three Martian years (six Earth years), and has been sending … Continue reading
Antibiotic-Resistance Threats in the US Greater than Initially Understood
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that previous death toll estimates of victims of drug-resistant infections may have unknowingly minimized the actual public health risk. The CDC’s 2019 AR Threats Report revealed earlier this week that there are over 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi infections in US people each year, … Continue reading
Site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission Could Contain Fossilized Signs of Life
The landing site selected for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover could well be one of the best chances we have of discovering whether the Red Planet was once home to life and whether it could be again. The 28-mile (45km) wide Jezero crater was selected as the landing site for the new rover in late 2018, and has been found … Continue reading
Human/Tardigrade Hybrids Proposed by Geneticists to Enable Extended Space Travel
Combining tardigrade DNA with our own could one day improve our ability to survive for long periods in space. Human beings are not built for space – that much at least is obvious; not only are we woefully ill-equipped to survive being in a vacuum, but we are also highly susceptible to the deadly effects of radiation exposure – a … Continue reading
Asteroid Size of 6 Football Fields Approaching Earth Vicinity at 20 Times the Speed of Sound
The object, which was discovered in 2006, intersects Earth’s orbit twice a year and is described as “potentially hazardous” due to its proximity to our planet during its fly-bys. A fast-approaching mammoth asteroid is set to skim past Earth in less than two weeks, NASA has warned. The space rock, identified as 481394 (2006 SF6), is estimated to be some … Continue reading
NASA Supercomputer Creates Millions of Virtual ‘Universes’ to Reveal Mystery of Cosmos
Astronomers have historically turned to two disparate methods to understand the Universe. Telescopes have traditionally been used to observe galaxies, while scientists have recently attempted to simulate them on large computers. Now a theoretical astrophysicist has revealed the early results of “a third way” – a novel method offering new insights into galaxy formation and the role dark matter plays … Continue reading
