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Study Finds Ancient Venus May Have Had an Ocean of Water
We often hear of theories that Mars may once have had oceans of water and possibly supported life in the past but Venus with its ‘hellish’ temperatures and toxic air/atmosphere is never considered as a planet that may have had similar environment as Earth or Mars but this new study seems to indicate that that just might have been the … Continue reading
Here Are the Best Live-Video Streams to Watch the ‘2017 Total Solar Eclipse’
REMEMBER DO NOT stare directly at the sun without protective eyewear during the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse if you don’t have certified eclipse viewers! Not able to see the (Monday) August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse in person? Space.com has a list of places that will be streaming this event. via space.com: Experience 2017’s total solar eclipse virtually: Come … Continue reading
5 Facts To Know About the August 21st Total Solar Eclipse
The countdown to a rare celestial spectacle is on. On August 21st, people within the “path of totality,” a 70-mile wide swath of land stretching from Oregon to South Carolina (14 states in all), will witness a total solar eclipse. The shadow of the moon will start in the Pacific ocean and travel at Mach 1.5 speeds across the continental U.S., creating … Continue reading
Brrr? How Much Can Temperatures Drop During a Total Solar Eclipse?
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will completely cover the disk of the sun from Oregon to South Carolina. During this period of “totality,” eclipse observers will likely report feeling a sudden drop in temperature. Just how much does the mercury drop during this celestial event? During the total solar eclipse on Dec. 9, 1834, … Continue reading
Mystery of Unusual Kuiper Belt Object Deepens
“this enigmatic space rock will be the most distant object ever visited in the history of spaceflight” The next target of NASA’s New Horizons probe is a space rock with some rather intriguing properties. Following its historic flyby of Pluto two years ago, the spacecraft has been heading towards MU69 – an object with a mass approximately 10,000 times that … Continue reading
Stem Cells from ‘Young’ Hearts Could Be Used To Rejuvenate Older Ones According to Study
This could give a very literal meaning to the saying “young at heart”. via RT: Older hearts may soon be able to be rejuvenated with stem cell injections from younger hearts, according to a new study which successfully reversed signs of cardiac aging in elderly rats. Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute gathered two groups of rats for the study. … Continue reading
10 Facts About Your Brain that You Probably Didn’t Know
Have you ever taken the time to think about your brain? What is it made of? How does it work and does it ever stop working? The brain is a very complex organ that acts as the command center for the central nervous system of the human body. It contains approximately 86 billion neurons (nerve cells) and billions of axons … Continue reading
NASA Will Awaken New Horizon Craft In September; Will Travel To Mysterious MU69
Nasa is to wake up its New Horizons spacecraft next month following a five month hibernation, ahead of a journey deeper into one of the most mysterious regions of the Solar System. New Horizons, which captured incredible images of Pluto in July 2015, was powered down in April to conserve energy as it travelled through the Kuiper Belt, a vast … Continue reading
Two or More Earth-Like Planets Found Orbiting Nearby Star Tau Ceti
An international team of astronomers have confirmed that at least two Earthlike planets – small rocky worlds in the habitable zone around a star where liquid water is possible – orbit the nearby star of Tau Ceti, according to researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz and the University of Herefordshire in the United Kingdom. While it may be … Continue reading
Comet Responsible for Perseid Meteor Shower Might HIT Earth In 2,400 Years Resulting In Extinction of Humanity
The Perseid meteor shower comes around every year, all thanks to an icy space rock known as Comet Swift-Tuttle – but, thousands of years from now, that same comet could bring on the worst mass extinction Earth has seen in hundreds of millions of years. This weekend, the night sky is set to dazzle with up to 150 shooting stars … Continue reading
