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Our Sun ‘Stole’ Planet 9 Over 4.5 Billion Years Ago
To quote Fiona Apple, it turns out our Sun may have been a “bad, bad girl.” According to a new study in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, the Sun – in its younger days – may have stolen a planet from a nearby star. That planet would be Planet 9, a hypothetical planet that astronomers believe exists … Continue reading
Huge Meteor Fireball Over Phoenix Arizona Lights Up Night Sky Shook Houses
Headline image above: NO, THAT’S NOT THE SUN A meteor flared across the sky over Phoenix, Arizona Thursday morning, reportedly waking many residents from their slumber with the sound of a loud bang as it passed. Locals took to social media to question what the noise was, as others confirmed it was a meteor streaking through the sky. See something … Continue reading
The Sky is Falling: The Truth About Doomsday Asteroids
It seems every few months, there’s a report somewhere about an asteroid that is about to pass “dangerously” close to Earth, one that might even impact our small planet, causing widespread devastation. However, most of the time, the proximity of the asteroid is overblown, or just flat out incorrect. So how can you be sure that Earth won’t be decimated … Continue reading
We Are On The Evolutionary Path To Becoming Cyborgs Say Australian Scientists
Image: Shutterstock Our excitement with and rapid uptake of technology — and the growing opportunities for artificial brain enhancement — are putting humans more firmly on the path to becoming cyborgs, according to evolution experts from the University of Adelaide. Professor Maciej Henneberg and Dr Aurthur Saniotis have worked to chart the full scope of human evolution, with a look … Continue reading
Where’s the Edge of the Universe?
We all know that the universe is expanding, right? Well, if you weren’t aware, now you are. We live in an expanding universe: Every galaxy is flying away from every other galaxy. This naturally leads to a common question: If the universe is expanding, what’s it expanding into? More universe? Nothing? Something resembling a vague fog? Where’s the edge of … Continue reading
Disproved? Large Hadron Boffins Cast Shock DOUBT on Global Warming
VISIT OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGE MANKIND’S burning of fossil fuels may not be the primary cause of global warming, according to the shock results of a new study by scientists behind the Large Hadron Collider (LCH). Boffins (a person engaged in scientific or technical research) from CERN have also discovered projected temperature increases over the next century may have … Continue reading
Humans Could be Destroyed If We Go to Mars, According to NASA
VISIT OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGE Scientists at NASA revealed that a trip to Mars could have serious consequences on astronauts due to zero gravity. Tests on astronauts who have spent prolonged time on the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that their bones weaken and muscles waste away due to the lack of gravity. It is feared the effects … Continue reading
GMO Embryos Approved by Ethics Committee
Genetically modified humans might seem like a far-out idea that has a place only in science fiction but is actually what some scientists have in store for humanity in the very near future. After receiving the go-ahead from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) earlier this year, British scientist Dr. Kathy Niakan, of the Francis Crick Institute, will now … Continue reading
Distant Planet Kepler-62f Might Be Habitable, Possess Massive Amounts Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
VISIT OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGE After analyzing data gained from computer simulations, scientists are suggesting that it is possible for the distant planet Kepler-62f to be habitable for life. A team of astronomers is suggesting that the distant planet known as Kepler-62f could be habitable. Located approximately 1,200 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the Lyra constellation, … Continue reading
Drug-Resistant Superbug: What You Need to Know Now
Health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of a human infected with a “superbug” – an infection that leaves its victims with few, if any, options for treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman was diagnosed with a rare strain of E. coli that proved to be something called plasmid-mediated colistin resistance, … Continue reading
