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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
New HIV Strain Discovered, First in Nearly Two Decades
Researchers have identified a new HIV strain, the first discovered in nearly 20 years. In a study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, a group of researchers at Abbott Laboratories, University of Missouri and the Presbyterian Mission Agency confirmed the first new strain of HIV since guidelines of classifying HIV strains were developed in 2000. … Continue reading
China Starts Research on 6G Telecoms Technology
China has officially started researching sixth-generation telecoms technology, state media reported on Thursday, a move it described as aiming to promote the latest wireless innovation. Chinese government ministries and research institutes met this week in a “kick-off” meeting to establish a national 6G technology research and development group, according to a report by the Science and Technology Daily, which is … Continue reading
The Universe Might Be a Giant Loop, According to Study
What shape is space? Everything we think we know about the shape of the universe could be wrong. Instead of being flat like a bedsheet, our universe may be curved, like a massive, inflated balloon, according to a new study. That’s the upshot of a new paper published today (Nov. 4) in the journal Nature Astronomy, which looks at data … Continue reading
