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Exoplanets Could be Even Better than Earth at Hosting Life
Exoplanets in our universe may be home to abundant life that enjoys a more hospitable home than we do on Earth, surprising research has revealed. The news may help in the search for alien life. Researchers are looking for oceans on exoplanets which have “the greatest capacity to host globally abundant and active life,”said geophysicist Stephanie Olson from the University … Continue reading
3.8 Million-Year-Old Hominin Skull Discovered
The remarkable discovery has reignited the debate over which hominim species gave rise to modern humans. The well-preserved skull, which dates back 3.8 million years, was unearthed by Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and his team in Ethiopia. It is the best example to date of Australopithecus anamensis – the oldest known australopithecine. Previous studies … Continue reading
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May be Contender for Human Colonization
Three new rocky Earth-sized planets, one of which has a high probability of being able to support human life, have been discovered orbiting a star just 12 light-years away. All three exoplanets are at least 1.4 to 1.8 times the mass of Earth, and orbit their red dwarf star, Gilese 1061, every three to 13 days. The star is located … Continue reading
Asteroid Almost Twice as Big as London’s Shard Tower Heading Toward Earth
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has previously claimed that the Earth has no defense against giant asteroids approaching the planet, with NASA and SpaceX currently developing systems that would help to redirect space rocks from bumping into the Earth. A monster asteroid larger than the world’s largest buildings, including London’s the Shard, will be passing near the Earth at … Continue reading
Engineers Invent Real-life ‘Flying Saucer’ that Actually Works
One theory about the sightings of flying saucers is that they may actually just be humans from the future, imagine for a moment that this may have been the humble beginnings of the flying saucers that eventually become highly advanced in the future.. the same ones that we traveled back in time and which we of this time see as … Continue reading
Dead Planets Sending out Strange Zombie Signals
In what could be a spooky preview of Earth’s fate, some dead planets are broadcasting radio waves long after their demise and scientists are hoping to tune into the strange zombie sounds. The planets, which have been stripped to their cores by the stars they orbit, can form a circuit with the star that has destroyed them, creating radio waves … Continue reading
Supermassive Black Hole Could Swallow the Universe, Astronomer Suggests
A recently discovered supermassive black hole has given astronomers a new scale on the potential power of these celestial objects. Dr David Whiteshouse, astronomer and author, says that our universe could one day be swallowed by a giant black hole. In an interview he explained that a supermassive black hole recently discovered by astronomers in South America provided scientists with … Continue reading
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Larger Than Great Pyramid Traveling Towards Earth
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid that’s slightly larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza is set to hurtle past Earth this month at a whopping speed of 18 kilometers per second. The enormous asteroid, dubbed 2019 OU1, measures to 160 meters (524 feet) in diameter, the equivalent to the Washington Monument, or 20 meters bigger than Egypt’s most famous pyramid. The … Continue reading
The Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Flashed Like Crazy – Report
The huge celestial body is normally relatively dim, which makes a sudden spike in its brightness an outstanding event, astronomers noted. Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole located at the center of our galaxy, recently emitted a remarkably bright flash – 75 times brighter than black hole’s normal glow, Newsweek reported Monday. What makes it remarkable is that Sagittarius A* … Continue reading
New Virus Takes Screenshots of Users Online Porn Searches
‘Sextortion’ in the making… via sputniknews: A new harmful virus is going after naughty victims searching for porn online, or using any other sex-related website in the most unexpected, low-blow way. Slovakia-based IT security company ESET has warned French users about a new virus, dubbed Varenyky that allegedly records their device screens when it detects key words used to search … Continue reading