Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘City-Killer Asteroid’ Whizzed Past Earth in Scary Near Miss
Alan Duffy was confused. On Thursday, the astronomer’s phone was suddenly flooded with calls from reporters wanting to know about a large asteroid that had just whizzed past Earth, and he couldn’t figure out “why everyone was so alarmed.” The space rock, named Asteroid 2019 OK, came hurtling toward Earth at a speed of nearly 15 miles a second, before … Continue reading
Russian Scientists Want to Drill Deep Into Dark Side of the Moon to Find Out This Ancient Secret
On Saturday, people around the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon, which took place on July 20, 1969, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the Earth satellite as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Russian scientists want to figure out when exactly the Moon became visible to the Earth … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Sighting Reported Across Much of the North American East Coast
Security cameras have captured a fireball caused by an apparent meteor over the east coast of the US. In various pieces of footage shared on social media a bright ball of light can be seen in the night sky. According to local news reports, sightings of the meteor were recorded in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York and New … Continue reading
Hubble Spies Supermassive Black Hole ‘That Shouldn’t Exist’, According to NASA
The Hubble space telescope has discovered a supermassive black hole 130 million light-years from Earth that scientists say “shouldn’t exist” if Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity are to be believed. The mysterious black hole has an “unexpected” thin disk of material furiously whirling around it. The conundrum, the space agency explains, is that according to current astronomical theories, the disk … Continue reading
Three Giant Asteroids Flew by Earth in One Day
The Earth has been spared from an apocalyptic scenario after three massive asteroids zipped by our planet on Wednesday – with one of the giant space rocks passing closer than the Moon. With a diameter of up to 120 meters, asteroid 2019 OD soared past our planet moving at roughly 43,000 miles per hour at a distance of 222,160 miles … Continue reading
Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory Persists
The idea that the Moon landings were faked still remains one of the most enduring of all conspiracy theories. Peter Knight – a professor of American Studies at the University of Manchester – explores the origins of the Moon landing conspiracy and why some people still believe that we never went to the Moon. Bill Kaysing was a former US … Continue reading
Theorists Claim Glowing Orb Over Rome May Be Alien Technology
UFO conspiracy theories were unleashed as a clear daylight video showed a yellowish orb spiraling upward into the sky above the Italian capital. A possible tad of alien activity was noted on Italian soil, as an unsuspecting family looked out of the window of their Roman villa to spot a bright, perfectly circular light hovering on the horizon. In a … Continue reading
In a World First, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Collects Samples from a Distant Asteroid
The Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown Thursday on a distant asteroid and collected samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system. “We’ve collected a part of the solar system’s history,” Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) project manager Yuichi Tsuda said at a jubilant news conference in Sagamihara, … Continue reading
Unnatural Hexagon Structure Spotted on Mars
A hexagon shaped structure with a possible dome was discovered in a photograph taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 17 August 2008. Multiple disc-shaped objects with classic features similar to the classic flying saucers we are accustomed to here on Earth were discovered, as well as other unnatural looking structures that don’t fit in the surrounding landscape. Could this … Continue reading
Two Asteroids to Make Very Close Pass of Earth
Two large asteroids will make extremely close passes of Earth over the next couple of days. While a number of asteroids – classed as Near Earth Objects (NEOs) – pass the Earth on a regular basis, these two will make an exceptionally close flyby. On Tuesday, an object dubbed 2019 MB4 will pass at just 315 000km from Earth, a … Continue reading
