Is Our Sun Bigger Than We Think? The 2017 Solar Eclipse Will Prove It
Researchers that study solar eclipses believe the sun is larger than we think. NASA scientists claim this year’s historic solar eclipse will prove that our star is hundreds of miles larger. Computer models suggest that our Star, the Sun, could be a few hundred miles larger than believed. This year’s solar eclipse, which falls on August 21, could prove these … Continue reading
There Are More Comets That Pose Impact Danger Than We Thought, NASA Scientists
NASA scientists say a new study proves there are seven times as many big and potentially dangerous comets flying through deep space than previously thought. The study analyzed data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft that tracks “long-period” comets (LPCs) that take at least 200 years to orbit around the sun. WISE data showed far more LPCs that … Continue reading
Is Our Sun Slowing Down As Middle Age Approaches?
The Sun, now halfway through its life, might be slowing its magnetic activity, researchers say, which could lead to permanent changes in the sunspots and auroras we see. The Sun has changed its figure, researchers say, and might keep it that way. The structure of the Sun’s surface, where sunspots live, appears to have changed markedly 23 years ago. That’s … Continue reading
Astronomers May Have Found the First Moon Outside of Our Solar System
A team of astronomers has potentially discovered the first known moon beyond the Solar System. If confirmed, the “exomoon” is likely to be about the size and mass of Neptune, and circles a planet the size of Jupiter but with 10 times the mass. The signal was detected by Nasa’s Kepler Space Telescope; astronomers now plan to carry out follow-up … Continue reading
We’re All Made of ‘Stuff’ That Came From Far Across the Universe
The atoms that make up your body have travelled across the cosmos. A new study has revealed that half of the atoms that make up our bodies have come from beyond the galaxy. One of legendary astronomer Carl Sagan’s most famous quotes states: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon … Continue reading
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Detects Building Blocks of Life on Titan
WOW! via unexplained-mysteries: Titan is continuing to surprise scientists. Saturn’s mysterious moon Titan may be a lot more habitable than scientists had previously believed. Titan is a place that, on the outset, appears to possess many things that seem uncannily familiar – oceans, rivers, snow-capped mountains and even an active weather system. Take a closer look however and it soon … Continue reading
Potentially Habitable ‘Starless’ Earth Sized Planets Roam Darkness of Space
Can you say NIBIRU? Those who know of the Nibiru legend already know that this is exactly the situation (a possibly starless inhabited world). Of course science in the past has shot that possibility down hard yet now slowly they are acknowledging the possibility that a starless world could support life. ExpressUK writes: EARTH-sized planets that could harbour life roam … Continue reading
Asteroid Size of A Jumbo Jet-Hurtles Perilously Close to Earth, Not Spotted Till Days After
These close flyby’s are becoming all to regular for comfort. This asteroid (Asteroid 2017 001) is larger (estimated 82 ft) than the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia (estimated 55-62 ft), in 2013 and injured almost 1,500 people and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. Sputniknews reports: An asteroid nearly as large as the Statue of Liberty made … Continue reading
A Lifeless Mars? Study Says Red Planet Is Deadlier Than Previously Thought
Back in 1971, David Bowie famously posed the question, “is there life on Mars?” While many experts have thought the answer could be yes, a new study reveals this is unlikely – unless it’s hiding way underneath the cold planet’s surface. In lab tests conducted by Jennifer Wadsworth and Charles Cockell from the University of Edinburgh, chemical compounds called perchlorates … Continue reading
Why Did NASA Destroy Hundreds of Mysterious Old Computer Tapes?
When it comes to NASA it’s hard to know what to believe. Sometimes you just want to believe that they are an honest and open organization but then you’ll see them do something like this and wonder, was this house cleaning or was there something secret that they just could not risk being revealed. If I recall correctly, the Pioneer … Continue reading
