Cristian Antonescu, Author at Health Thoroughfare

South-Central Kansas Goes Through Three Earthquakes in a Row

Things continue to be pretty tumultuous in the USA, and even literally sometimes. As the Geological Survey from the country reports, three earthquakes in a row jolted the south-central part of Kansas on Sunday morning. The strongest of the three…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Greenland Rocks Show Traces of Ancient Magma Ocean

If you needed more proof that our planet was once like a vision of Hell similar to Venus, you must know that a new study reveals evidence of an ancient magma ocean. Paradoxically or not, the evidence comes from southern…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Closer to Defeating Alzheimer’s Disease: New Drug Shows Good Early Results

What else could possibly be worse than losing your mind, including your memory and ability to understand your position in space and time? Alzheimer’s disease does just that, and it sometimes leads to the patient’s death. The horrible degenerative brain…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Hubble Telescope is Back in Business After Software Issue

Although it has a history of over 30 years and it’s approaching its replacement by the James Webb Space Telescope, the good ol’ Hubble operated by NASA and ESA still proves that it has what it takes to be very…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Russia and China Join Forces for a Future Moon Mission

The Moon continues to be one of the main attraction points for astronomers, and not only because of NASA’s Artemis mission that implies returning astronauts to our natural satellite. A lunar research station known as the International Scientific Lunar Station…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Zookeeper Suffers Cheetah Attack

The cheetah holds the title of the fastest animal in the world, reaching speeds of 112 kilometers per hour. These big cats can accelerate to 109 kilometers per hour in just three seconds. Therefore, staying as away as possible from…

March 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Hubble Finds Clues of Earth-Sized Exoplanet Losing Its Atmosphere

Scientists estimate that our galaxy must be teeming with Earth-sized and rocky exoplanets, which means that there’s also a chance for some of them to be habitable. There are many more factors that can make a planet capable of hosting…

March 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Americans Are Astonished by Huge Piles of Dead Fish From Ponds and Lagoons

Many Americans face apocalyptic scenarios once again, and this time, it’s not about COVID nor wildfires. Significant amounts of dead fish were seen in ponds and lagoons, as the Park District officials and the freshwater biologists declared. BlockClubChicago.org wrote about…

March 10, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

A Lake From Earth Could Indicate the Existence of Life on Mars

For decades, astronomers have sent rovers to Mars to look for signs of extraterrestrial life. It all started in 1997 with the US spacecraft Mars Pathfinder that landed a base station along with a roving probe on the Red Planet.…

March 10, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

World Premiere: Scientists Detect Tectonic Activity on Another Planet

You may not have heard about the exoplanet LHS 3844b, and not just because we live in an insanely huge Universe that defies human comprehension. But don’t worry, astronomers also didn’t hear about LHS 3844b until about two years ago…

March 10, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0