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NASA Prepares to Study Winds From the Atmosphere in a Unique Way

NASA is once again up to important plans, as the American space agency launched on Sunday its KiNET-X sounding rocket from the Wallops Island facility (Virginia). The rocket was lifted into the air at about 8:45 p.m., and it has…

May 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Sharks Can Use a ‘GPS’, Defying All Expectations

Who said that sharks can’t be almost as intelligent as humans? The fascinating marine creatures are once again leaving scientists speechless. Sharks are known to not possessing any bones, having good eyesight, having special electroreceptor organs, and more. Whether we…

May 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Study Shows That Certain Viruses Have An Entirely Different Genome Than Anything Else On Earth!

Viruses are very dangerous entities that can be deadly in some cases, as we’ve seen over the past year. Bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, and their prey, have been fighting against each other for centuries. Both of the…

May 5, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Meteorite Lands on Earth After a Journey of 22 Million Years

Millions of meteoroids reach the Earth’s atmosphere every single day, and most of them are too small to reach the surface. They can be travelling as fast as 130,000 mph, and luckily enough, it’s due to air friction that such…

April 28, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Asteroid Passed By Earth Dangerously Close

Asteroids the size of cars aren’t dangerous enough to produce another species extinction, indeed, but you still wouldn’t want them anywhere near your backyard. The moniker ‘2021 GW4’ may not say much to you, but for astronomers, it’s the name…

April 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Speaks Out About the Huge Apophis Asteroid That Will Approach Earth

The asteroid known as 99942 Apophis has given a lot of work to do for astronomers. Some of them came with the hypothesis that the asteroid can smash into our planet in 2029. Apophis has a radius of 185 meters,…

March 27, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

How Life Began on Earth: Researchers Make Significant Step Forward

Science has uncovered a lot of mysteries about life, but so far, it missed the most important part: how did it all begin in the first place? Life is so insanely complex that nobody has ever been able to create…

March 20, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The International Space Station Throws its Most Massive Object Ever to Remain in Orbit as Space Junk

Many scientists are worried about the huge amount of space debris that’s trapped in the Earth’s orbit. In some cases, waste material even has the potential of jeopardizing the possibility for astronomers to detect space objects through their powerful telescopes.…

March 17, 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

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