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The Bennu Asteroid Could Hit Earth at Some Point, NASA Says

NASA has been keeping an eye on the Bennu asteroid for quite some time, and it’s now calculating the chances for the space rock to get into collision with our planet someday. Bennu measures about a third of a mile…

September 22, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

What is Zealandia? We Finally Have More Details About Earth’s 8th Continent

Zealandia, a submerged piece regarded as the eighth continent on Earth, has long baffled the efforts of experts. GNS Science geologist Andy Tulloch and his team designed an updated map of that region by using geochemical and isotopic data from…

September 20, 2023 ·by Georgia Nica· 0

Solar Eruption Shoots Coronal Mass Ejection Toward Earth

From time to time, the Sun insists on showing us its dark side, which is totally different from its friendly, warming, and bright appearance that it usually shows. After all, the Sun is a star, which means that it’s by…

September 18, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Asteroid the Size of a Tall Building Passed By UNDETECTED and Closer Than the Moon

A lot of people fear that our planet could one day be destroyed by a large asteroid, and you don’t need to be a scientist to realize that such a scenario might happen one day. Some astronomers are even convinced…

July 20, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

1994 XD is an Asteroid the Size of Dozens of Orcas, and It’s Heading Our Way

Asteroids are usually small enough to never be able to pose a threat to us. But even so, the Universe is defiant enough to break that rule sometimes, and it doesn’t seem to care a bit about our wishes and…

June 12, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA Says That Alien Life Could Exist on the Moon

Many people wondered why space agencies hadn’t sent humans to the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission that took place back in 1972. That was over 50 years ago. It wasn’t long until conspiracy theories started to thrive: NASA astronauts…

June 10, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Earth’s Interior Has Mountains That are Much Higher Than Mount Everest

Rising above sea level, Mount Everest stands as the tallest peak on Earth. Nestled within the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the mighty Himalayas, it straddles the border between China and Nepal at its summit. The official elevation of this mountain…

June 10, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Billion-Year-Old Rock Reveals a Hidden Microscopic World

The earliest ancestors of humans can be traced back to a group of primates known as hominids or hominins. These ancient hominins diverged from the evolutionary lineage of other primates around 6 to 7 million years ago. While the exact…

June 8, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

2023 HO18, an Imposing Asteroid, Flew Past the Earth

NASA’s asteroid tracker brings some thrilling news once again: an asteroid known as 2023 HO18, which is of a pretty imposing size, passed close to our planet yesterday, May 4. The space rock is large enough to be comparable with…

June 5, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

AI Could Destroy Us in Just Two Years, Former Google Executive Warns

The hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been enormous in recent months and for good reasons. AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have proven to be very powerful as long as people know how to use them. But is the…

June 2, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0