Search Results for: Asteroid

Asteroid spotted past Neptune and no one knows how it got there

There is an asteroid near Neptune which should not be there. Most space rocks float in a belt between Mars and Jupiter, and this is one of the first asteroids that has actually traveled across three gas giants and settled in the far outer reaches of the Solar System.

May 10, 2018

Stephen Hawking's $100m search for extra-terrestrial intelligence just got a major boost

The Breakthrough Listen project will use the Parkes radio Telescope in Australia to search for alien signals over the next 60 days.

May 9, 2018

Massive asteroid really going to fly by Earth hours before royal wedding?

How true are reports of asteroid JPL 8 about to pass by Earth just hours before the royal wedding? If so, is it dangerous? Will it crash into Earth?

May 7, 2018

How did dinosaurs lose their teeth and grow beaks instead?

Modern gulls are direct descendants of velociraptors and a new study could have the answer to the mystery behind how they transitioned. Also, birds today were likely more intelligent than dinosaurs of old.

May 3, 2018

Earth will be hit by a civilization-ending asteroid with 100% certainty

Astronomers believe that it has happened several times since the birth of Earth and that at least once, it has ended the reign of dinosaurs and made way for mammals to grow, there's nothing stopping it happening again.

Apr 29, 2018

Scientists in shock as NASA junks first-ever robotic mission to Moon

NASA pulled the plug on Resource Prospector that aimed to be the first mining expedition on another world. NASA issued a statement, saying that "some of the instruments from the Resource Prospector mission would be used in other missions that would land on the moon later".

Apr 28, 2018

World's first trillionaires will make their fortune mining asteroids in space

Space mining is the next big industry that has the potential to yield gargantuan profits because there are massive stores of precious resources and metals that are simply waiting to be grabbed by those who can reach there first.

Apr 23, 2018

Diamond encrusted asteroid that fell on Earth came from failed, lost planet

In the early years of the Solar System, when planets were being born, one didn't survive and now we have diamonds from it.

Apr 18, 2018

Dinosaurs dominated Earth because a mass extinction event made it possible

A massive volcano eruption millions of years back led to Earth-wide climate changes that killed off enough species, making way for dinosaurs.

Apr 17, 2018

Scientists reveal why attractive species can go extinct faster

The study says species with greater sexual or physical differences have up to 10 times more chance to go extinct compared to regular looking ones.

Apr 13, 2018

Supervolcano or impact crater? Scientists don't know what this Martian feature is

It is about 75 km wide and is in the transition zone between the highlands and lowlands of Mars, so hypotheses are aplenty.

Apr 13, 2018

Dinosaurs could have gone extinct even if the asteroid never hit Earth

A new study theorizes that dinosaurs would have eventually killed themselves off by eating poisonous substances and not knowing how to avoid them.

Apr 8, 2018

Robot bees could help NASA expand capabilities of future Mars Rovers

Marsbees will be about as big as bumblebees and could assist the exploration of Mars using a wide range of sensors and other equipment.

Apr 4, 2018

67-million-year-old fossil of T-Rex baby found almost intact in Hell's Creek

Finding an intact baby T-Rex is like hitting the dinosaur jackpot because in over 100 years of excavation, fewer than 5 have been found.

Apr 1, 2018

Dinosaurs evolved horns to attract mates, not fight enemies

Similar to the tail feathers of a peacock, the main function of dinosaur horns and facial ornaments, was likely to induce sexual attraction.

Mar 23, 2018

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