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Stephen Hawking Says He Knows What Happened Before the Big Bang 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
At the time of the Big Bang, all the matter in the universe was smooshed into an incredibly hot, infinitely dense speck of matter.

By David Aragorn
The moon actually came from inside our planet, scientists believe 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
A new explanation for the moon’s origin suggests it actually formed inside our Earth – when our planet was still a seething, spinning cloud of rock, shaped like a doughnut. Previously, scientists believed that the moon formed as a result of a glancing blow between the early Earth and a Mars-size body, commonly called Theia.

By David Aragorn
THE WORSENING COSMIC RAY SITUATION 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 7, 2018
Cosmic rays are bad–and they’re getting worse. That’s the conclusion of a new paper just published in the research journal Space Weather.

By David Aragorn
Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 6, 2018
Scientists at Amherst College and Aalto University have created, for the first time a three-dimensional skyrmion in a quantum gas. The skyrmion was predicted theoretically over 40 years ago, but only now has it been observed experimentally.

By David Aragorn
New Research Details Mineralogy of Enormous Impact Crater on the Far Side of the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2018
A team of planetary scientists from Brown University and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has mapped the mineralogy of the South Pole-Aitken basin, a vast impact structure on the far side of the Moon. Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, the findings could help guide future exploration of the basin.

By David Aragorn
The moon used to spin out of control, and it was pretty hardcore 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 3, 2018
When you look up at the moon, it’s hard to believe this mystical glowing orb floating among the stars was once in the throes of chaos.

By David Aragorn
Was Michigan meteor really a UFO or MISSILE? Shock claims over explosion 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- March 3, 2018
A BRIGHT meteor which was said to have exploded over Michigan has sparked frantic speculation if it was actually a UFO or missile.

By David Aragorn
Scientists create complex transmembrane proteins from scratch 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
It is now possible to create complex, custom-designed transmembrane proteins from scratch, scientists report this week. The advance, led by molecular engineers at the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design, will enable researchers to create transmembrane proteins not found in nature to perform specific tasks.

By David Aragorn
Will Asteroid 2018 AJ hit Earth? NASA warns space rock on uncertain path with planet Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2018
NASA has said a newly-discovered space rock as big as a three-storey house is on an “uncertain” path with our planet – so will Asteroid 2018 AJ hit Earth?

By David Aragorn
Swarm of 200 Earthquakes Hits Yellowstone – Here’s What That Means 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 2, 2018
A swarm of more than 200 earthquakes struck Yellowstone National Park over the past two weeks, but that probably doesn’t mean the “big one” is coming anytime soon, according to geologists from the park. The 200 temblors began on Feb. 8 and ramped up on Feb. 15 in an area about 8 miles (13 kilometers)

By David Aragorn