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The Milky Way Just Got Larger 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 14, 2018
Despite residing in it, it’s hard for us to know exactly how big the Milky Way is. But new research has found that our galaxy is bigger than previously thought.

By David Aragorn
NASA Shuts Down Opportunity Rover Due To Mars Dust Storm Bigger Than North America 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
NASA decided to suspend the operations of the Opportunity rover due to a massive dust storm in Mars that is bigger than North America.

By David Aragorn
Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
Two landmark discoveries reveal organic carbon on the red planet, shaping the future hunt for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Moon is Making Earth’s Days Longer: Study 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
Around 1.4 billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted approximately 18.7 hours, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And this is at least in part because the Moon was closer and changed the way our planet spun around its axis.

By David Aragorn
The asteroid rush sending 21st-century prospectors into space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
A race is on to mine billions of dollars in resources from the solar system’s asteroids, fuelling our future among the stars

By David Aragorn
Nanodiamonds responsible for mysterious source of microwaves across the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 13, 2018
For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the exact source of a peculiar type of faint microwave light emanating from a number of regions across the Milky Way.

By David Aragorn
X-Rays Pose No Threat to Alpha Centauri AB Exoplanets, Chandra Data Show 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 12, 2018
New observations by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory indicate the two brightest stars in the triple-star system Alpha Centauri are not pummeling any orbiting exoplanets with large amounts of X-rays.

By David Aragorn
Military report reveals more strange details on ‘UFO’ sighting 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 12, 2018
UFO sightings are a dime a dozen these days and they have been for a while, but back in December, the New York Times released the results of an investigation into the US military’s monitoring of UFO claims and came up with something totally wild.

By David Aragorn
Ancient Earth froze over in a geologic instant 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 12, 2018
Earth’s ice is melting at a rapid clip today. But some scientists think that during several ancient episodes, the planet plunged into a deep freeze known as “Snowball Earth,” when ice sheets grew to cover almost the entire planet.

By David Aragorn
Bees join an exclusive crew of animals that get the concept of zero 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 12, 2018
Honeybees can pass a test of ranking ‘nothing’ as less than one

By David Aragorn

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