earth mystery news

Astronomers spot potential first evidence of new planet being born 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 21, 2020
Researchers observe swirling disc around AB Aurigae star, suggesting new world is forming

By David Aragorn
New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2020
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.

By David Aragorn
Giant meteorite impacts formed parts of the Moon’s crust, new evidence shows 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2020
New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction may have also contributed to the formation of the Moon’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Elon Musk responds to claim he needs 10,000 missiles to terraform Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2020
The SpaceX CEO is not too concerned about reports that the firm would need a huge amount of missiles.

By David Aragorn
Saturn’s weird hexagon has ‘sandwich-like’ layers of hazy mists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2020
It’s hazy days for this hexagon.

By David Aragorn
Mount St. Helens isn’t where it should be. Scientists may finally know why.0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 19, 2020
The volcano is responsible for the deadliest eruption in the U.S., yet many mysteries remain about the closely watched peak, including why it formed in the first place.

By David Aragorn
Bizarre new species discovered… on Twitter 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 19, 2020
It all began as biologist and associate professor Ana Sofia Reboleira of the National Natural History Museum was scrolling though Twitter. There, she stumbled upon a photo of a North American millipede shared by her US colleague Derek Hennen of Virginia Tech. She spotted a few tiny dots that struck her well-trained eyes.

By David Aragorn
When Did Homo Sapiens First Appear?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- May 19, 2020
The oldest Homo sapiens fossils that anthropologists have found thus far date to around 315,000 years ago. That means we can say that modern humans are at least that old. But our lineage likely extends further back in time — we just don’t have the fossils to prove it.

By David Aragorn
What meteors and meteorites can tell us about how the Earth was made and the origin of life 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2020
What do you think of when you hear “meteor”?

By David Aragorn
Tim Peake’s space seeds grew slower back on planet Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2020
A million rocket salad seeds were sent to the International Space Station in 2015 where they remained for six months.

By David Aragorn