earth mystery news

Despite a new measurement, the neutron’s lifetime is still puzzling 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 11, 2018
A genie in a bottle might grant you a wish, but neutrons trapped in a bottle aren’t so accommodating.

By David Aragorn
What was Earth’s climate like half a billion years ago? Fascinating details emerge 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- May 11, 2018
An international collaboration of scientists, led by the University of Leicester in the UK, has investigated by combining climate models and chemical analyses of fossil shells about 1mm long

By David Aragorn
Army Surgeons Grow New Ear in Soldier’s Forearm 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 10, 2018
Doctors use cartilage from Pvt. Shamika Burrage’s ribs to create new ear

By David Aragorn
Astronomers observe star reborn in a flash 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2018
An international team of astronomers using Hubble have been able to study stellar evolution in real time.

By David Aragorn
ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2018
We may soon be on our way to Venus. A mission to our neighbouring planet is one of three finalists in the running to be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) next mission in its Cosmic Vision programme.

By David Aragorn
Reconnection tames the turbulent magnetic fields around Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2018
When the solar wind – which is really a driving rain of charged particles from the sun – strikes Earth’s protective magnetic field, the shock generates roiling, turbulent magnetic fields that enshroud the planet and stretch for hundreds of thousands of miles.

By David Aragorn
Helium Detected in Atmosphere of Exoplanet for First Time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 10, 2018
An international team of astronomers has detected helium — the second-most abundant element in the Universe after hydrogen — in the atmosphere of WASP-107b, a super-Neptune exoplanet approximately 200 light-years away in the Virgo constellation. This is the first time this inert gas has been detected in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.

By David Aragorn
Brian Mcdonough: Solving the Peralta Stones 0
- Earth Mysteries, You Post
- May 9, 2018
Brian Mcdonough: “I have solved the Peralta Stones.”

By You Post
Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2018
ESO telescopes find first confirmed carbon-rich asteroid in Kuiper Belt

By David Aragorn
Astronomers find exoplanet atmosphere free of clouds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2018
Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the quest for greater understanding of the planets beyond our solar system.

By David Aragorn