earth mystery news

Dinosaurs were already struggling before asteroid strike that doomed them to extinction, study finds 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 2, 2021
It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago.

By David Aragorn
‘Killer’ asteroid headed our way! When to fear space rocks 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 2, 2021
On Asteroid Day, a reminder. The ones to worry about are almost never the ones in the alarmist headlines.

By David Aragorn
“Space is for everyone”: Europe’s Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 2, 2021
The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first physically disabled astronaut and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday.

By David Aragorn
Israel Found a Way to Make Soldiers Invisible 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 1, 2021
Thermal visual concealment could change the future of the battlefield.

By David Aragorn
ESO Telescopes Observe First Light from Gravitational Wave Source 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2021
ESO’s fleet of telescopes in Chile have detected the first visible counterpart to a gravitational wave source. These historic observations suggest that this unique object is the result of the merger of two neutron stars. The cataclysmic aftermaths of this kind of merger — long-predicted events called kilonovae — disperse heavy elements such as gold and platinum throughout the Universe. This discovery, published in several papers in the journal Nature and elsewhere, also provides the strongest evidence yet that short-duration gamma-ray bursts are caused by mergers of neutron stars.

By David Aragorn
An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2021
The Deep Space Atomic Clock could help spacecraft reach distant destinations on their own

By David Aragorn
The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2021
Scientists in the field disagree about whether this represents an entirely new species, but it’s exciting no matter what.

By David Aragorn
This moon-sized white dwarf is the smallest ever found 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2021
The dead star is also spinning extremely fast and has a powerful magnetic field

By David Aragorn
NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson says he doesn’t believe we’re alone in the universe after reviewing declassified UFO docs 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 30, 2021
Bill Nelson, NASA administrator and former senator of Florida, said he doesn’t think we “are alone” in the immense universe in an interview with CNN amid the release of a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday.

By David Aragorn
A malaria vaccine with live parasites shows promise in a small trial 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 30, 2021
Next steps include figuring out whether the results hold up in larger trials

By David Aragorn