earth mystery news

Astronomers find evidence of water clouds in first spectrum of coldest brown dwarf 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 8, 2016
Difficult spectroscopic observations reveal properties of the coldest known object outside of our solar system

By David Aragorn
This Is the Last Thing Japan’s Lost Black Hole Satellite Saw Before It Died 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 8, 2016
Earlier this year, Japan launched a groundbreaking black-hole-monitoring satellite—only to lose control of it almost immediately under strange circumstances. Now, we finally can see what Hitomi did right before it died.

By David Aragorn
Accelerating research into dark energy 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 8, 2016
“To uncover the nature of dark energy and the origin of our 14 billion year old accelerating universe, we have to compare the results from big studies to computational models of the universe,”

By David Aragorn
Has the LHC discovered a new particle?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 8, 2016
After its much heralded re-start last year, has the world’s biggest machine, the Large Hadron Collider, found a new particle?

By David Aragorn
Astronomers spy giant planet, three stars in odd celestial ballet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 7, 2016
Astronomers have discovered a planet unlike any other ever found, one that loops widely around one star that is locked in a gravitational embrace with two others in a triple-star system, creating a curious celestial ballet.

By David Aragorn
Space junk cleanup mission prepares for launch 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 7, 2016
RemoveDebris operation will test a range of devices, including nets and harpoons, designed to sweep up litter orbiting Earth

By David Aragorn
Alien Life Could Be Found On Saturn’s Moon Titan 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 7, 2016
Astrobiologists think Titan’s unique atmosphere might be able to hold and sustain life.

By David Aragorn
Mars satellites may have been created by third moon, scientists say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 7, 2016
Researchers believe formation of one huge moon led to creation of Phobos and Deimos, following a collision

By David Aragorn
Planet 9: Closing In On The Mysterious Planet At The Edges Of Our Solar System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 6, 2016
Planet 9, the hypothetical planet that lurks at the outskirts of our solar system, may be coming into focus in the near future, thanks to the efforts of scientists around the world. New theories are emerging about the potential location and even the possibility that there are two or more as yet undiscovered planets orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.

By David Aragorn
This ancient baby insect was a fearsome spider killer 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 6, 2016
Spiders have a reputation for being fearsome, freaky nightmare fuel, but some 100 million years ago, a baby insect existed that kept the arachnids up at night.

By David Aragorn