earth mystery news

‘Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
Long March 5B is doing 27,600km/h in failing orbit, with eventual crash site unknown, after launching space station hub

By David Aragorn
How long is the solar system’s longest day? Venus has the answer.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
Data obtained by bouncing radio waves off Venus – treating it, as one scientist said, like a giant disco ball – is providing new insight into Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, including a precise calculation of the duration of a Venusian day.

By David Aragorn
The thickness of lead’s neutron ‘skin’ has been precisely measured 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 5, 2021
The atom’s nucleus is surrounded by a neutron shell just 0.28 trillionths of a millimeter thick

By David Aragorn
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens still yield bounty 150 years later: study 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 4, 2021
A first-of-its-kind study by SFU finds that Indigenous forest gardens filled with fruit and nut trees are still thriving, at least 150 years later

By David Aragorn
Two Huge Asteroids to Zip Past Earth This Week 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 4, 2021
It’s a big week for big asteroids as two huge space rocks at least the size of football fields—but potentially much bigger—are due to make a close approach to Earth.

By David Aragorn
‘Aliens are coming’: Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- May 4, 2021
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.

By David Aragorn
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 4, 2021
Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad.

By David Aragorn
How did you spend your week? NASA pretended to crash an asteroid into Earth.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 4, 2021
More than a year into a very real crisis, experts gathered virtually to confront a second emergency, a potential asteroid impact — but this disaster, fortunately, was entirely hypothetical.

By David Aragorn
Life could be hiding deep under Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2021
With enough water, underground Mars rocks could support microbial life, a new study says.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter’s mission with Perseverance has been extended 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2021
The Ingenuity helicopter proved it could fly on Mars. Now it has loftier goals. Having passed all its original engineering tests, the tiny spacecraft will now begin a new job, supporting the Perseverance rover in its science mission.

By David Aragorn