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ISS Experiment Reveals How We Could Mine Rocks in Space With 400% Efficiency 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 11, 2020
Obtaining minerals in space may be a little easier than we’d thought – with the help of some of Earth’s tiniest inhabitants.

By David Aragorn
Half-billion-year-old microfossils may yield new knowledge of animal origins 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 11, 2020
When and how did the first animals appear? Science has long sought an answer to this question. Uppsala University researchers and colleagues in Denmark have now jointly found, in Greenland, embryo-like microfossils up to 570 million years old, revealing that organisms of this type were dispersed throughout the world. The study is published in Communications Biology.

By David Aragorn
‘Alien-hunting’ Arecibo Observatory suffers more damage as second cable fails 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 11, 2020
It’s the second cable snap for Arecibo in just three months.

By David Aragorn
Two-million-year-old skull of human ‘cousin’ unearthed 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 10, 2020
Australian researchers say the discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa throws more light on human evolution.

By David Aragorn
NASA administrator will leave under Biden even if asked to stay 0
- Earth Mysteries
- November 10, 2020
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has revealed that he will be leaving as head of the space agency under the Biden administration even if asked to remain. Bridenstine explained that he believes it is in the best interest of NASA that its administrator has ‘a close relationship with the president’ and who is trusted by the administration.

By David Aragorn
‘It was watching you guys’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- November 10, 2020
Why these Bigfoot researchers are so committed

By David Aragorn
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may glow in the dark 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 10, 2020
Europa’s possible ‘ice glow’ could contain clues about its surface composition

By David Aragorn
UK firm to turn moon rock into oxygen and building materials 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 10, 2020
Technology seen as a vital component in preparations to establish permanent lunar base

By David Aragorn
An asteroid trailing after Mars could actually be the stolen twin of our moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 9, 2020
The asteroid in question, called (101429) 1998 VF31, is part of a group of trojan asteroids sharing the orbit of Mars.

By David Aragorn
Milky Way’s Central Bulge Stars Formed in Single Burst of Formation over 10 Billion Years Ago 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 7, 2020
Most stars in the central 1,000 light-years of the Milky Way’s hub formed when it was swollen with infalling gas more than 10 billion years ago, according to astronomers from the Blanco DECam Bulge Survey.

By David Aragorn