Did Octopus Come From Outer Space? New Study Claims Meteor Impacts Brought These Eight-Armed Creatures to Earth

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.28.2022 04:30 AM

A study argues that octopus and squid could come from outer space that was dropped to Earth in icy bolides several hundred million years ago.

ESA's Solar Orbiter Captures Comet Leonardo by Tail for the Second Time, Calling It A 'Bonus Science'

01.27.2022 12:44 PM

While eyes were glued to French Guiana and the approaching James Webb Space Telescope launch, for several days on December 17, 2021, the spacecraft flew through the Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard's tail.

Solar Eclipse 2022: A Guide to When the Sun, Moon, and Earth Align This Year and Where to Watch It

01.27.2022 03:02 AM

There will be no total solar eclipse in 2022 but there will be two partial solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses this year that will be visible in some parts of the world.

Spooky Cosmic Object Could Be A New Type of Star With Ultra-Powerful Magnetic Field

01.27.2022 00:20 AM

Astronomers discovered a mysterious object that could be a neutron star or white dwarf that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour.

Falcon 9 Rocket's Second Stage Will Likely Impact Moon's Equator After 7 Years of Floating Through Space

01.25.2022 03:07 AM

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off SpaceX's Launch Complex 40 on February 11, 2015 as its first interplanetary mission but its second stage failed to return to Earth and is now on its way towards the Moon.

What Will Happen If Earth Stops Spinning in Its Orbit?

01.23.2022 21:38 PM

There will be significant changes in the temperature and animals heavily relying on the magnetic fields will be confused if the earth tops spinning in its orbit.

Why Do Earth-Like Planets Form? Experts Pinpoint Hypothesis

01.23.2022 20:30 PM

Earth-like planets are discovered near their parent or host stars, with searing temperatures; but they are also discovered far from their stars, more than 10 times further away than Jupiter is from our Sun.

Asteroid Impacts the Inner Solar System for the Last 600 Million Years

01.22.2022 21:19 PM

The crater detection algorithm "automatically counts the visible impact craters" from a high-resolution image, a planetary research team from the United States, Australia, France, and Côte d'Ivoire has analyzed the formation of over 500 massive impact craters on Mars.

Imbalanced Earth? Tug of Sun, Moon Drives Planet's Plate Motion

01.22.2022 20:47 PM

The circulation of the whole mantle is driven by unbalanced forces in the Earth-moon-sun system, according to a new research.

350,000 Human-Made Products Are Making Us Go Beyond Our Safe Planetary Limit Due to Synthetic Chemicals

01.20.2022 14:25 PM

Scientists have recently warned that roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals that have been contaminated the Earth's systems have already pushed this planet's integrity over the brink.

Star Fuel Reservoirs That Surround Galaxies, Enable Formation of New Planets

01.20.2022 14:23 PM

In a study published recently, astronomer Sanchayeeta Borthakur from Arizona State University has identified the faint fuel reservoirs surrounding galaxies, and how much fuel can fall into galaxies, enabling them to form new planetary systems and stars.

Origin of Life Revealed! Protein Structures May Answer How Life Began on Earth

01.19.2022 10:00 AM

A biological study suspects that protein structures may have answers to how life on our planet was formed.

6th Mass Extinction Now Happening? Study Reveals Current Species Die-Off on Earth Caused by Humans

01.17.2022 09:58 AM

A new study recently revealed that the sixth mass extinction of the biodiversity of Earth is presently underway. Such study validates the warnings that species of this planet have been dying off at a quicker rate in the past few centuries.

Earth Is Cooling Faster Than Expected; Thermal Conductivity Measured in Between Mantle and Core

01.17.2022 01:20 AM

A new study developed an approach to measure thermal conductivity of bridgmanites located in the boundaries of Earth's mantle and core. It was found that our planet's cooling is much faster than we previously thought.

NASA Says A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building Will Whiz Earth Soon

01.15.2022 20:53 PM

According to NASA, asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 is a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid that will pass Earth in a close but safe encounter.

Unlocking the Moon’s Magnetic Mystery: New Study Reveals Traces of the Half-Century Enigma

01.14.2022 13:00 PM

Researchers recently said their study presents that formations of giant rocks through the mantle of the Moon could have generated the type of "interior convection" that produces strong magnetic fields.

Hidden Math Behind Sand Megaripples on Earth Could Help Improve Ability to Infer Past Climate Events

01.13.2022 06:11 AM

Researchers have studied samples of sand megaripples around the world and gained new insights into how they form that they can use in understanding past climate events even on other planets.

Pharmactive Ramps up Its Sustainability Policy

01.13.2022 01:46 AM

Pharmactive’s eco-management protocol gets ISO endorsement as it promotes biodiversity and rural work forces.

Earth Had An Extremely Close Encounter With Asteroid 2022 AC4; Italian Astronomer Shares Eerie Incident [WATCH]

01.12.2022 23:53 PM

On Tuesday, an astronomer captured a snapshot of an asteroid the size of a home flying by the Earth at a pretty near distance.

Why Is Earth Sitting in the Center of a ‘Local Bubble’ Surrounded by Baby Stars? Here's What Experts Say

01.12.2022 22:43 PM

Our solar system is supposed to be in the midst of a 1,000-light-year-wide bubble in space with very young stars on its "surface," according to researchers.

NASA Says a Massive Asteroid Will Pass Earth Next Week; How To Spot It?

01.12.2022 20:17 PM

NASA predicts the massive chunk of asteroid will zoom by Earth at almost 43,000 mph on Jan. 18, at 4:51 p.m. EST,