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Diamonds From Space May Fall to Earth
Around 4.5 billion years ago, a dwarf planet and a huge asteroid may have collided, launching strange hexagonal diamonds into space.
According to a recent study, lonsdaleite, a rare kind of meteorite that may have originated from the mantle of...
Ancient Greece
How an Ancient Greek Calculated the Earth’s Circumference
Ancient Greeks made countless astronomical discoveries, including Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference and its shape.
Environment
Groundwater Pumping Changes Earth’s Tilt, Research Shows
A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that by pumping and relocating water from underground sources, humans have caused a significant shift in the Earth's orientation.
Between the years 1993 and 2010, this activity led to a noteworthy...
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greeks Set Humanity on the Path to Space Exploration
While civilized society was just learning to use the wheel on earth, ancient Greeks were aiming at celestial space and the stars.
Science
Encoded ‘Alien Message’ Will Arrive from Mars on Earth Today
Earth is set to receive its first "alien" message from Mars on Wednesday in a project called "A Sign in Space".
The idea is to prepare scientists for the "profoundly transformational experience for all humankind' if otherworldly beings actually contact...
Space
Jupiter’s Lightning Bolts Look Similar to Earth’s
A recent study reveals that lightning behaves similarly on Jupiter as it does on Earth. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered lightning on Jupiter more than 40 years ago.
These electrical discharges, known as Jovian lightning, occur just as frequently on...
Science
Pentagon Official Says Alien Mothership Could Be Watching Us
The head of the Pentagon's UFO office and a Harvard scientist have presented a new idea about the possibility of an alien mothership being present in our solar system.
They proposed that small probes, which they called "dandelion seeds," could...
Science
NASA Warns of Asteroid Danger
A leading scientist from NASA has raised concerns about the possibility of a gigantic asteroid hitting our planet. James Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has warned that the danger posed by such an event...
Science
Secrets of Earth’s 400-Mile Hot Core Revealed
New research published in the journal Nature Communications has added weight to the theory that our planet's metallic core contains a distinct ball of iron at its center.
Scientists have long been curious about what lies at the very center...
Environment
Comet Last Seen by the Neanderthals Approaches Earth
A comet last seen by the Neanderthals is approaching Earth and could be seen by the naked eye sometime at the end of January and the beginning of February 2023.
The comet, dubbed "C/2022 E3 (ZTF)" was discovered by astronomers...