[ad_1] A team from Jodrell Bank spotted a pattern in the gusts (Getty) Astronomers have greeted a mysterious radio burst from space, which repeats regularly for more than 100 days. Researchers at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Macclesfield spotted the radio burst (FRB 121102), which repeated in a pattern lasting 90 days, followed by a … Read more
[ad_1] The discovery could help us understand the “geodynamics” that keep compasses pointed north. (NASA) Scientists have recreated the hellish conditions at the heart of our planet in a laboratory – and now believe the solid core of Earth is about a billion years old, much younger than previously thought. The researchers measured the conductivity … Read more
[ad_1] A global extinction event around 359 million years ago may have been triggered by the deadly explosion of a distant star, suggests a new study. Towards the end of the Devonian period (416 million to 358 million years ago), there was a mass extinction known as the Hangenberg event; it destroyed armored fish called … Read more
[ad_1] The researchers found amino acids in other space rocks, but not at such high concentration. Perhaps most surprisingly, Asuka 12236 contains more left-handed versions of certain amino acids. While there are right-handed and left-handed versions of each amino acid, life as we know it only uses left-handed amino acids to build proteins. Researchers want … Read more
[ad_1] Headlines abound this week about an asteroid heading towards Earth at perhaps the most opportune time of this terrible year: November 2, the eve of the presidential election. It sounds too good to be true – an asteroid to wipe us out all before what will surely be a highly controversial electoral process – … Read more
[ad_1] An artistic illustration of what Planet 9 could look like, if it existed. Credit: R. Hurt (IPAC) / Caltech. For several years, astronomers and cosmologists have theorized the existence of an additional planet with a mass 10 times greater than that of Earth, located in the outermost regions of the solar system. This hypothetical … Read more
[ad_1] Turns out it’s not just Superman that flies faster than a fastball. Our Milky Way galaxy has detonated mysterious clouds of cold gas from the galactic center “like bullets”, according to a new study. Plus, scientists don’t know how the gas was released in the first place. Researchers say throwing in gas could have … Read more
[ad_1] Well-preserved giant reptile found in the belly of a prehistoric ‘mega-predator’ Wink News Monster Munch: Ancient marine reptile died after dining on another titan – The Jakarta Post Jakarta Post Discovery of archaeological bomb: scientists discover last meal of prehistoric fossil Daily Express ‘Well-preserved’ ancient reptile in stomach of slightly larger reptile BBC Focus … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – NASA is seeking ideas from scientists on what research astronauts could conduct during the first Artemis lunar landing mission in 2024. NASA announced on August 21 that it was researching brief white papers on science that the astronauts on the Artemis 3 mission can complete. Articles, not exceeding two pages, must be … Read more
[ad_1] Earlier this year, astronomers announced a dazzling discovery. A rapid radio burst called FRB 121102 not only repeated itself – it repeated in a discernible cycle. For about 67 days, the source is silent. Then, for about 90 days, it wakes up again, spewing out radio flares repeated in milliseconds before falling silent, and … Read more