[ad_1] A typical desktop globe is designed to be a geometric sphere and turn smoothly as you rotate it. Our current planet is much less perfect – both in shape and in …
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[ad_1] The new NASA planetary hunter is operational. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), launched in April to search for extraterrestrial worlds orbiting stars relatively close to the sun, unveiled its first …
Read More »Earth speed cycling: Denise Mueller-Korenek beats the world record
[ad_1] Author's right of the image Getty Images Legend Mueller-Korenek rolled at the speed of takeoff from a big jet For most people, the idea of traveling on the ground more than …
Read More »The extinction of the end of the Permian, which wiped out most species of the Earth, was instantaneous in geological time
[ad_1] Sam Bowring (front) and former graduate student Seth Burgess inspecting the end-of-Permian extinction horizon in Penglaitan. Credit: Shuzhong Shen According to a new study conducted by MIT scientists in China and …
Read More »The largest mass extinction on Earth has seen most lives wiped out in the blink of an eye
[ad_1] About 252 million years ago, most scientists discovered that life on Earth had disappeared in the blink of an eye, even in just 3,000 years. The mass extinction – known as …
Read More »NASA's GOLD instrument captures its first image of Earth
[ad_1] NASA 's worldwide member and disk observations, or GOLD, have been activated and opened its cover to sweep the Earth for the first time, creating a first – light image of …
Read More »The Earth is much closer to the goal of the Paris climate agreement than expected
[ad_1] Scientists believe that the goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement may not be achieved – and could be exceeded much sooner than expected. A new study examined the impact of …
Read More »Human fear and malice attract Nibiru to the philosopher of the Earth
[ad_1] The mysterious influence of planet X on the fate of humanity has proved too important to clearly explain astrophysicists and scientists around the world, but people with esoteric knowledge are ready …
Read More »This experience will draw ghostly particles across the earth, answer why we exist
[ad_1] The study of the subatomic world has revolutionized our understanding of the laws of the universe and given humanity unprecedented knowledge on profound issues. Historically, these questions have been in the …
Read More »The exoplanet closest to the Earth could have a vast ocean and even life
[ad_1] Peering on distant planets is a delicate affair for astronomers. There are many things that they can assume about planets based on what they look like from a distance, but it's …
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