Whales New Killer Whale Could Be the Largest Unknown Animal Left on the Planet treehugger.com - Melissa Breyer Found in some of the most inhospitable latitudes on Earth, it's no wonder these mysterious creatures remained undescribed by science for so long. In …
ScienceAlertEarth Science This Abandoned Soviet Site Is Home to The Deepest Hole on The Planet verified_publisherScienceAlert Deep in western Russia, if you know where to look, you'll find a small collection of ragged scrap metal and crumbled concrete. Which isn't that …
ForbesAsteroids A Bizarre Trillion-Dollar Asteroid Worth More Than Our Planet Is Now Aligned With The Earth And Sun Forbes - Jamie CarterAn asteroid called 16 Psyche that could prove extraordinarily valuable one day will today make its closest approach to our planet, reach its brightest in the night sky, and be visible all night long to...
SYFY WIREBlack Holes Because the Universe isn't weird enough: Black hole planets may exist. verified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Phil Plait We know that planets like the ones in our solar system form in flat disks of gas and dust called protoplanetary disks. We can actually see that …
ForbesAsteroids Our Planet Protected Us. Earth ‘Bends’ An Asteroid Just 1,830 Miles Out, The Closest Flyby On Record Forbes - Jamie CarterIt has emerged that just a few days ago at 12:08 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2020 an asteroid was spotted that had just a few hours earlier gotten very (very) close to Earth. So close, in fact, that...
CNETExoplanets Scientists find promising 'superhabitable' planets that may be 'better' than Earth verified_publisherCNET - Amanda Kooser The search for paradisiacal exoplanets is on.
MashableSolar System Scientist Shows How Planets Don’t Quite Orbit The Sun With A Fascinating Animation MashableIt is a well-known fact that the Sun is the centre of our solar system and all the planets orbit this yellow star. But, that is not the case exactly as the planets and even the Sun are in fact, orbiting...
TNWSolar System A mysterious planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system verified_publisherTNW - The Cosmic CompanionA mysterious planet — called Planet 9 or Planet X — may be hiding at the edge of our solar system. Will we ever find this world? Planet nine may be orbiting far from the Sun, at the edge of our solar Astronomers,...
CNETThe Future Mars opposition 2020: How to see the red planet shine extra bright tonight verified_publisherCNET - Amanda Kooser It's a beautiful month for Mars watching as the planet camps out opposite the sun on Oct. 13.
Museums Why Do the Planets All Orbit the Sun in the Same Plane? smithsonianmag.com - Natalie Hamilton Q: Why do the planets all orbit the Sun in the same plane? —Randi Eldevik | Stillwater, Oklahoma Because of the way the Sun formed, explains David …
Live ScienceSolar System Rarest planet in the universe may be lurking in Orion's nose Live Science - Brandon Specktor This could be the first known planet in the universe to orbit three suns at once. Perched on the tip of Orion's nose, there spins a solar system that …
National GeographicDwarf Planets Dwarf planet closest to Earth is geologically alive verified_publisherNational Geographic - Michael GreshkoThe tiny, frigid world Ceres amazes with evidence of recent ice volcanoes fed by the remnants of an ancient underground sea. Tucked into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the dwarf planet Ceres...
InverseSolar System The mysterious case of Planet 9 may finally be resolved Inverse - Passant Rabie In January 2015, a team of astronomers made a shocking discovery that would alter our understanding of the Solar System. Deep within the confines of …
Telescopes Planet Nine could be a black hole, and a new telescope will tell us verified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael Irving The closest confirmed black hole to Earth is 1,000 light-years away – but could there be one hiding in our own backyard? It’s been hypothesized that …
The GuardianDwarf Planets Dwarf planet Ceres is an 'ocean world' with sea water beneath surface, mission finds verified_publisherThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseCeres, believed to be a barren space rock, has an ‘extensive reservoir’ of brine beneath its surface, images show The dwarf planet Ceres – long believed to be a barren space rock – is an ocean world with...
Fox NewsExoplanets Mysterious Planet Nine discovery may be forthcoming after bizarre exoplanet found in deep space verified_publisherFox News - Chris CiacciaAlthough scientists have yet to find the elusive Planet 9, a recently discovered exoplanet in deep space may provide further evidence the mysterious celestial object indeed exists. The exoplanet HD 106906...
InverseJupiter Scientists finally see Ganymede, a snowball bigger than the planet Mercury Inverse - Passant Rabie Although Jupiter has a whopping 79 moons, none quite stand out as much as Ganymede. Ganymede is not only Jupiter's largest known moon, it is also the …
Habitable Zone NASA stunned by Earth-like planet in habitable zone: 'One we've been looking for' express.co.uk - Callum Hoare NASA scientists were stunned when they spotted an Earth-like planet in a "habitable zone," causing a scientist to proclaim it was "the one we've been …
Washington State University Scientists discover 24 planets with conditions more suitable for life than Earth verified_publishermirror.co.uk - Shivali Best Scientists have discovered 24 planets outside our solar system that they believe may have conditions even more suitable for life than Earth. In a new …
The GuardianSpace Beyond Pluto: the hunt for our solar system's new ninth planet verified_publisherThe Guardian - Stuart ClarkScientists think a planet larger than Earth lurks in the far reaches of the solar system. Now a new telescope could confirm their belief and change solar system science You’d think that if you found the...
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJerusalem Burnt remains from 586 BCE Jerusalem may hold key to protecting planet timesofisrael.com - Amanda Borschel-Dan The Bible and pure science converge in a new archaeomagnetism study of a large public structure that was razed to the ground on Tisha B’Av 586 BCE …
ForbesMars Orbiter Why Don’t We Have Live Video From Mars? NASA’s Jaw-Dropping Plans For ‘Laser’ TV From The Red Planet Forbes - Jamie CarterNASA’s Perseverance rover is off to the “red planet” on the Mars 2020 spacecraft, successfully launching from Cape Canaveral on Thursday. After its seven-month, 314 million mile journey it will land in...
ForbesClimate NASA Just Left For Mars. Here’s How Many Humans Will Be Needed To Colonize The Red Planet Forbes - Jamie CarterNASA just safely launched its robotic Mars 2020 mission, but when it finally does send people to the “red planet” how many humans would need to live on Mars to create a successful self-sustaining colony?...
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