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- Existential Risks Thu, 6 Jan 22, 1:00amThe story is about how politicians, the media, scientists, the public and space entrepreneurs react to this. The Director, screen writers and lead actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) all say that it is a satirical film about climate...
- Clear Evidence of a Low Altitude Cometary Air Burst Over the Atacama Desert ca. 12,000 Years Ago Fri, 5 Nov 21, 12:00pmGuest “No, this does not confirm the YDIH,” by David Middleton. Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding cometHeat from a comet exploding just…
- Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter’s Asteroids Fri, 26 Feb 21, 9:00pmHawaii's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescopes located on the extinct volcanoes, one on Mauna Kea and one on Haleakala. Japanese amateur astronomer Seiichi Yoshida tipped off the Hubble team to...
- NASA picks two finalists for exciting new robotic mission Sat, 23 Dec 17, 12:14amNASA is planning a robotic mission for the mid-2020s, and they've chosen two finalists for a possible destination. One option could snag a sample from a comet nucleus, which could help us understand the origins of life and...
- Scientists say ice may fizz and bubble like champagne when floating in outer space Thu, 5 Oct 17, 11:53pmA group of scientists now believe that ice fizzes and bubbles like champagne when floating in outer space. This discovery was made when researchers at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan first created a mixture of three...
- Astronomers observe an object in space unlike anything they've seen before Fri, 22 Sep 17, 11:47pmAstronomers recently observed a type of object in space unlike anything we've come across before. 288P is a binary asteroid - or two asteroids orbiting one other - that has features similar to a comet, like a long tail and...
- Four Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting the nearest sun-like star Thu, 10 Aug 17, 3:38amWe may be one step closer to finding a “second home” for humans, thanks to research conducted by an international team of astronomers. By observing wobbles in Tau Ceti, a sun-like star 12 light years away, scientists...
- NASA Launches Solar-Powered Asteroid-Detecting Telescope Tue, 15 Dec 09, 4:00amThis morning NASA launched the WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer), a solar-powered infrared telescope that will scan the skies for earth-threatening asteroids and comets...