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- A 4.6 billion-years-old meteorite found in the Sahara Desert Wed, 27 Jul 22, 5:30amScientists are still trying to figure out how a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite rock found itself in the Sahara desert. The rock was discovered in May 2020 in the middle of the Sahara in Adar Algeria. Since its finding, the...
- 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…
- These diamonds from outer space hint at a long-lost planet Wed, 18 Apr 18, 5:22amDiamonds in a meteorite that crashed into Earth years ago have now given scientists a glimpse into the universe's past. Recently, a team of scientists led by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland...
- "Like a fly in amber:" Ingredients for life discovered in two meteorites Fri, 12 Jan 18, 11:08pmTwo meteorites crashed to our planet in 1998 after billions of years in the asteroid belt. And they had something in common besides reaching Earth the same year: they were the first meteorites we've found to have both complex...
- "Like a fly in amber:" two meteorites with ingredients for life Fri, 12 Jan 18, 11:08pmTwo meteorites crashed to our planet in 1998 after billions of years in the asteroid belt. And they had something in common besides reaching Earth the same year: they were the first meteorites we've found to have both complex...
- Falling meteorite may have killed a man in India Thu, 11 Feb 16, 3:30amA man in India was likely killed after being struck by a meteorite falling from the sky. If the Indian government can confirm that a meteorite was the cause of death, it will be the first time in nearly 200 years that something...
- NASA rolls out new asteroid detection program to defend Earth from destructive meteors Fri, 15 Jan 16, 6:00amMeteors land on Earth frequently, but most break up as they enter our atmosphere and the resulting pieces are too small to do much damage. Once in a while, though, a larger meteor will make it closer to the planet’s surface...
- Wine bottle lamps, 3D printers, and meteorite tables take center stage at Spazio Rossana Orlandi Wed, 22 Apr 15, 4:03amWe've seen some great displays at this year's Milan Design Week, and the Spazio Rossana Orlandi exhibit was no exception. Established in 2002 in a former tie factory, the space is divided between two floors, and showcases...
- New Study Reveals Earth’s Oceans May Be Almost as Old as the Planet Sat, 1 Nov 14, 2:55amA groundbreaking new study led by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has revealed that the first evidence of water on Earth and in the inner solar system dates the arrival of water to a much earlier...