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An Eiffel-Sized Asteroid Just Passed By Our Planet! It Will Return In 8 Years, Much Closer

An asteroid with a width of four football fields just passed by Earth. The space rock is known as 99942 Apophis. It got its name after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos. The asteroid flew less than 10 million miles…

March 7, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Watch Footage of NASA’s Perseverance Rover Making Its First Maneuvers on Mars

Day by day, NASA seems to be getting better at uncovering the secrets of Mars. The Perseverance rover will provide a lot of help for such an ambitious quest, having the main goal of finding traces of microbial life on…

March 6, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

How Harmful Is Wildfire Smoke Compared to Car Exhaust: New Study Sheds Light

Tens of millions of Americans had to deal with wildfire smoke in 2020, and entire cities were affected. The apocalyptic scenarios will remain forever in the history of the USA, unfortunately. Only in Oregon, about 500,000 people were under evacuation…

March 6, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Finally Uncover the Reason Behind Betelgeuse’s Dimming

Stars can be pretty much like people: once dominant and imposing, but suddenly they can lose everything. Betelgeuse qualifies for the description pretty well – the red supergiant star has started to dim after it was easily among the top…

March 6, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Video of Children Playing Sports While a Volcano Erupts in the Background Goes Viral

There’s no negotiating with nature’s wrath, and sometimes we have to learn that the hard way. Mount Etna’s volcano is a good example. Although it was dormant for a pretty long time, the volcano from Sicily (Italy) has awakened once…

March 6, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Massive Scientific Discovery Unveiled 26 Light-Years Away

There’s been an important scientific discovery made just recently, and the experts are in awe. It’s been just reported that astronomers from the CARMENES (Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exoearths with Near-infrared and optical Échelle Spectrographs) consortium…

March 6, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Life In Outer Space? Organic Matter Found On An Asteroid’s Surface!

If you look up your ancestral tree back to the start, you will notice that we all originated from dust rich in organic matter. Though the origin of the organic dust is still a puzzling mystery to date, this new…

March 6, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

These Groups of High Schoolers Are at Higher Risk of Committing Suicide

Most of us would be tempted to say that there’s no way a teenager could be thinking of committing suicide. But it’s sad that even for such young people, suicidal thoughts indeed occur. Statistics even show that for 2014, suicide…

March 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Evidence Indicates the Presence of a Fifth Layer Within Earth’s Structure

Geologists and scientists in general previously believed that there are only four layers in Earth’s structure, but new research made by a group from Australian National University claims something different. Except for the crust, mantle, the liquid outer core, and…

March 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Newly Discovered Exoplanet May Be Our Best Shot at Observing the Atmosphere of an Alien World

An exoplanet located at just 26 light-years away appears like one of the best discovered for looking at alien worlds. The exoplanet is known as Gliese 486b, and it’s mostly rocky. Astronomers believe that it may be similar to Venus…

March 5, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

18,000 Earthquakes Hit Iceland In Little Over A Week – Predictions Are Very Grim

There are areas of the planet where earthquakes happen more frequently than others, and the residents of those locations got used to it over time. One such area is Iceland. In Iceland, earthquakes are common because they straddle two of…

March 5, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Study Finds Octopuses Feel Emotional Pain not just Physical Pain

The first study showed that mammals and octopuses are more similar than we thought – they also feel emotional distress when hurt physically. Pain isn’t located where the injury has taken place, it is a more complex experience in…

March 5, 2021 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

How To Care For Your Elderly Parents At Home

As your parents get into old age, you might have to care for them in your home. This is rarely an easy choice for any family to make, but when your parents are no longer able to live on their…

March 5, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

You Can See the Huge Apophis Asteroid That Will Approach Earth Today

Extraterrestrial visitors frequently come to our planet, whether we like it or not. Although they’re not also conscious beings, as far as we know, they can exterminate all life forms if their shapes exceed certain sizes. The Chicxulub impactor that…

March 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

How to Survive the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ That Nostradamus Predicted for 2021? The CDC Offers Some Tips

The renowned French astrologer Nostradamus didn’t have good news for what will happen in the current year, as our website also wrote in other articles. Whether we’re talking about an Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid that’s heading towards our planet or the…

March 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0