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Scientists think they have found Earth’s oldest crash site, and it’s 3 billion years oldThe discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient rock formation...- A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to watch it liveAs asteroid 1997 NC1 speeds past Earth this Saturday, many people are wondering whether our planet is in danger. The close flyby of this ma...
- Curiosity finds molecules needed for ancient life on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has discovered over 20 organic molecules, including proto-DNA-like structures, in Mars' Gale Crater. This groundbrea...
- Moon lava tubes are emerging as one of the strongest shelter ideas for future astronautsScientists are increasingly interested in lunar lava tubes. These underground formations offer natural protection from radiation and extrem...
- Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?Asteroid hit North Sea: A long-standing scientific debate has finally been resolved: the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed ...
- Earth’s Forgotten Collisions: Where Ancient Impact Craters Have Been HidingBeneath Earth's seemingly calm surface lie hidden scars from colossal asteroid impacts. These ancient craters, buried by ice, sediment, and...
- Scientists uncover giant asteroid crater hiding in plain sight, and it changes everythingScientists have found a huge 900-meter-wide asteroid crater in Guangdong Province, China, three times more massive than the previously larg...
- Glass from space? Scientists reveal alien finds from an ancient asteroid impact, but a key piece of the cosmic puzzle remains missingScientists studying mysterious glass fragments in southern Australia have discovered they are likely remnants of an asteroid impact from 11...
- She worked with Edwin Hubble at Harvard for 30 cents an hour and shaped the view of universe as we know it, yet never won a Nobel PrizeHenrietta Swan Leavitt, a Harvard Observatory 'human computer,' revolutionized astronomy in the early 20th century. Despite facing gender b...
- Human skull on Mars? What did NASA just discover on the red planetNASA's Perseverance rover found a skull-shaped rock on Mars in Jezero Crater. Scientists call it Skull Hill. It is likely a 'float rock' mo...
- Did an asteroid 'bounce' off earth? Wild new theory reveals shocking details behind Tunguska celestial strikeOn June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, flattening 80 million trees. Scientists now believe it was an iron ast...
- Exploring lunar caves: Scientists discover potential homes for futureScientists have detected a large underground cave near the Apollo 11 landing site on the moon. The cave, potentially 130 feet wide, could o...
- What do a UP town, a physicist and a Bihar town have in common? Hint: MarsLal, Mursan and Hilsa are three craters on the surface of Mars, discovered by Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), that could ho...
- Full Worm Moon: How and when to witness the first Lunar Eclipse of 2024 in the USAAs the celestial calendar progresses, enthusiasts eagerly anticipate not one but two astronomical marvels in the coming weeks. While the up...
- Irish news channel faces embarrassment after 'cosmic crater' on beach turns out to be hand-dug holeAn Irish news channel fell for a hoax, initially believing that a crater found at a Dublin beach might have been the outcome of a "cosmic e...
- As Vikram lands, the story of Vikram Sarabhai, the man whose dreams took us to the moonVikram Sarabhai, founder of the Indian space programme, was born in 1919 in a family of textile barons. Among the world’s wealthiest indust...
- Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy - and it's becoming an achievable goalThe Moon also offers opportunities for other types of astronomy as well. Astronomers have lots of experience with optical and infrared tele...
- NASA's Curiosity rover discovers carbon which may yield clues to ancient Mars: StudyOn Earth, a strongly carbon 13 depleted signature from a paleo surface would indicate past microbes consumed microbially produced methane. ...
- A look at five biggest meteor crashes of all timeThe oldest recorded meteorite, the Ensisheim struck earth on November 7, 1492, in Ensisheim, France. A 330-pound stone dropped from the sky...
- Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...
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