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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...- In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
- Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
- Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
- Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyesArtemis astronauts will fly around the Moon, using their eyes as a primary tool for scientific observation. This mission builds on Apollo's...
- Proto-Earth: Ancient Rocks Reveal Clues From Before Earth Fully FormedGeologists have detected a unique chemical signature, a deficit of potassium-40, in ancient mantle rocks. This anomaly suggests that remnan...
- 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 ...
- What Scientists Found Inside a Cave Beneath Greenland’s Ice Is Raising New Climate QuestionsAncient Arctic caves hold secrets of a warmer past. Mineral deposits show the region was once free of permafrost, experiencing much higher ...
- Is the Moon shrinking? Scientists explore what would happen if Earth’s natural satellite disappearedMoon shrinking: Earth's Moon is gradually shrinking as its interior cools, a process now believed to be occurring faster than previously th...
- Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
- Mars Gullies Formed by Sand and CO2, Not WaterMars' strange gullies are not carved by water as once thought. New research shows sand and seasonal carbon dioxide ice are the main sculpto...
- 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...
- Did a cosmic impact reshape the Grand Canyon? Scientists uncover stunning clues from 56,000 years agoScientists find a link between Barringer Crater and Grand Canyon landslide. Research indicates both events occurred around 56,000 years ago...
- Bizarre new find: Scientists say Uranus' moon could be home to aliensOur universe has a lot secrets which are yet to be uncovered while scientists work tirelessly day and night to know about them. In a recent...
- Rings around Earth? New study suggests asteroid breakup once gave the planet Saturn-like ringsScientists suggest Earth once had rings like Saturn, formed from broken asteroid chunks. These rings likely fell to Earth, causing meteor s...
- This nearby planet could be full of diamonds. Will we ever access its wealth?A recent study published in Nature Communications suggests that Mercury might harbor a thick layer of diamonds hundreds of miles beneath it...
- NASA picks geology team for first crewed lunar landing missionAmid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission - Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology tea...
- NASA gets ready to head to Venus - first time in decades - with two new missionsVenus has lately received less scientific attention than Mars.
- A detailed colour map of the moon is now here to help with future lunar landingsThe Unified Geological Map of the Moon was built by collating aerial survey of the lunar surface dating back decades to the iconic Apollo 1...
- Moon once spun on a different axis: StudyThe icy patches are opposite each other - the line between them passes through the middle of the Moon - so it appears that this used to be ...
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