Space is full of rocks. This “celestial debris” known as meteoroids hurtles through space, occasionally entering Earth's atmosphere where the materials begin to burn up. These “shooting stars” are meteors. Most are obliterated before they come close to the surface of Earth, but a few survive the fall. These rocks which hit Earth are known as meteorites, and they are a … [Read more...] about Meteorite Contains Two New Minerals Not Found on Earth
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A Mysterious Black Hole Has Been Discovered That Is Directly Pointed At Earth And Is Shooting Light At Us
Scientists have determined that a burst of visible light that was directed at Earth directly came from a black hole. No, this is not a scene from a science fiction movie. It was a thrilling finding since it was the first time that a black hole had used light, and it came from an area of space where no light had ever been seen before. These results have been published in … [Read more...] about A Mysterious Black Hole Has Been Discovered That Is Directly Pointed At Earth And Is Shooting Light At Us
Could An Advanced Civilization Have Existed On Earth Millions Of Years Before Humans? – The Silurian Hypothesis
If a technologically advanced species existed on Earth before us, they may have left a trace. The Silurians, a technologically advanced species of humanoid reptile that predated humans and went into hiding before being rediscovered by everyone's favorite time-traveling extraterrestrial in his phone box, are mentioned in the Doctor Who series. Science isn't working thus far. … [Read more...] about Could An Advanced Civilization Have Existed On Earth Millions Of Years Before Humans? – The Silurian Hypothesis
What Species Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Died Out?
What would happen to life if humans left the scene in a post-apocalyptic future? After all, humans are quite likely to go extinct long before the sun swells into a red giant and exterminates all life on Earth. Assuming that we do not eliminate all other life as we disappear (an improbable achievement given our special proclivity for causing extinction), history tells us that … [Read more...] about What Species Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Died Out?
Why Would Anyone Think The Earth Is Flat?
Similar to the fight to eradicate polio, there always seems to be some pockets of opposition to the flat Earth theory. But the "flat Earthers" have always existed; they just tend to operate outside the public's radar most of the time. The rapper B.o.B has since popularized the theory through his tweets and the publication of his song Flatline, in which he not only asserts … [Read more...] about Why Would Anyone Think The Earth Is Flat?