[ad_1] An international team of laboratory astrophysicists and astrochemical modellers has shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space. The results were published this week in Nature Astronomy and show that glycine and …
Read More »Filled with lava and temperatures of 3,000 degrees Celsius, K2-141b is the extreme planet ever found
[ad_1] PR DEPOK – The planet called K2-141b is a unique planet and is said to be one of the most extreme planets ever found around the solar system. K2-141b, an extreme hell-like planet where temperatures can reach 3,000 degrees Celsius and filled with lava The planet is presumably similar …
Read More »The asteroid Apophis has little chance of hitting us in 2068. Scientists are making plans
[ad_1] It is comforting to imagine that with space and ground-based telescopes pointed at the cosmos, we would be able to spot any dangerously sized asteroid heading towards us a mile away, with plenty of time to paint them white or detonate them. But for every asteroid we see coming …
Read More »By moving faster, this asteroid has the potential to hit Earth in 2068
[ad_1] Asteroid Ilustrasi. (pixabay / Buddy_Nath) Hitekno.com – The asteroid Apophis has attracted the attention of scientists, even under closer scrutiny. The reason is that this giant rock has the opportunity to hit Earth in 2068. More terrifying, the space rock was detected to be moving faster than usual and …
Read More »The triple conjunction phenomenon makes mercury appear the brightest at dawn
[ad_1] KOMPAS.com- Following the conditions of the new moon phase which is also present today, Sunday (15/11/2020), starting from this evening the phenomenon of conjunction or parallelism between the three celestial bodies will also occur. This phenomenon is the conjunction or alignment of Mercury-Venus and Spica. After healing with the …
Read More »The Hurricane watch is issued on the island of Providencia through the Iota pass
[ad_1] The National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States issued a hurricane watch for the island of Providencia and part of the coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras, in the Caribbean. “The Hurricane watch is released for the island of Providencia. A hurricane watch means this Hurricane conditions are possible …
Read More »Here’s how microbes help build up the largest greenhouse gas reserves on Earth
[ad_1] The huge reserves of greenhouse gases, frozen deep beneath the seabed, are starting to disintegrate at an alarming rate. This is according to an international team of scientists whose preliminary results were recently reported The Guardian. These deposits, technically called methane “gas hydrates”, are often described as “burning ice” …
Read More »“Potentially dangerous” asteroid larger than the Taj Mahal to pass to Earth on Diwali
[ad_1] NASA has warned that a huge “ potentially dangerous ” asteroid will pass close to Earth on Diwali on November 14. According to a report by Express, the asteroid, dubbed 2020 ST1, is up to 350 meters long, making it significantly larger than the Taj Mahal and even the …
Read More »Ancient tree rings can contain stories of epic space explosions
[ad_1] A massive dying star is not a peaceful event. It expels its outer material in a colossal explosion, irradiating space with high-energy gamma radiation for several years. However, empty space isn’t the only thing exposed to this radiation. New research suggests that Earth’s ancient trees may contain evidence of …
Read More »Iota hits the Caribbean with heavy rain and winds
[ad_1] Depression number 31 in the Caribbean turned into a tropical storm on Friday with the name of Iota in the Colombian Caribbean Sea e threatens to bring dangerous winds, storm surges and heavy rains in Central America starting next Sunday night, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated. According to …
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