[ad_1] Leonid meteor shower will peak TONIGHT with up to 20 shooting stars per hour crossing the sky A meteor shower is created when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet Shower mother comet Leonid is 2.23 miles across Tempel-Tuttle You should be able to see around 20 …
Read More »Our solar system was formed in less than 200,000 years, a study reveals
[ad_1] A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away! Our solar system formed in less than 200,000 years, nearly half the time humans have walked the Earth, a study reveals The solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago from the collapse of a dense cloud of gas …
Read More »The 1966 missile returns to Earth’s orbit and will circle our planet “ for a few weeks ”
[ad_1] A rocket launched into the abyss of space during a 1966 mission to the moon was captured by Earth’s gravity and will orbit our planet “for a few weeks”. NASA launched the unmanned Surveyor 2 probe to the moon in 1966, but a mid-flight problem led to the spacecraft …
Read More »The 1966 missile returns to Earth’s orbit and will circle our planet “ for a few weeks ”
[ad_1] A rocket launched into the abyss of space during a 1966 mission to the moon was captured by Earth’s gravity and will orbit our planet “for a few weeks”. NASA launched the unmanned Surveyor 2 probe to the moon in 1966, but a mid-flight problem led to the spacecraft …
Read More »Researchers decipher the Milky Way’s family tree
[ad_1] Astrophysicists used complex computer models powered by artificial intelligence to produce an ancestral family tree of the Milky Way. The research revealed that the Milky Way, when it was in its formation stages some 11 billion years ago, suffered its largest collision ever. Intergalactic collisions were common in our …
Read More »NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 laces up their white futuristic outfits during a dress rehearsal before launch
[ad_1] Four astronauts will board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday for a trip to the International Space Station, and the team has completed a dress rehearsal that led to the historic launch. The astronauts, named Crew-1, embarked on the walk through Kennedy Space …
Read More »The end of greenhouse gas emissions “may not stop global warming”
[ad_1] A scientific journal has overturned its claim that we have passed the “tipping point” and global warming cannot be stopped after British experts contested the findings. The study states that if humans ran out of greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow we would still see global temperatures continue to rise for …
Read More »Scientists have mapped the genetic makeup of 363 bird species
[ad_1] The genetic makeup of 363 bird species, ranging from the humble chicken to the extraordinary bird of paradise, has been mapped for the first time by scientists. The work, by researchers at the Smithsonian Institute and about 100 other institutions, involved the analysis of more than 17 trillion base …
Read More »SpaceX’s spaceship turns on its raptor engines in SN8’s second static test
[ad_1] SpaceX is one step closer to launching its Starship SN8 prototype 50,000 feet in the sky. The Elon Musk-owned company fired the rocket’s raptor engines for a second time during a static fire test at the company’s Texas facility. SN8’s engines ignited, releasing debris, orange smoke, and flames from …
Read More »Wrinkled-faced bats pull down the skin mask during sex
[ad_1] ‘Unmasked’ bat foreplay: wrinkled-faced bats lower a fold of skin under the chin before having sex in a rare form of courtship Researchers found wrinkled-faced bats in the Costa Rican forest Experts were able to observe their bizarre mating ritual for the first time ever Found the male skin …
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