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Look up at the next full Moon and consider how far away it is. It looks pretty big and nearby, doesn’t it? Now consider this: you could fit every planet in the Solar System between Earth and the Moon. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC) That even includes Jupiter and Saturn. The Moon is so far from Earth that …

If you have ever wondered what paradise really looks like, consider that it is not merely a place; it’s a state of mind, a feeling, an understanding that all is right with the world, and that the good vibes of peaceful serenity are freely flowing like a river into the sea or gentle waves lapping at the shore as tiny …

Have you ever wondered what is at co-ordinate 0° latitude and 0° longitude? Or how these co-ordinates were set in the first place? Well, wonder no more as we take a look. Prior to the agreement on a coordinate system, navigation was a bit of a mess. It was still possible, of course, but countries disagreed where the “Prime Meridian” …

Scientists May Have Found Evidence of Life Beyond Earth. Read That Again.  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation. Further analysis also shows that this life form likely sported an early …

As carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s upper atmosphere continue to increase, there are growing concerns about how this shift will affect the behavior of geomagnetic storms and their impact on Earth’s technological infrastructure. A new study led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) explores these changes in atmospheric dynamics and their …

A new study suggests that the planets in our solar system may be helping to keep the sun calmer than other sun-like stars, potentially lowering the risk of powerful solar storms that could disrupt modern technology on Earth. The research, led by scientists at the German research laboratory Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), proposes that the sun’s flares, magnetic storms and bursts …

A prominent Harvard astrophysicist has claimed that a mysterious object moving through our solar system could be a nuclear-powered spacecraft.  Professor Avi Loeb, director of the Galileo Project, which hunts for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, said the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS exhibits characteristics suggesting it is not a typical comet, contrary to NASA’s assessment.  One of those signs is …

At their core, most of the Alien movies are about corporate greed. The lengths a company, mainly Weyland-Yutani, will go to harness and exploit a power from the deepest reaches of space. Whether that means sacrificing a whole ship of employees, a platoon of soldiers, families, criminals, or cloning dead people, almost every story in the Alien saga is about …

As a NASA spacecraft whizzed away from Earth at 40,265 mph, it took a brief moment to look over its robotic shoulder at how far it’s traveled.  Psyche, a mission and orbiter named after its space destination, is traveling to a metal-rich asteroid that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt. While the spacecraft won’t …