Cosmic Hole-in-One Captured Over Antarctica
What a powerful telescope had picked up as it stretched towards the night sky over Antarctica was the trail of dust left in the wake of the death of an asteroid... "What he didn't know at the time was...
View ArticleClandestine comets found in main asteroid belt - Earth oceans origin
Clandestine comets found in main asteroid belt 19:00 23 March 2006 NewScientist.com news service Kimm Groshong You do not have to look to the outer edges of the solar system, or even out beyond Neptune...
View ArticleAmazingly, the earths water is really a miniscule amount
The blue ball represents all of the earths water. Not that much...
View ArticleAstronomy Picture of the Day -- All the Water on Planet Earth
Explanation: How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's...
View ArticleMan Captures Video Of Strange Explosion In The Sky
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento man scanning the night sky caught a sudden burst of light through his telescope. He recorded that strange sight with his smart phone. CBS13 shared the video with...
View ArticleWe are all made of comet dust
Man owes a lot to chunks of rock and ice floating through space. From ancient jewellery to water and possibly even the beginnings of life itself, scientists are discovering that comets have contributed...
View ArticleDid comets flood Earth’s oceans?
Did comets flood Earth’s oceans? Did comets flood Earth's oceans? 16 June 2004 Did the Earth form with water locked into its rocks, which then gradually leaked out over millions of years? Or did the...
View ArticleComet put on list of potential Earth impactors
On 26 May, JPL's unique orbital calculation software determined that Comet Catalina was on what could possibly be a collision course with Earth, though the odds of such an impact were small: just 1...
View ArticleDid Comets Contain Key Ingredients For Life On Earth?
While investigating the chemical make-up of comets, Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun of the Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences at Tel Aviv University found they were the source of missing ingredients...
View ArticleKansas scientists probe mysterious possible comet strikes on Earth
An investigation by the University of Kansas' Adrian Melott and colleagues reveals a promising new method of detecting past comet strikes upon Earth and gauging their frequencyLAWRENCE, Kan. — It's the...
View ArticleSolar System Ice: Source of Earth's Water
Scientists have long believed that comets and, or a type of very primitive meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites were the sources of early Earth's volatile elements -- which include hydrogen,...
View ArticleWater On Earth Is Older Than The Sun
It's no surprise that water was crucial to the formation of life on Earth. What may surprise you is that water on earth is older than the sun itself. Identifying the original source of Earth's water...
View ArticleRosetta Instrument Reignites Debate on Earth's Oceans
The question about the origin of oceans on Earth is one of the most important questions with respect to the formation of our planet and the origin of life. The most popular theory is that water was...
View ArticleCosmic Impacts May Have Seeded Early Earth with Ingredients for Life
A picture of the gun used in the experiments. The big white box at the left end of the gun is where the target is stored. Credit: Impact Laboratory, University of Kent Bullets of ice shot at high...
View ArticleSatellite Photo: What is this?
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View ArticleThe Comet and the Future of Science
Though NASA officials have said nothing on the subject, astronomy today is on the edge of a critical shift in perception—a revolution that could redefine our view of the heavens. Credit NASA Above, the...
View ArticleUnseen dark comets 'could pose deadly threat to earth'
The comets, of which there could be thousands, are not currently monitored by observatories and space agencies. Most comets and asteroids are monitored in case they start to travel towards earth. But...
View ArticleMilitary Covering Up Fireballs From Space....
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere — but no longer. A recent U.S. military policy decision now...
View ArticleMilitary Covering Up Fireballs From Space
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere — but no longer. A recent U.S. military policy decision now...
View ArticleWater Hidden in the Moon May Have Proto-Earth Origin
Water found in ancient Moon rocks might have actually originated from the proto-Earth and even survived the Moon-forming event. Latest research into the amount of water within lunar rocks returned...
View Article'Cloud' over Mars leaves scientists baffled
Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet. On two separate occasions in March and April 2012, amateur astronomers...
View ArticleNot all the Earth’s Water Came From Comets
Posted on November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 by Evan Gough Not all the Earth’s Water Came From Comets We have comets and asteroids to thank for Earth’s water, according to the most widely-held theory...
View ArticleDrop of ancient seawater rewrites Earth's history
Research reveals that plate tectonics started on Earth 600 million years before what was believed earlier... Where it was previously thought that plate tectonics started about 2.7 billion years ago, a...
View ArticleScientists may have discovered unexpected cosmic origin of Earth's water
Five billion years ago, the universe was Earth-less. It remained that way till a vast number of asteroids smashed together and compacted into a giant rocky orb. But that raises a question: The Earth's...
View ArticleEarly Water on Earth
Isotope geochemistryEarly water on Earth Geologists have long thought that Earth’s first 500 million years were as hot as Hades, dubbing this time frame the Hadean. The high temperatures would have...
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