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Snakes Evolved From A Few Species That Survived The Asteroid That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs
The sudden mass extinction of over 75 percent of life on Earth was caused by an asteroid impact in the Cretaceous period.A new study suggests all modern snake species evolved from a few species that survived the asteroid impact 60…
Scientists Have Discovered A New Way To Create Concrete For Mars Buildings.
If Elon Musk wants to build an outpost on Mars for humans to live and work, astronauts may have to give their blood, sweat, and tears literally - and even their urine - to make it happen.Scientists at the University of Manchester in…
The Komodo Dragon is in danger of extinction.
Komodo dragons - the largest lizard species in the world - are at risk of extinction due to rising sea levels and shrinking habitats. The alarming news comes after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), one of the most…
Russian Portion Of Iss Reported Having A Burning Smell And Smoke.
Russia's portion of the International Space Station went off in the early hours of Thursday due to a smoke alarm. According to Roscosmos, astronauts smelled smoke and burning on the station.At 01:55 GMT, astronauts were scheduled for a…
An Internet Blackout Will Likely Last For Months Following A Bad Solar Storm!
Solar storms occur when massive amounts of charged particles and plasma are ejected from the Sun. If the next one hits soon, you may not be able to share it with your friends on social media.During the data communication conference…
Firefly Aerospace’s Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket exploded minutes after the launch on September 2. The rocket, launched for the first time from the SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in northern California was attempting to reach orbit.The…
A Simple Tool For Cleaning Up Space Junk From Low Earth Orbit May Soon Is A Reality!
Researchers from Purdue University are test-launching a first-of-its-kind drag sail to low-earth orbit to clean up space debris and defunct satellites crowding the upper atmosphere.The drag sail is one of the first attempts attacking…
Hubble Catches a Brilliant Picture of a Vivid Spiral Galaxy.
The last time astronauts visited the school bus-sized Hubble telescope in space. They installed a new, reliable camera.Twelve years later, this "workhouse" camera (Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3) captures bright, vivid galaxies in the…
NASA Chandra Releases Image Of Unusual Set Of X-Ray Rings Around A Black Hole!
Recently National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared an unusual set of X-ray rings around a #BlackHole with a companion star. The image has been posted by NASA Chandra’s official Instagram and has gained over 25,000 likes…
Mysterious Subsurface Lakes On Mars Could Be Frozen Clay, Claims New Study Research
Recent research has revealed that the mysterious subsurface lakes discovered on the red planet aren’t really “lakes” but “smectites”, a class of heavily found clays on Mars, reports Gizmodo.The Study Research around the same has been…