earth mystery news

In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 21, 2020
The process won’t be complete until 2063

By David Aragorn
Asteroid flyby: How Earth’s gravity changed record-breaking space rock’s path forever 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
Take that, asteroid 2020 QG!

By David Aragorn
Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
The act could even reveal how to look for life on alien planets.

By David Aragorn
New theory says supernovae caused extinction events on Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 20, 2020
According to a new study published this week by researchers at the University of Illinois, a nearby star’s supernova may’ve caused one of out planets mass extinctions millions of years ago.

By David Aragorn
Mystery of the dimming of massive star Betelgeuse explained 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
Astronomers have determined the cause of the dramatic dimming observed last year and earlier this year of one of the brightest stars in the night sky, a colossus called Betelgeuse that appears to be on its way toward a violent death.

By David Aragorn
How NASA is dealing with the ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 20, 2020
Earth is an enormous magnet, its iron-rich core creating a shield of magnetic field that envelopes the planet —— well, almost. A “dent” in this magnetic field known as the South Atlantic Anomaly allows charged particles from the sun to dip closer to the planet in an area over South America and the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid the size of a car has near-miss with Earth!0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2020
Earth has had a near miss with a car-sized asteroid that wasn’t spotted by Nasa.

By David Aragorn
Big Fur brings Alberta taxidermist’s dream Sasquatch to life 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 19, 2020
Alexandros of Antioch sculpted Venus de Milo, Leonardo da Vinci had Mona Lisa and, now, Ken Walker has his masterpiece, Patty the Sasquatch.

By David Aragorn
What does the Pentagon’s new UFO task force mean? Experts weigh in.0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 19, 2020
If you’re a fan of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and alien visitation, this is manna from heaven.

By David Aragorn
12 Ways Humanity Could Destroy The Entire Solar System 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 19, 2020
We humans are doing a bang-up job of messing up our home planet. But who’s to say we can’t go on to screw things up elsewhere? Here, not listed in any particular order, are 12 unintentional ways we could do some serious damage to our Solar System, too.

By David Aragorn