earth mystery news

Tim Peake’s space seeds grew slower back on planet Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2020
A million rocket salad seeds were sent to the International Space Station in 2015 where they remained for six months.

By David Aragorn
CERN Physicists Create Atoms of Pionic Helium 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 18, 2020
Physicists from the ASACUSA (Atomic Spectroscopy And Collisions Using Slow Antiprotons) Collaboration at CERN have successfully synthesized and studied theoretically predicted but never before verified atoms of pionic helium. Their results mark the first time such spectroscopic measurements have been made on an exotic atom containing a meson.

By David Aragorn
Wiggling wheels could keep future rovers trucking in loose lunar soil 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 16, 2020
A tiny model robot slogs over terrain that would stop simpler bots in their tracks

By David Aragorn
NASA creates Artemis Accords in effort to extend its values to the Moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 16, 2020
NASA said Friday it has begun negotiating a series of bilateral agreements with space agencies in other countries that want to join the Artemis Program. Essentially, partner nations would need to agree to 10 basic norms as part of their space activities, such as operating transparently and releasing scientific data.

By David Aragorn
NASA asteroid defense test mission may trigger artificial meteor shower, study finds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 16, 2020
A planned NASA mission to test its capability to defend Earth from an incoming asteroid could cause the planet’s first-ever artificial meteor shower, a study found earlier this year.

By David Aragorn
Regular rhythms among pulsating stars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 16, 2020
Astronomers learn more about delta Scutis.

By David Aragorn
Alien life probably could not thrive in Martian water, researchers say 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2020
Findings could prove good news for those hoping to explore Mars’ surface

By David Aragorn
Cold War nuclear tests changed rainfall thousands of miles away, scientists reveal 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 15, 2020
Nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War changed rainfall thousands of miles away, according to new research.

By David Aragorn
Canada’s Mysterious Lake Monster 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 15, 2020
For generations, a mythical beast has been said to lurk in the depths of Okanagan Lake. But now a new view on British Columbia’s most revered serpent is taking hold.

By David Aragorn
Unknown Creature Videotaped Digging At Greenlawn Cemetery. Akron,Ohio 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 15, 2020
A strange creature digging up a hole in a cemetery. Is it just a man who likes digging with their bare hands, or is it something we’d rather not know?

By David Aragorn