earth mystery news

Lost in airspace: Our bearings, maybe, as UFOs make news 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 7, 2019
The Navy is treating reports seriously. Here’s what that actually means.

By David Aragorn
First-ever spider glue genes sequenced, paving way to next biomaterials breakthrough 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 7, 2019
Huge spider glue genes proved exceptionally challenging to sequence, could lead to organic pest control and more

By David Aragorn
The FBI tested Bigfoot hair back in the 1970s 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 7, 2019
Declassified documents have revealed that the FBI once tested hair and tissue samples of an alleged Bigfoot.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s first SpaceX astronauts ready for ‘messy camping trip’ to space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 7, 2019
The first U.S. astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were “part of the process” and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Warn About Possible Lethal Meteor Shower in June 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 7, 2019
Astronomers recently speculated that the Beta Taurids meteor shower that’s expected to happen this month could lead to catastrophic and fatal events on Earth. They theorized that the same event that caused the Tunguska disaster in 1908 might happen again soon.

By David Aragorn
Double dread: UFOs and nuclear war 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 6, 2019
As Politico first reported in late April, the US Navy “is drafting new guidelines for pilots and other personnel to report encounters with ‘unidentified aircraft,’ a significant new step in creating a formal process to collect and analyze the unexplained sightings—and destigmatize them.” In a statement to Politico, the Navy cited “a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft entering various military-controlled ranges and designated air space in recent years.”

By David Aragorn
NASA’s surprise Australian location pick for world-first rocket launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2019
The world’s biggest space agency, NASA, has chosen a tiny and remote location in Australia for a world-first rocket launch.

By David Aragorn
Exomoons may be home to extra-terrestrial life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2019
Moons orbiting planets outside our solar system could offer another clue about the pool of worlds that may be home to extra-terrestrial life, according to an astrophysicist at the University of Lincoln.

By David Aragorn
Hyperactive Comets Contain ‘Ocean-Like’ Water 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 6, 2019
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) observed the hyperactive Jupiter-family comet 46P/Wirtanen as it made its closest approach to Earth in December 2018. Now the latest analysis of SOFIA’s data reveals that water in hyperactive comets may share a common origin with Earth’s oceans, reinforcing the idea that comets played a key role in bringing water to our planet billions of years ago.

By David Aragorn
New V-shaped airplane will use less fuel than the Airbus A350 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 6, 2019
A new V-shaped airplane is being developed by TU-Delft and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The improved aerodynamic shape and reduced weight will mean the craft uses 20% less fuel than the Airbus A350, which is today’s most advanced aircraft.

By David Aragorn