earth mystery news

Jupiter has 10 newly-discovered moons, and one is a weirdo 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 17, 2018
The survey also confirmed the existence of two other moons, whose discovery was announced last year

By David Aragorn
Pentagon sees quantum computing as key weapon for war in space 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 17, 2018
Michael Hayduk, chief of the computing and communications division at the Air Force Research Laboratory says quantum technology will be “disruptive” in areas like data security and GPS-denied navigation.

By David Aragorn
Rare Double Asteroid Spotted by Three of the World’s Largest Radio Telescopes 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 17, 2018
An asteroid first discovered last year has now been confirmed to be one of only four equal mass binary systems ever detected near Earth.

By David Aragorn
Two Prince Albert UFO reports on 2017 national sighting list 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- July 17, 2018
It was January 20, 2017, at 10:07 p.m. when five people reported seeing a green object following them before it shone a beam on their car.

By David Aragorn
Could gravitational waves reveal how fast our universe is expanding?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 17, 2018
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say

By David Aragorn
Juno Spots New Active Volcano on Jupiter Moon’s Io 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 16, 2018
Infrared data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft point to a new heat source in the southern hemisphere of Io — Jupiter’s third-largest moon — that could indicate a previously undiscovered volcano.

By David Aragorn
Scientists find the brightest object in the universe from the dawn of time 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 14, 2018
You’ll need more than sunglasses to look at this shiny object in the sky.

By David Aragorn
Global Mosaic and Topographic Maps of Pluto and Charon Released 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 14, 2018
NASA’s New Horizons team has released the first official global mosaic and topographic maps of the dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon, Charon.

By David Aragorn
Mexico earthquake uncovers ancient temple hidden in damaged pyramid 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 14, 2018
Archeologists made a stunning discovery in Mexico on Wednesday when they uncovered an ancient temple nestled inside an Aztec-era pyramid that was damaged during last September’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake. Scientists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) were checking for structural damage on the Teopanzolco pyramid in Morelos state, about 43 miles south of

By David Aragorn
MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of centre of the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2018
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr David Mabuza, today officially inaugurated the MeerKAT radio telescope.

By David Aragorn