Water Through Time Caption: This is an illustration of water in our Solar System through time from before the Sun’s birth through the creation of the planets. = Washington, D.C.—Water was crucial to the rise of life on Earth and… Read More ›
Solar System
Does our solar system have a SUPER EARTH? Cluster of rock at its edge hints at existence of an enormous planet
Researchers have discovered a dwarf planet called 2012 VP113 It was spotted orbiting in a similar formation with up to 900 other objects Discoveries were made on the edge of our solar system in the Oort cloud The similar orbits… Read More ›
Sun will ‘flip upside down’ within weeks, says Nasa
The sun’s magnetic field will reverse polarity at some point in the coming weeks, sending ripples to the edge of interstellar space. Tomas Jivanda Friday, 15 November 2013 The sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its… Read More ›
China confirms plans for first Moon visit later this year / First a rover, next a taikonaut, then a colony
By Iain Thomson, 31st August 2013 China has confirmed it is on track to land a rover on the Moon later this year to scoot across the surface analyzing dust and rock samples. “Chang’e-3 has officially entered its launch stage, following its… Read More ›
Mars Could Be Hit By Comet C/2013 A1 With Billion-Megaton Impact / Will show brighter than a full moon
Huffington Post UK | By Michael Rundle Posted: 04/03/2013 09:53 GMT | Updated: 04/03/2013 10:12 GMT Mars could be hit by a comet with the power of a billion megatons in 2014, astronomers have said. The comet C/2013 A1 was discovered earlier… Read More ›
Mars could be hit by comet next year – ” solar system may be left without Mars / collision is very likely “
– Mar 4, 2013 21:37 Moscow Time Margarita Bogatova, Alexei Lyakhov © Photo: SXC.hu The solar system may be left without Mars as experts predict that comet C/2013 A1 measured at about 50 km in diameter will hit the planet… Read More ›
Planet Found in Nearest Star System to Earth: HARPS Instrument Finds Earth-Mass Exoplanet Orbiting Alpha Centauri B
This artist’s impression shows the planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, a member of the triple star system that is the closest to Earth. Alpha Centauri B is the most brilliant object in the sky and the other dazzling… Read More ›
Newly spotted comet may outshine the full moon: In +/- 12 months
21:57 25 September 2012 Space Jeff Hecht, contributor (Image: E. Guido, G. Sostero, N. Howes) Today, the newfound comet seen above is just a tiny dot in the sky beyond Jupiter. But in about a year, it might be one… Read More ›
The moment Jupiter was HIT by a giant asteroid yesterday – and humanity’s only record was taken by a faithful webcam in the dead of night : A Major Failure of All Earth Based surveillance
Jupiter was hit during the day yesterday – but it apparently went unobserved from Earth …except for one astronomer, Dan Petersen, who saw the flash with his own eyes When Petersen reported the sighting on a web forum, amateur astronomer… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 