Earth Fossils on the Moon -- Could They Unlock the Mystery of How Life Began? & 5 new articles...
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On March 29, 1807, German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers spotted Vesta as a pinprick of light in the sky. Two hundred and four years later, as NASA's Dawn spacecraft prepares to begin orbiting this intriguing world, scientists now know how... |
Research by a team of scientists at the University of London reinforced a theory that evidence of life on the early Earth might be found in rocks on the moon that were ejected during the Late Heavy Bombard period --... |
If our eyes could see radio waves, the nearby galaxy Centaurus A would be one of the biggest and brightest objects in the sky, nearly 20 times the apparent size of a full moon. Human eyes can see wavelengths between... |
Tiny ancient microbes beneath the sea floor influence the Earth's long-term carbon cycle. Distinct from life on the Earth's surface, these microbes may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass but many of these minute creatures are living on... |
This bubble-like emission nebula, known as Thor's Helmet, is approximately 30 light-years across and located in the Constellation Canis Major at a distance of about 15,000 light-years. We don't know what caused the bubbles and arcs in NGC 2359, but... |
Humpback whales have been spotted in record numbers off the coast of Antarctica, in a display that has left scientists baffled. Humpbacks are migratory in nature, traveling as much as 16,000 miles each year. During the summer months, they'll typically... Provided by The Daily Galaxy  |
