Small Asteroid Strikes Africa Just Hours After It Was Spotted
NASA tracks 90 per cent of near-Earth objects that are larger than 150 metres in diameter, which means it misses lots of smaller asteroids - like this one - until they’re close by.
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NASA tracks 90 per cent of near-Earth objects that are larger than 150 metres in diameter, which means it misses lots of smaller asteroids - like this one - until they’re close by.
Elon Musk’s venture into the space tourism industry is going to have to wait.
There's a federation that spans galaxies and AI in the house.
The recent finding is changing our conceptions of how the southern continent was colonised and by whom.
New research suggests that gravitational wave radiation can pull together two neutron stars until they collapse into a (relatively small) black hole.
Veggies are good for you, but please don’t rely on them to treat cancer.
This surprising discovery provides a rare glimpse into the complex cultural practices that existed some 2,100 years ago.
“The only thing you can expect is to be surprised.”
All natural and made from recycled material. It's a Hippy's dream.
Insights from this bead-filled plastic drum might one day be important for potentially life-saving forecasting.
For the residents of Hawaii’s Lower Puna community, Mount Kilauea is proving to be an unrelenting foe.
The initiative is the result of a collaboration between pro-choice nonprofit Women on Waves, online medical abortion service Women on Web, and socialist feminist movement ROSA Northern Ireland.
Life finds a way — even if it requires getting pooped out of a bird first.
The breakthrough could eventually lead to more lifelike robots and advanced prostheses.
The first major discovery at a new excavation site in Pompeii is turning out to be something right out of a disaster movie.
Dr Bill Gray claims on his website that he can treat almost any patient’s health problems through personalised, “homeopathic” audio recordings sent via email.
