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A huge iceberg, one of the largest ever seen, clings to Antarctica by only a 5-kilometer icy expanse, said researchers at the European Space Agency, who have been studying for a while the ice...
The big question: What would happen if, instead of money, you got a black hole in your pocket? In a Youtube video, the owners of the channel “Kurzgesagt – in a nutshell”, delivered a...
If all people on Earth synchronize so that they jump at once, would the impact trigger an earthquake? Would orientation of Earth’s axis be affected? What would be the effects of the jump on...
Astronomers have succeeded for the first time ever, the real time detection of a short rapid radio emission coming from an unknown space source. The discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding this...
Four asteroids are racing in Earth’s proximity this week and the names of the competitors are: 2000 EM26, 2014 BR57, 1995 CR and 2014 CR. As 2000 EM26 made already its closest approach, now...
Comet ISON is still alive as Hubble was able to capture a photo of it from a distance of 280 million kilometers. That’s the conclusion of the scientists who analyzed an image snapped by...
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Frenchman Serge Haroche and American David J.Wineland for “developing revolutionary methods to measure and manipulate individual quantum systems”. The award was announced by Staffan Normark,...
NASA: “Atlantis and the STS-135 crew touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before dawn on July 21, 2011, wrapping up the final mission of the 30-year space shuttle program.” Video:...