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[ad_1] The world is drowning in plastic. About 60% of the more than 8.7 billion metric tons of plastic that were manufactured are no longer used, but are primarily stored in landfills or released to the environment. That equates to more than 400 kg of plastic waste for each of …

[ad_1] Now astronomers have identified a more permanent external presence in our solar system. It is a group of interstellar asteroids that were recorded long ago and never left. And they’ve been hidden from view for billions of years, according to a new study published this week in the Royal …

[ad_1] Starship SN4 is set for a crucial cryogenic test run on Saturday night at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. The cryogenic test test is one of the first tests necessary to demonstrate the vehicle’s flight ability. If all goes well, SpaceX teams will work toward a …

[ad_1] We now have a good picture of the large space rock that will fly across Earth next week. On Saturday (April 18), the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, it captured a radar image of the asteroid OR2 1998, which will approach 3.9 million miles (6.3 million km) from our …

[ad_1] Physicists have devised a number of theories to explain how the universe could end, including Big Rip, Heat Death, and Big Crunch, but now, there’s another to add to the list: the decomposition of the void. The Higgs energy field that permeates our universe varies in intensity according to …

[ad_1] On January 30, 2020, NASA Spitzer Space Telescope he was retired after sixteen years of faithful service. As one of the four Great NASA Observatories, together Hubble, Chandra, and Compton space telescopes: Spitzer devoted himself to studying the Universe in infrared light. In doing so, it provided new ideas …

[ad_1] If you’re struggling with quarantine right now, you can seek advice from someone on how you survived a truly extreme confinement situation, such as an astronaut who was part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars500 simulation study. Simulation missions are psychological experiments to learn how humans do in …

[ad_1] – Advertising – 100 million years ago, fierce predators, including flying reptiles and crocodile hunters, made the Sahara the most dangerous place on Earth. This is according to an international team of scientists, who have published the largest review in nearly 100 years of fossil vertebrates from an area …

[ad_1] Since Comet 2I / Borisov was first observed entering our solar system in 2019, it has intrigued scientists as a time capsule from another sector of the universe, revealing information about its elements and origins. A new investigation reported by CNN discovered that the comet has shot through our …

[ad_1] Astronomers will have a chance to see Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites tonight as they pass through the UK, but he won’t have much time to see them. SpaceX has launched large batches of satellites as part of its Starlink project to improve global Internet coverage. There are currently approximately …