Planetary scientists looking at Earth’s 6 336 light-years can help scientists learn more about whether there is a large “Planet Nine” or “Planet X” clinging to the outside of our solar system. Why it’s important: Scientists have been searching for the supposed new planet for years. The new characteristic of …
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TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s space agency officials said Tuesday they found more than the expected amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule that the country’s Haibusa 2 spacecraft brought back from a distant planet earlier this month, a mission it hailed as a landmark in the planets. . …
Read More »Impressions of the artist Ubirajara Jubatas.Example: Bob Nichols / Paleocreation.com 2020 A re-analysis of the old fossil reveals the dinosaur’s features, including its former long, fur-like enjoyment and a pair of stiff structures protruding from its shoulders. Scientists say that this elaborate decoration was used for displays, including an early …
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Night fell in Pedra Branca State Park in Rio de Janeiro as four Brazilian scientists turned on their flashlights to walk on a narrow trail of mud in the Ga flash rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: to catch bats and help prevent the …
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5.03am GMT 05:03 Figures from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases showed Monday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen from 16,362 to 1,337,078. The death toll rose 188 to 21,975, according to the report. The numbers are usually lower on Mondays, as fewer tests …
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