1,000-foot UFO image sparks debate: Alien truth or optical illusion?
Decades-old Soviet spacecraft still orbiting Earth may crash back around May 10
A half-ton Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 for Venus, is predicted to make an uncontrolled reentry around May 10. Due to a rocket malfunction, it remained in Earth orbit. Experts are monitoring its descent, anticipating impact between 52 degrees north and south latitude, with the possibility of some components surviving reentry.
India, China find ancient moon mantle materials key to early formation
India's Chandrayaan-3 and China's Chang'e-6 missions have independently discovered primitive lunar mantle materials near the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin. The Indian study, through in-situ analysis, detected unique soil composition, while the Chinese mission returned samples containing rare olivine grains. These findings provide crucial insights into the Moon's early formation and evolution, highlighting the South Pole region's significance.
Seventeen years later, Brood XIV cicadas emerge in US
The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008. Cicadas belong to the insect order Hemiptera, which includes stink bugs, bed bugs, and aphids.
NASA's Galaxy Zoo project invites volunteers to classify James Webb Space Telescope images, aiding scientists in understanding galaxy evolution. Participants analyze galaxy shapes, contributing to discoveries about the early universe. The project combines human efforts with AI to manage vast amounts of data, furthering astronomical research and offering a chance to view some of the earliest galaxies.
Where does gold really come from? NASA data reveals the shocking truth
Scientists propose that magnetars, highly magnetic neutron stars, could be the source of early heavy elements like gold. Analyzing old space data, researchers found gamma-ray signals from magnetar flares, suggesting these flares created and dispersed heavy elements early in the universe. This theory offers a new perspective on the origin of elements essential to modern technology.
