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Astronomers Have Made the First Direct Observation of a Planet Beyond our Solar System
March 30, 2019Astronomers with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have broken new ground in exoplanet research by directly observing a planet in another solar system using a new imaging technique. This new method provided enough detail about the far-flung planet to reveal... continued
Extensive Flooding in the U.S. This Spring is being Forecast by NOAA
March 27, 2019Nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states are facing an increased risk of flooding this spring, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with 13 million people in 25 states facing the potential threat of "major or moderate flooding".... continued
The 173 Kiloton Explosion that Nobody Noticed
March 25, 2019A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea on December 18, 2018, at 11:48 a.m. local time, with a force equivalent to roughly 173 kilotons of TNT, roughly ten times the energy released by the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.... continued
Researchers Reverse Time in a Quantum Computer
March 22, 2019Quantum researchers have managed to simulate the reversal of time at the quantum scale, using IBM's quantum computers. Although the effect is simulated, the implication of this experiment is that the arrow of time doesn't necessarily have to flow in... continued
It Turns Out that Humans Can Sense the Earths Magnetic Field
March 20, 2019Although the ability to sense magnetic fields has been a long-established fact for a multitude of animal species, experiments searching for magnetoreceptive capabilities in humans have come up empty-handed. A new study may change our view on this seeming disability,... continued
Youth Climate Activist Nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
March 18, 201916-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in advancing public awareness of climate change. Thunberg is behind the Fridays For The Future movement that inspired students around to world to... continued
A New Peak Record for CO2 has been Reached—Three Months Earlier than Usual
March 14, 2019A new monthly record for atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations has been recorded in February 2019, at 411.66 parts per million. Although this new record, observed at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory, isn't much higher than the previous record of 411.31 ppm,... continued
Two New Studies Increase the Odds that Planet Nine Actually Exists
March 11, 2019Two new studies have provided further evidence for the existence of an as-of-yet undiscovered large planet at the edge of the Solar System, known by the astronomical community as "Planet Nine". Having found that the orbits of a number of... continued
More Evidence for Ancient Oceans, Rivers and Groundwater on Mars has been Revealed
March 8, 2019The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter has uncovered signs that Mars once had a vast network of waterways, including a planet-spanning ocean in its northern hemisphere, and an extensive network of rivers that carved majestic canyons through the... continued
For the First Time Ever, a Category-5 Storm Formed in the Northern Hemisphere in February
March 6, 2019For the first time in recorded history, a cyclone that formed in the Northern Hemisphere during the month of February, Typhoon Wutip, reached the strength of a category-5 storm. While this storm isn't necessarily the strongest on record, the fact... continued