Oldest known planet-forming disk: Citizen scientists and professional astronomers join forces
A group of citizen scientists and professional astronomers, including Carnegie's Jonathan Gagné, joined forces to discover an unusual hunting ground for exoplanets. They found a star surrounded by the oldest known circumstellar disk—a primordial ring ...>> view originalHard Crash-Landing May Have Wrecked Europe's Mars Probe
Scientists say Europe's experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball of rocket fuel because it was traveling too fast.Pictures taken by a NASA satellite show a black spot where the Schiaparelli lander was meant to touch down Wednesday, the European Space Agency said. The images end days of speculation over the probe's likely fate following unexpected radio silence less than a minute before the planned landing.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowThe..>> view originalAncient fish fossils could reveal how jaws first evolved
Ancient fish fossils could reveal how jaws first evolvedPosted on October 22, 2016 by Joseph Scalise These Qilinyu fish-ancestors lived 423 million years ago, during the Silurian Period. Their fossils, unearthed in China’s Yunnan province, are described in the current issue of the journal Science. Credit: Dinghua Yang/ Chinese Academy of SciencesA prehistoric fish that once swam through tropical seas could help shed light on the early development of human jaws, a recent study published in the ..>> view originalMore Snow Leopards Poached, Even as Bold Plan Fights Decline
Climbing Mountains and Combating Poachers to Save Snow Leopards Illegal poaching continues to threaten the world's dwindling population of snow leopards, an endangered species native to Centr..>> view originalLook Up! Orionid Meteor Shower Still Raining Bits of Halley's Comet
Astrophotographer Daniel McVey took this photo of an Orionid meteor in Summit County, Colo., on Oct. 21, 2012. The Orionids of 2016 peaked Oct. 20-21, but they may still appear bright in the sky in the days that follow. Credit: Daniel McVey The Orionid meteor shower may have peaked last night, but the fast, bright meteors will continue streaming across the sky in force for another night or two, according to a NASA expert. The meteors are remnants left in the wake of Halley's Comet, and ..>> view original9th planet may solve 'mystery' of our solar system
43 1 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about9th planet may solve 'mystery' of our solar systemNew research lent credence to the theory that there's a ninth planet chilling beyond Pluto. Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 9th planet may solve 'mystery' of our solar systemUSA ..>> view originalFossilized Jaw in Tanzania is the Oldest Evidence of a Right Handed Homo Habilis
Oct 22, 2016 11:31 AM EDT A group of researchers from the University of Kansas has found the oldest evidence of the right handed person, which is not from a Homo sapiens but a Homo habilis. The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, says that researchers have discovered a fossilized jaw, known as OH-65, from a Homo habilis in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Dating 1.8 million years ago, this is the oldest evidence on the evolution of right-handedness in human beings. The researche..>> view original
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