Scientists discover the oldest material on the planet
Scientists who were analyzing a meteorite have discovered the oldest material that exists on Earth. The scientists found dust in the meteorite that dates back to 7.5 billion years ago. The dust originated in a distant star before the birth of our solar system and landed on earth in the 1960s.
space rock meteor solar-system star old carbon-dating
BBCRelated Articles
This is when and how the universe is expected to end
It’s not expected to happen anytime soon, but one scientist has calculated when the universe will end. The research, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, notes that sometime over the “next few trillion years,” when the universe is dead as we know it, stars will continue to explode, not with a giant bang, but “very, very slowly fizzle. ”
tech space science research astronomy
Nypost
Earth’s Magnetic Field Weakens
Earth’s Magnetic Field Weakens
The Earth’s magnetic field is weakening between Africa and South America, causing problems for spacecraft and satellites, scientists with the European Space Agency (ESA) have said. “The new, eastern minimum of the South Atlantic Anomaly has appeared over the last decade and in recent years is developing vigorously,” said Jürgen Matzka, from the German Research Centre for Geosciences, in an ESA news release.
space the-epoch-times magnetic
Theepochtimes
4-year-old Port Orchard boy describes meteor experience
Four-year-old Tobin was one of the few people to see the meteor that streaked through the sky this week and resulted in a loud boom heard around Puget Sound. People across Puget Sound heard the loud boom Wednesday evening that was the result of a meteor, but few people saw it as it streaked across the sky. The boy described it scary and horrific
video meteor say orchard
King5
China launches a new rocket, inching closer to the space station
According to the reports from stat-run news agency Xinhua, China's latest large carrier rocket made its first successful flight Tuesday, marks an important step in the nation's plan to build a space station. The new rocket model is a variant of the Long March-5 and can carry larger payloads -- up to 22 tonnes into low-Earth orbit.
space rocket china asia station
CNN