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SpaceX Sets Its Eyes on Mars

By Kanika Gupta - Jun 03, 2016 05:30 PM EDT

Space X, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, is preparing for Mission Mars in 2018. This may be easily accomplished than planning to land humans on the planet.

Material Used To Build King Tut's Dagger Is Celestial: Researchers

By Dipannita - Jun 03, 2016 09:45 AM EDT

The material used to build King Tut's dagger is not from this world, according to a team of Italian and Egyptian researchers. King Tut's dagger is placed next to the mummy of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Tutankhamun.

Pluto's Surface Is Covered With Nitrogen Ice That Flows Like Sea

By Dipannita - Jun 03, 2016 09:45 AM EDT

NASA's New Horizons probe took almost 10 years to reach the former ninth planet of the solar system, Pluto. When the researchers finally looked at the surface of the dwarf planet, they were left surprised as the reality turned out to be majorly different from what was initially expected.

Convection Could Produce Pluto's Polygons, Researchers Say

By Dipannita - Jun 03, 2016 09:54 AM EDT

Pluto has been discovered to possess an unusual polygonal terrain by NASA's New Horizons mission to the planet's system. The planet is covered with large deposits of nitrogen ice in the form of polygons that are thin from the edges and thick from the middle.

Honey Bees Pick Up Toxic Pollens From Home Gardens

By Dipannita - Jun 03, 2016 09:47 AM EDT

A new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Purdue University in Indiana has found that honey bees pick up contaminated and toxic pollens not from the farmer's field, but from home and kitchen gardens.

Climate Change Increases Toxins In Food: UN Report

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 03, 2016 09:50 AM EDT

Extreme weather conditions due to climate change is enhancing the toxins in our food, says a report from the United Nations Environment Programme.

Estrogen Levels Fall Rapidly In Women With A History Of Migraines

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 03, 2016 09:54 AM EDT

Those women who have a history of migraines show a speedy drop in their estrogen levels, even if they do not undergo the illnesses during their menstrual cycles.

Elon Musk: We Are Probably Living In Someone's Video Game

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 03, 2016 09:50 AM EDT

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that we are part of someone else's video game. He explained at Recode's Code Conference that there is a "one in billions" chance that we are living in reality.

Here's Why the Antarctic Ocean Has Not Warmed Yet Despite Climate Change

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 12:14 PM EDT

The ocean water in the cold south off the coast of Antarctica is one of the few places on the planet where the effects of climate change is seemingly absent. Ocean currents push surface water northward up the Arctic causing centuries-old cold deep water to move all the way to the surface off the coast of Antarctica.

Huge Amounts of Corals in Great Barrier Reef Found Dead

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 12:13 PM EDT

A third of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have reportedly died or are currently dying due to mass bleaching that plagues the Pacific Ocean triggered by global warming and El Nino. Meanwhile, the Australian drew fire for removing sections of the global warming impact on the reef in a UN report for fear of potential harm to the country’s tourism industry.

Country's Largest Reservoir, Lake Mead, Is At Its All-Time Low

By Dipannita - Jun 01, 2016 08:41 AM EDT

The receding water levels at Lake Mead have become one of the prime concerns of the authorities in the US. It is estimated that the country's largest man made water reservoir is currently at the lowest level as it has even been in the history of its existence.

Antarctic Creatures Were Affected By Mass Extinction Too, Confirms Fossil Study

By Dipannita - Jun 01, 2016 08:41 AM EDT

Researchers previously thought that the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs did not affect the creatures in the Antarctic to that extent.

Watch Earth and Mars Closest Encounter in 11 Years

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 08:43 AM EDT

Mars and Earth are at their closest encounter in more than a decade with only 47 million miles separating the two planets. The closest recorded encounter in the last 60, 000 years was in 2003 when the two cosmic buddies are only 35 million miles apart.

Zion National Park's Iconic Canyon Shaped By Massive Landslide Thousand Years Ago

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 08:42 AM EDT

A University of Utah-based research published a paper revealing new insights as to how the present-day Zion National Park’s natural formation came to be. Published in GSA Today, the research asserts that a massive landslide chiseled the park’s breathtaking scenery with top speed reaching 180 to 200 miles per hour in just 20 seconds.

New Horizons Released Never-Seen-Before Surface Images of Pluto

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 08:42 AM EDT

NASA has released to the public stunning pictures of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spaceprobe intended to observe the ex-ninth planet and its surrounding moons. The space mission’s foray into the fringes of the solar system also hopes to study the Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) that may help explain the origins of the solar system.

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