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Will another Tunguska event happen on Feb. 15? Asteroid 2012 DA14 to set a dubious record Watch

Image of Even today, more than a century later, the Siberian forest remains littered with the fallen remains of 80 million trees, flattened in a single, fiery instant.

An asteroid about 50 yards across will speed past Earth faster than a bullet on Feb. 15, and the shave will be so close that it will pass ... continue reading

Pack your bags, we're moving! Scientists say Earth is uninhabitable Watch

Image of Sorry, you can't live here...the scientists have spoken.

You might want to sit down for this, we have some bad news for you and your property value. According to our finest boffins, Earth is ... continue reading

Catholic monks recorded clue to ancient radioactive mystery

Image of The Anglo Saxon Chronicle mentions the red crucifix in the western sky at sunset. This may be one of the best clues astronomers have for identifying the cause of the 774 event.

In the year 774 A.D., something bizarre happened. The Earth was bathed in potentially deadly gamma radiation. They mystery of course, is ... continue reading

Create a new Digital Agora: Pope Releases World Communications Message Encouraging Social Media Watch

Image of Pope Benedict XVI 'tweeting' to the faithful around the globe

There should be no lack of coherence or unity in the expression of our faith and witness to the Gospel in whatever reality we are called to ... continue reading

If you want to find life on Mars, here's how to do it Watch

Image of A crater may hold the final answer to if there is, or was ever, life on Mars.

Scientists have published a new theory that explains where life could have once existed on Mars, and how it might be found. The theory is ... continue reading

Go fishing! Scientists amazed by ancient river on Mars Watch

Image of One of the amazing new pictures of the Reull Vallis on Mars.

Mars is still an amazing planet, but billions of years ago, it must have been something even more remarkable. The Mars Express spacecraft ... continue reading

Astronomers photograph a baby star

Image of The newborn star shines brightly in the nebula Lupus 3 in Scorpio.

Astronomers have photographed an infant star, likely less than one million years old. This rare find shows astronomers what a stellar birth ... continue reading

Stephen Hawking may be an atheist, but is he really Darth Vader? Watch

Image of Hawking may be an atheist, but he's no Darth Vader.

A fellow boffin has created a stir in the UK for comparing Stephen Hawking to Darth Vader. Calling him "more machine than man," U.S. ... continue reading

Scientists find oldest supernova yet, discovery could help explain why universe is accelerating

Image of The glowing gas and dust remnants of a type IA supernova are seen in this false-color image.

Scientists from UC Berkley's Supernova Cosmology Project are announcing the discovery of the oldest supernova yet, having located it with ... continue reading

Black hole shows shocked astronomers some real star power

Image of Black holes can shoot powerful jets of matter into space like the one illustrated here.

Astronomers are surprised by their observations of a black hole which made its presence known by firing an energetic burst of particles ... continue reading

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