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Distant Object at Edge of Solar System Supports Planet X Theory

As all three objects are located relatively close to one another, the suggestion is that all of them are being influenced by an enormous object, possibly the fa...

Man uses meteorite as doorstop, finds out it's worth $100G

So in February, he took the meteorite to Central Michigan University to have a scientist look at it. Mazurek says the meteorite came with a barn he bought...

NASA astronaut took an incendiary music video on the space station

It is reported by Interfax Thursday, 4 October. NASA sought on Wednesday to tamp down speculation that sabotage caused a tiny hole found last month in the sid...

Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize

The Nobel Prize will be just the latest accolade Dr Strickland has received for her work. That women in physics have been a big topic of conversation in the...

American, Frenchman, Canadian win Nobel for work with lasers

The two "paved the way towards the shortest and most intense laser pulses created by humankind", a technique now used in corrective eye surgery. Strickland is...

Hurricane Rosa heading for Baja California weakens in Pacific

Exactly how much rain and where it will fall is uncertain, but Riverside County's Emergency Management Department has warned residents near the Holy and Cransto...

Photos from Japanese space rovers show asteroid surface

They show slightly tilted close-ups of the rocky surface from different locations. The rovers were blasted into space aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft , succ...

Beluga whale spotted in River Thames outside London

The creature is thousands of miles from its normal Arctic habitat, which makes this an "extremely unusual sighting", said Hoit. "We are working with other age...

Japan's space agency releases first images of asteroid surface

A still from a 15-frame movie captured by one of the MINERVA-II1 rovers on the surface of asteroid Ryugu last week. While it's unlikely to win an Oscar, a sho...

Tropical storm Kirk approaching Lesser Antilles | Caribbean

Kirk is moving off to the west at 18 miles per hour, and will gradually strengthen over the next few days. The center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located 595...

Whale in the UK's River Thames

A spokesaperson said: "We are working with other agencies to monitor the situation and ready to provide appropriate assistance if requested". The Whale and Do...

Ottawa residents rescue dog trapped beneath rubble in wake of tornado

A dormer that was torn from a home's roof by a tornado is seen in Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada west of Ottawa . Hydro Ottawa says more than 170,000 custom...

Massive spiderweb blankets Greek beach for spider sex 'party'

The greenery surrounding the lagoon in Aitoliko is buried in thick, sticky cobwebs. Fortunately, the spiders shouldn't cause any permanent damage to the are...

II1 robots sent to space by Japan's Hayabusa-2 reach asteroid

Image copyright JAXA , Uni Tokyo & collaboratorsImage caption Hayabusa-2 arrived at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June How did the rovers reach the aster...

Japan Lands 2 Robot Rovers on Asteroid Surface

While just the first two rovers have been deployed to the space rock's surface, the Hayabusa-2 orbiter still has a pair of rovers on board that it will deploy a...

SpaceX: Japanese Billionaire To Be First "Private Passenger" On Moon Flight

SpaceX's passenger will be the first person to take a space flight toward the moon who did not train through a formal program like NASA . A 42-year-old Japan...

PepsiCo to give $1 Million for Hurricane Florence Relief

Flood waters consumed areas along the North Carolina coast as Florence drenched the area. Donations designed for "Florence" may be made by calling 1-800-SAL...

President Trump visits Carolinas

Entire communities, including housing developments, shopping centers, farms, forests and roads, are completely engulfed by water. Swollen rivers are gushing dow...

Florence-weary South Carolina could get more record flooding

After the press conference began, Trump insisted someone pull up a chair for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham to give him a seat at the table, promptin...

Local groups start relief drive for victims of Hurricane Florence

The detainees were women being transported from Waccamaw Mental Health and Loris Hospital to a behavioural health hospital in Darlington, South Carolina , acc...

Japanese Billionaire Books First Moonshot Aboard SpaceX's 'Big Falcon Rocket'

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More miles of I-95 in SC closed due to flooding

The mother had driven around barricades on a stretch of road that had been closed, the post said. The Coast Guard said it had 26 helicopters and 11 aircraft l...

'Atmospheric Brick Wall' Steers Hurricane Florence Toward US East Coast

Schools in 26 of the state's 46 counties were to close from Tuesday. The state Transportation Department likely will begin diverting eastbound traffic off I-2...

SpaceX gets first private passenger for moon trip

On Monday, Mr Musk unveiled new artist impressions of the BFR and the spaceship which will carry passengers around the Moon . (AP) The Japanese billionaire w...

1st SpaceX passenger: 'I choose to go to the moon!'

Maezawa founded Japan's largest online fashion mall, Zozotown, and custom-fit clothing label Zozo, and his net worth is reported to be $2.9 billion. Twelve ...

Florence hovers over coastal states, raising fears of epic flooding

But its slow march over the two states, crawling west at only 2 miles per hour (3 km per hour), threatens to leave large parts of the region deluged in the comi...

Wilmington cut off from North Carolina by Florence flooding

Further inland, the same river, running through Fayetteville, a city of 200,000, was expected to reach major flood levels later on Monday, and would not crest u...

Nasa launches satellite to study ice changes on Earth

The time it takes for the light to bounce back to the satellite helps scientists work out distance and height of the reflecting surface. This marks the final ...

California governor urges world to work together on climate change

Additional business and philanthropic partners are expected to join the initiative, according to the release. Here is a roundup of some of the highlights. "We...

Flash flood fears as Storm Florence batters US

Parts of West-central Virginia and far eastern West Virginia will see "life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding, along with an elevated risk for lands...

The Impact Of Hurricane Florence

The Atlantic hurricane is located about 280 miles (450 kilometers) east-southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina , packing maximum sustained winds of 110 mi...

Track the Storm in North, South Carolina

Besides inundating the coast with wind-driven storm surges of seawater as high as 13 feet (four meters) along the Carolina coast, Florence could dump 20 to 30 i...

Warning of 'catastrophic' flash-flooding as Florence deluges parts of US

Federal data show there were roughly 5.1 million active flood insurance policies in the U.S.as of July 31, up from 4.94 million a year earlier. In the Lehigh ...

Nearly stalled, Florence besieges Carolinas with floodwaters

A mother and infant were killed by a fallen tree on their house in Wilmington , North Carolina, according to local police. The father was taken to hospital wit...

Duke shuts down Brunswick nuclear plant ahead of Hurricane Florence

USA regulations require nuclear power plants to shut down if a storm is forecast to strike the plant with sustained winds of greater than 73 miles per hour, bec...