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The Final Mining Frontier? High-Tech Tycoons Plan To Mine Asteroids
WASHINGTON (AP) — Space-faring robots could be extracting gold and platinum from asteroids within 10 years if a new venture backed by two Silicon Valley titans and filmmaker James Cameron gets off the...
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Report: U.S. Planned On Blowing Up Moon With Nuke During Cold War In 1950s
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Would Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin even had a moon to walk on if the United States had its way in the 1950s? During the height of the Cold War, U.S. officials debated whether...
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150-Foot Asteroid Will Buzz Earth, No Need to Duck
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 150-foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for...
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NASA: Two Distant Planets Seem Ideal for Life
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like ideal places for some sort of life to flourish. And they are just the right size and in just the right place....
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Study: Traces Of Moon Water Came From Earth
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – From the Earth to the moon…literally. U.S. astronauts have recently found that traces of water inside the moon actually came from the Earth. The chemical water is believed to have...
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Study: 8.8 Billion Earth-Sized Just-Right Planets
WASHINGTON — Space is vast, but it may not be so lonely after all: A study finds the Milky Way is teeming with billions of planets that are about the size of Earth, orbit stars just like our sun, and...
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Celebrity Philanthropists For The Earth
When you talk to people who are not as involved in conservation or environmental issues, they can often make you feel like an outcast – as if it is wrong or abnormal to care about the earth. There are...
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Study: Va. Volcanoes Linked To Islands On Other Side Of Atlantic
BLACKSBURG, Va. (CBSDC) – According to a new study, volcanoes in Virginia are linked to islands on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean. Researchers were hoping to explain the origin of the...
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Study: World On The Brink Of A “Sixth Great Extinction”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene, and the world is on the brink of a sixth great...
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NASA to Test Mars ‘Flying Saucer’ Vehicle on Earth
LOS ANGELES — A NASA flying saucer designed to test Mars lander technology could be launched on Earth this weekend. The space agency says Saturday marks the opening of a launch window for the disc. If...
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Scientists: Bad Luck Killed The Dinosaurs
WASHINGTON (WNEW) — As the Smithsonian begins its 5-year restoration plan for the National Museum of Natural History’s dinosaur bones, comes a new report that suggests the colossal beasts were...
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Study: Solar Activity Could Be Increasing Climate Change
LONDON (CBS DC) – Though major contributors, human beings are not the only cause of climate change. A new study shows the sun has a major influence on the global climate. Researchers from Lund...
View Article‘Lost’ Asteroid To Pass Close To Earth Today
LONDON (CBS Local) – An asteroid that was lost by tracking satellites eight years ago has been spotted again as it prepares to make an unnervingly close pass by the Earth on May 15. While the giant...
View ArticleSmall Asteroid Hits Earth Hours After Being Spotted By Astronomers
AFRICA (CBS Local) – A small asteroid slammed into Earth’s atmosphere on June 2 just a few hours after it was discovered racing toward the planet, according to NASA. The cosmic boulder, named asteroid...
View Article‘Quadrillion Tons Of Diamond’ May Be Hiding Under The Earth’s Surface
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (CBS Local) – According to a new study, there may be a massive treasure hiding beneath the Earth’s surface: a “quadrillion tons” of treasure. Researchers from the Massachusetts...
View ArticleHumans Have Already Depleted Earth’s Resources For The Year
OAKLAND, Calif. (CBS Local) – A non-profit research group has some bad news for the rest of 2018. According to their calculations, humans have already used up all of the Earth’s renewable resources for...
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