Space debris from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has crashed in the mountains of North Carolina. I had to go see it (video)

Spaceflight doesn't usually come to mind when one thinks of the peaceful, green mountains of North Carolina.It is true that in the early 1960s, NASA built the (now defunct) Rosman…

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A volcanic eruption in Tonga could cause unusual weather by the end of the decade, a new study suggests

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The biggest explosions in the universe made some of the elements we are made of. But there is another mysterious source there

After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More or less…

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Relic of Ancient Oceans and Planetary Collisions – Scientists Shed New Light on Earth’s Mysterious D” Layer

A study suggests that Earth's D layer, near the core-mantle boundary, formed from a magma ocean created by a massive impact. Iron-magnesium peroxide formed from water in this ocean explains…

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