Sunday, August 21, 2011

Deflecting an earth-bound asteroid?

In this world humans are not just threatened by space rocks in common but there are bigger threats too! For longer survival of humanity, asteroids pose a much bigger threat.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Origins of Life in Earth


Artist's depiction of the Hit


How do you think baby Earth managed to keep hold of its organic matter after the throttling it took by a Mars sized object about 4.4 billion years ago that melted a part of the earth, as suggested by the scientists? Scientists believe that molten splatters of earth that ended up in space gradually came together to form the Moon and lightweight materials, like water and carbon, would have vapourised.
The most bewildering question is that how did then the building blocks for life managed to survive?