Could Earth ever leave our solar system?

'Merciless' sea monster with broken teeth prowled the seas 66 million years ago | Nazi warships revealed as Danube River levels drop | Could Earth ever leave our solar system? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 29, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['Merciless' sea monster with broken teeth prowled the seas 66 million years ago]( ['Merciless' sea monster with broken teeth prowled the seas 66 million years ago]( (Andrey Atuchin) A giant mosasaur with teeth like a killer whale ruled the oceans around Morocco towards the end of the Cretaceous period, a new study finds. The extinct predator, named Thalassotitan atrox, grew to about 30 to 33 feet (9 to 10 meters) long and likely fed on any other marine reptiles it came across, including fellow mosasaurs. The name Thalassotitan comes from the Greek words "thalassa" and "titan," meaning "sea giant," and the species name atrox translates to "cruel" or "merciless," according to the study. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/26) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" [Join for free now](. ADVERTISEMENT: [] History & Archaeology [] [Nazi warships revealed as Danube River levels drop]( [Nazi warships revealed as Danube River levels drop]( (National Museum of the U.S. Navy; Courtesy of the Library of Congress; Wikimedia Commons) Falling water levels in the Danube River during a recent heat wave across Europe have revealed more wrecks from a Nazi German flotilla of warships that were deliberately sunk there in the last months of World War II. The wrecks of about 20 warships are now exposed near the town of Prahovo in eastern Serbia, which is one of the 10 countries the Danube flows through between western Germany and the Black Sea, according to the news agency Reuters. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Could Earth ever leave our solar system?]( [Could Earth ever leave our solar system?]( (Guillaume Preat/EyeEm) In Liu Cixin's short story "The Wandering Earth" (first published in Chinese magazine Science Fiction World in July 2000), Cixin portrays a scenario in which the planet's leaders agree to propel Earth out of the solar system to escape an imminent solar flare that is expected to decimate all of the terrestrial planets. This story is, of course, based in the realm of fiction, but could Earth ever really leave the solar system? Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How many meteorites hit Earth every year?]( [How many meteorites hit Earth every year?]( (Science Photo Library - ROGER HARRIS via Getty Images) Every year, millions of rocky shards from outer space burn up in Earth's atmosphere, many briefly flaring and appearing in the sky as "shooting stars." But how many survive their high-speed plunges to strike the ground? Rocks from space that land on Earth are known as meteorites. Giant impacts, such as the one that likely ended the reign of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, caused by an asteroid or comet measuring about 6 miles (10 kilometers) across, are extraordinarily rare. Instead, most rocks that fall to Earth are very small, and relatively few survive their fiery plummet through Earth's atmosphere. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Video reveals baby steps of newly hatched 'walking' sharks]( [Video reveals baby steps of newly hatched 'walking' sharks]( (Nigel Marsh via Getty Images) Some sharks can "walk," and researchers recently discovered how one of these unusual shark species practice taking baby steps. They begin when they're newly hatched, and a hatchling's walk is no different from that of older juveniles. When the tide near a coral reef goes out, a small species of carpet shark is often left behind. When stranded in shallow tide pools with dwindling oxygen levels and rising temperatures — or worse, beached on hot slabs of exposed reef — most aquatic species wouldn't stand a chance. But the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) can hold its breath for hours and tolerate a range of temperatures. And in a pinch, it can walk. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: About how many meteorites reach the Earth's land or water each year? (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [About 3 million]( [Vote]( [Nearly 200,000]( [Vote]( [About 50,000]( [Vote]( [Fewer than 10,000](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005