Expert Voices: Op Ed & Insights
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![Following the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, parts of the planet would have been plunged into darkness.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FAdM9sLkkfPpEQu4m4dm8a-320-80.jpg)
How did cockroaches survive the dino-killing asteroid strike?
By Brian Lovett published
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
![This NASA illustration depicts a solitary black hole in space, with its gravity warping the view of stars and galaxies in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vCE9zrJHCCg7c5oBSRJFFR-320-80.jpeg)
Astronomers may have spotted an 'invisible' black hole for the first time
By Adam McMaster, Andrew Norton published
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers think they have discovered a black hole which is completely invisible for the first time.
![In the 1902 French movie, "A Trip to the Moon," a space rocket hits moon in the eye.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMmEZPTguX3R63ZTZ3GcEj-320-80.jpg)
Here's what will happen when SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon
By David Rothery published
A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon. Here's what will happen after the lunar crash.
![Cincinnati Bengals Running Back Joe Mixon (28) runs during the NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/73bARvetHy9G4BFec5Meea-320-80.jpg)
The risk of concussion lurks at the Super Bowl
By Steven P. Broglio published
As tens of millions of Americans tune into the Super Bowl this Sunday, they likely don't realize that in addition to touchdowns, collision sports like football also raise the chances of concussions.
![Gas prices are soaring in the U.K. Here, an image of a closeup of someone pumping gas into their car.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBDhaEFGCrA2Zerye5qSJG-320-80.jpg)
How COVID-19 sent energy prices soaring in the UK
By Bruce Morley published
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the primary reasons for the recent upward trajectory of gas prices. Here's how.
![In this illustration, men are enthralled by ball lightning, observed at the Hotel Georges du Loup, near Nice. To this day, ball lightning remains mysterious.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VpzMkNViA8gwrNwmjsRC-320-80.jpg)
1st sighting of 'ball lightning' in England uncovered
By Giles Gasper, Brian Tanner published
In 1195, monks recorded the first sighting of ball lightning in England. They described it as a "fiery globe threw itself down into the river."
![Artist's illustration of a supermassive black hole emitting a jet of energetic particles. Such black holes are also strong emitters of X-ray light, which is apparently reflected off gas and dust in the surrounding accretion disk..](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iKJq7asRmJaL8gFcHPdnma-320-80.jpeg)
How many black holes are there in the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
In a recent study, researchers determined that about 1% of all the "normal" (that is, not dark) matter in the universe is bound up inside black holes.
![The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array (ATA) searches our galaxy for radio signals from potential intelligent alien life.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ct5rtGMgjDxf7vBjqdj4fW-320-80.jpg)
Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological
By Martin Rees published
Lord Martin Rees argues that if humans do find intelligent alien life, it will be artificial not biological.
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