Aubrey Clarke

SpaceX Broadband Project: Starlink Constellation Impractical And Not Sustainable, Competitor Warns

05.29.2021 22:28 PM

Arianespace, European launch provider, says SpaceX's Starlink complete satellite constellation could cause catastrophic satellite collisions in low Earth orbit.

Who Wants To Be An Astronaut? This New Show Will Send One Lucky Winner to ISS

05.27.2021 08:09 AM

Discovery announced that it is making "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut?" It's a competitive show for people who want to go to the International Space Station for eight days.

Why is Sun's Atmosphere Hot? Here's What Scientists Say

05.27.2021 05:30 AM

The sun's surface is blisteringly hot at 10,340 degrees Fahrenheit -- but its atmosphere is another 300 times hotter. What heats the atmosphere to such extreme temperatures?

Tardigrades, Squid Goes to ISS Next Month; Are They Among the Scientific Experiments SpaceX Will Make?

05.27.2021 02:37 AM

SpaceX is set to send its 22nd resupply mission to the ISS next month. The cargo will include Tardigrades, squid, cotton, tissue chips and ultrasounds.

Farmed Wild Salmon Virus Came From Atlantic Fish Farms, Study Claims

05.26.2021 23:33 PM

An infectious virus known as Piscine orthoreovirus-1 (PRV-1) may have spread from Atlantic salmon aquafarms to wild Pacific salmon.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Adds 60 More Starlink Satellites

05.26.2021 21:34 PM

The launch of 60 more Starlink satellites Wednesday could give SpaceX enough spacecraft to complete the first layer of its privately-funded global internet network.

Elon Musk Still Pushes His Mars Agenda; What Are The Risks of Living in the Red Planet?

05.26.2021 06:20 AM

Elon Musk wants to send humans this decade, saying that a crewed mission could take place in 2026. Here are the risks that scientists will have to manage.

ALMA Telescope Discovers Oldest Spiral Morphology Galaxy Dating Back 12.4 Billion Years

05.26.2021 05:00 AM

A team of Japanese scientists says it has discovered the oldest spiral galaxy ever observed in the history of the universe.

NASA's Earth System Observatory to Study How Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters

05.26.2021 02:22 AM

NASA will launch at least five satellites worth at least $300 million in Earth System Observatory by 2029 to help people better understand climate change and extreme weather .

Could Solar Explosions Spark Northern Lights in Several States This Total Lunar Eclipse?

05.26.2021 00:32 AM

Starting Tuesday night, May 25, and lasting into Wednesday morning, a series of solar eruptions is likely to create a mild geomagnetic storm.

California Town Sinks 2 Feet Per Year; Here’s Why Corcoran Slowly Turns Into Sinkhole

05.25.2021 23:35 PM

The town of Corcoran in San Joaquin, California has been slow sinking for 14 years as agricultural companies continue to pump underground water to irrigate crops.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Blood Clots: When to Get Medical Help

05.25.2021 07:20 AM

Reports linking AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to an extremely rare form of blood clot has spotlighted the symptoms of blood clots. What should you be looking out for?

Weird 4,000-Year-Old Comet Cause Meteor Showers Detected by Scientists

05.25.2021 06:06 AM

Comets that swing by Earth once every 4,000 years are still able to cause meteor showers, experts say.

Do You Want to Win a Piece of Land on the Moon? Bagel Bites Lets You Complete This Deed on Lunar Eclipse

05.25.2021 05:00 AM

Bagel Bites now gives the people a chance to get a "piece of land" on the Moon in the coming Lunar Eclipse.

Is Non-Terrestrial Birth in Moon or Mars Possible? First Baby Born in Space Still a Conundrum

05.25.2021 00:33 AM

When the first baby is born off-Earth, it will be a milestone as momentous as humanity’s first steps out of Africa. Such a birth would start the multi-planet civilization for the human species.

NASA Viper Robot: Space Agency Says New Crewed Moon Mission is Worth $433.5M!

05.24.2021 21:58 PM

NASA announces $433.5 million mission to send Viper rover to the moon in 2023 to scout out potential landing sites for the Artemis crew in 2024.

Elon Musk: Humanity Needs to Get to Mars "Now" to Become Multiplanetary

05.24.2021 08:30 AM

Elon Musk has said that humanity needs to get to Mars faster rather than later if we want to stop the imaginary 'Great Filter' which may lead to our extinction.

Does COVID-19 Cause Insomnia? Here's How People Can Treat the Lack of Sleep Post Coronavirus

05.24.2021 07:50 AM

Insomnia is a kind of sleep disorder where one fails to catch a proper amount of sleep. Take a look at how is it related to COVID-19 and check out a few symptoms of it here.

Kola Superdeep Borehole: Soviets Dug World's Deepest Human-Made Hole

05.24.2021 05:00 AM

The team drilled a hole nearly 5 miles (8,000 m) below the Pacific Ocean's surface to study the region's earthquake history.

Black Fungus in India: Experts Blame Steroids, Excessive Steam to Surge

05.24.2021 00:00 AM

Studies on black fungus are now shedding light on the multiple factors that might have contributed to the sharp surge in cases of mucormycosis in India.

Solar Flares, Geomagnetic Storms Coming? Sunspots May Cause Power Disruptions, Radio Problems on Earth

05.23.2021 21:28 PM

Experts have warned that a solar storm is on its way, and that it might reach Earth with a glancing blow on May 26 and trigger radio blackouts.

Mars Curiosity Rover 'Dramatically' Climbs Red Planet's Mont Mercou

05.23.2021 07:22 AM

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted Curiosity climbing a rocky outcrop known as Mont Mercou.

NASA Conducts Fourth RS-25 Rocket Engine Test for Artemis Moon Mission

05.23.2021 00:16 AM

An Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine was tested on the A-1 Test Stand at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, on 20 May 2021.

Organic Salt on Mars: Did NASA Perseverance Rover Just Find Evidence of Ancient Microbial Activity?

05.22.2021 22:21 PM

NASA scientists have likely discovered evidence of organic salts on Mars which could be the remnants of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover vs. China Zhurong Mars Rover: "Battlebot in Space"? Here's 5 Major Differences

05.21.2021 06:31 AM

China successfully landed its Zhurong rover on the red planet, according to state media, just months after NASA landed its Perseverance rover.

SpaceX Falcon 9, Heavy Rockets to Bring at Least 6 Moon Landers in Next Launch

05.21.2021 04:33 AM

SpaceX is buckling up for another ride with Falcon 9 and Heavy rockets en route to at least six Moon lander releases in 2022 and 2023.

Is Hubble Constant Inconstant? Scientsts Baffled With Mystery

05.21.2021 03:46 AM

Astronomer Edwin Hubble observed the first hint of the rate at which the universe expands, called the Hubble constant, more than nine decades ago.

Fast Radio Bursts: Did Spiral Galaxy Arms Cause FRBs?

05.21.2021 00:15 AM

Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Viper Robot: Agency Reveals Plans for First Mobile Lunar Robot

05.20.2021 22:51 PM

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send Viper to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says Current Highest Bid for New Shepard Rocket Trip is Worth at Least $2M

05.20.2021 08:23 AM

An online bid for a seat aboard Blue Origin’s first crewed spaceflight was going for at least $2 million as the company prepares to blast off this summer.