Asteroid Ryugu Samples Found To Contain RNA Component Called Uracil; Findings Could Shed Light on How Life on Earth Started

SPACE 03.21.2023 22:04 PM

Asteroid Ryugu was found to host yet another key building block of life: uracil. Read to learn more.

'StarCrete': Future Homes on Mars Could Be Built Using Potato-based Concrete

03.21.2023 07:46 AM

StarCrete is a combination of extraterrestrial dust, potato starch, and salt and is twice as strong as the concrete here on Earth. Check out how this could be used in future Moon and Mars missions.

Five Asteroids on Course To Hit Earth; Scientists Identify Several Space Rocks That Could Strike the Planet in the Next Centuries

03.20.2023 23:49 PM

NASA closely monitors the asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth and ranks them on how hazardous they could be. Check out which of them would most likely hit Earth in the coming centuries.

Colossal Solar Tornado Found Swirling Over Sun's Surface; What Causes These Whirlwinds?

03.20.2023 22:27 PM

NASA spots a huge solar tornado that is 74,500 miles high swirling over the sun's surface. Read to learn more.

Black Hole Spewing a Fiery Jet at Another Galaxy, Depleting Fuel Needed for Star Formation

03.20.2023 08:20 AM

Astronomers identified a strange black hole from a galaxy 1 billion light-years away from Earth that is shooting a scorching jet at another galaxy. Check it out in this article to learn more.

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Sightings Defy Laws of Physics; Scientists Grapple To Understand These Unknown Objects

03.20.2023 07:21 AM

Pentagon and Harvard University scientists said these unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) defy physics as they lack tell-tale signs of friction. Tap the article to learn more about this story.

Killer Moons Might Be Crashing on Their Host Planets, Wiping Out Chances of Life to Survive

03.20.2023 02:17 AM

Collisions between moons and their host planets may pose a constant threat to potential extraterrestrial life, as shown in simulations. Read the article to learn more about it.

Drug Lab in Space? Startup 'Varda' Plans To Use Robots for Medicine Development

03.19.2023 23:50 PM

The first robot-operated drug lab capsule will board a SpaceX spacecraft this June. Read to learn more.

NASA Reveals Map of Solar Eclipses To Watch Out For; Here's When and Where You Can Spot Them

03.19.2023 22:01 PM

The map details when and where observers should be in order to catch a glimpse of the annular or total solar eclipse. Read to learn more.

NASA to Launch New Dragonfly Mission To Explore Saturn’s Giant Moon Titan

03.18.2023 22:05 PM

NASA will explore dozens of locations across Saturn's giant moon, Titan. Read the article for more details.

NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Lunar Mission in 2026 To Deliver Payloads to the Farside of the Moon

03.18.2023 03:36 AM

NASA will use Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to deliver three payloads to the Moon's far side. Read the article to learn more.

Newly Discovered Near-Earth Asteroid Will Safely Be at Its Closest to the Planet on Friday

03.18.2023 00:57 AM

Asteroid 2023 EY was just recently discovered and is expected to be at its closest to Earth, just 62% of the distance between the Moon and the planet. Read the article to learn more.

Extraterrestrial Life Potentially Exists in the 'Terminator Zone' of Distant Exoplanets, Study Suggests

03.17.2023 06:00 AM

The "terminator zone" is a ring on exoplanets that have one side always facing its star and one side that is always dark. Check out how extraterrestrial life could potentially exist on this site.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Spotted Two Pairs of Supermassive Black Holes on Collision Course

03.17.2023 04:10 AM

Using NASA's NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists found two pairs of supermassive black holes on the verge of colliding for the first time. Read the article to learn more details.

Solar Eruption on the Sun's Far Side Was Powerful Enough For Earth To Pick Up Shockwaves

03.17.2023 01:35 AM

The CME from the sun's far side was strong enough for the shockwaves to reach the earth's side of the sun. Read to learn more.