Why Do Earth-Like Planets Form? Experts Pinpoint Hypothesis

SPACE 01.23.2022 20:30 PM

Earth-like planets are discovered near their parent or host stars, with searing temperatures; but they are also discovered far from their stars, more than 10 times further away than Jupiter is from our Sun.

NASA James Webb Space Telescope About To Arrive Lagrange Point L2; What To Expect Next?

01.22.2022 23:44 PM

On Monday, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will enter a million-mile parking orbit. On Monday, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope will arrive at its new home, L2, or the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, over 1 million miles distant.

ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Brings Space Force Tracking Satellites Rocket From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [Watch]

01.22.2022 23:16 PM

Two more satellites were launched today in geosynchronous orbit, some 22,000 miles away from Earth, as part of the Space Force's effort for increased Space Domain Awareness, or SDA.

Asteroid Impacts the Inner Solar System for the Last 600 Million Years

01.22.2022 21:19 PM

The crater detection algorithm "automatically counts the visible impact craters" from a high-resolution image, a planetary research team from the United States, Australia, France, and Côte d'Ivoire has analyzed the formation of over 500 massive impact craters on Mars.

Imbalanced Earth? Tug of Sun, Moon Drives Planet's Plate Motion

01.22.2022 20:47 PM

The circulation of the whole mantle is driven by unbalanced forces in the Earth-moon-sun system, according to a new research.

NASA, SpaceX All Set for the Undocking of Cargo Dragon from ISS to Return to Earth, Completing CRS-24 Mission

01.22.2022 20:30 PM

Ground controllers are currently aiming at 10:40 am EST on January 23, for the undocking back to Earth of the Cargo Dragon, Space news reports recently said.

NASA Captures Moderately Strong Solar Flare in the Northeastern Part of the Sun Spotted Friday [Watch Footage]

01.21.2022 23:21 PM

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured stunning footage of a solar flare on Friday, which is classified as an M5.5 class flare.

Atlas V Rocket Takes Off Carrying 2 Surveillance Satellites to Geosynchronous Orbit For Space Force Program

01.21.2022 22:22 PM

Two satellites were launched to the geosynchronous orbit through the Atlas V satellite Friday. Two surveillance satellites will be added to monitor the current traffic in the geosynchronous orbit after the successful launch by Atlas V rocket Friday.

Zodiacal Light Spotted in 3 Potentially Habitable Exoplanets Classified as Super-Earths

01.21.2022 22:09 PM

Astronomers and high school students in China detected zodiacal light in the skies of a few potentially habitable exoplanets, which could give scientists a clue of what other planets may look like.

Powerful Solar Flare May Impact Radio Frequency, Aviators and Mariners; Geomagnetic Storm Possible

01.21.2022 12:35 PM

The Sunspot AR29 eruption, generating a powerful M5.5-class solar flare, which has been recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory of NASA in an extreme ultraviolet flash, has recently been reported.

NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout to be Visited by Spacecraft; The 1st Deep Space Mission of Its Kind

01.21.2022 12:12 PM

The Near-Earth Asteroid Scout of NASA will be visited by a spacecraft by unfolding a solar sail to harness solar radiation for propulsion, making this the first deep-space mission of its kind the agency, space news reports said.

NASA Swift Observatory Gets A Reaction Wheel Failure, How Did It Happen?

01.21.2022 03:32 AM

The NASA Swift Observatory, which is meant to seek for gamma-ray radiation bursts and analyze their relation to black holes, is currently in swift mode after several glitches.

Tonga Volcano Eruption: Astronauts Captured Tragic Event From Space [Watch]

01.21.2022 01:05 AM

The aftermath of the enormous Tonga Eruption was filmed by astronauts on the International Space Station.

SpaceX Delays Dragon’s Departure From Space Station to Saturday Due to Weather

01.20.2022 22:54 PM

On Saturday, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft will leave the International Space Station (ISS) with supplies and research experiments for return to Earth.

'Oumuamua: Scientists Want to Launch A 22 Year Mission For This Extraordinary Object

01.20.2022 21:26 PM

According to a recently published report, Project Lyra will launch a probe to check if 'Oumuamua is as unusual as it looks.