New Mercury Like Exoplanet Full of Iron Discovered; Rotates Parent Star in Less Than 8 Earth Hours

SPACE 12.02.2021 23:48 PM

A study detected the presence of a new exoplanet GJ 367b just outside of our solar system. The planet is rich in iron an has density similar to Mercury. It could complete a revolution around its red dwarf parent star in less than a day.

Giant Planets Telescopic View: Chemist Offers Planet-Gazing Adventure Featuring Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in Athens

12.02.2021 22:38 PM

Sandy Creek Park in Athens offers a year-end astronomical activity that will include gas giant gazing.

NASA Finance $130M to Blue Origin for Building ISS Replacement, Orbit Reef Space Station Will Soon Rise as Business Park

12.02.2021 22:00 PM

NASA announced that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space enterprise and its partners have been awarded a $130 million grant to begin construction of their Orbital Reef commercial space station.

NASA Laser Communications Relay Demonstration: How to Use Lasers to Communicate Between Earth, Space

12.02.2021 21:31 PM

NASA will launch the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), a new technological demonstration that potentially boost communications.

Some Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Are Megconstellation, Man-Made Satellites May Disrupt Astronomy Research

12.02.2021 21:29 PM

Satellites are disrupting the night sky that soon they will make up one out of every 15 points in the night sky, an astronomer predicts.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches 48 Starlink, 2 BlackSky Satellites [LOOK]

12.02.2021 20:34 PM

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink satellites and two BlackSky Earth observation satellites was just launched into orbit by SpaceX.

'Full Cold Moon' Will Rise in December to Illuminate Canada's Longest, Darkest Nights of the Year

12.01.2021 21:08 PM

The Full Cold Moon will light up the skies of Canada this month, so here's what you need to know about this December moon and how to see it to marvel at its beauty.

NASA’s TESS Captures Giant Active Comet Moving Farther Away From the Sun

12.01.2021 02:34 AM

New research recently showed that a giant comet known as Comet Bernadinelli-Bernstein or Comet BB turned active much farther from the sun than expected.

Elon Musk Troubled by Looming SpaceX Bankruptcy Due to Lack of Starship Engine Progress

12.01.2021 00:29 AM

According to a leaked company memo, Elon Musk's SpaceX venture is on the brink of bankruptcy after delays in its Starship and Raptor engine progress.

NASA Investigates Suspicious Bumps in Atmosphere Above North Pole After 2-Year Delay

11.30.2021 23:23 PM

A study regarding the mysterious speed bumps in the atmosphere will be investigated this December after a 2-year postponement of the experiment.

NASA Wants People to Help Them Put a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon by 2030; Here’s How

11.30.2021 22:42 PM

The NASA wants to hear about any good ideas for putting a nuclear fission power plant on the moon. NASA collaborates with the Idaho National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy to establish a non-solar power source on the moon by 2030.

NASA ISS Spacewalk Delayed: High-Speed Space Junk Blamed Over Abrupt Delay

11.30.2021 22:17 PM

Due to the possibility of debris near the International Space Station, NASA abruptly postponed an astronaut spacewalk on Tuesday.

SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellites Amid Space Debris Threat From Russia's Anti-Satellite Missile Test

11.30.2021 21:10 PM

Some of SpaceX Starlink satellites had to avoid debris from a Russian missile test, according to Elon Musk.

Sun a 'Surprising Source' of Unexplained Water on Earth: What is Solar Wind Theory?

11.30.2021 20:16 PM

New research recently showed that solar winds that interact with grains of dust carried on asteroids may have contributed to filling the oceans on Earth with water.

How Do Astronauts Sleep, Shower, Live in International Space Station (ISS)? [Explainer]

11.30.2021 00:21 AM

Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on the International Space Station as an astronaut? This is how they go about it!