World's Largest Radio Telescope: SKA Observatory Will Soon Start Construction

TECH & INNOVATION 06.30.2021 02:01 AM

The member states have finally greenlit the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory, set to be the world's largest radio telescope, starting next month.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch: Anticipated Sonic Booms Postponed Due to Aircraft Incursion in Safety Zone

06.30.2021 01:38 AM

Elon Musk lamented on Twitter, saying an aircraft had entered the designated "keep out zone," which he said "is unreasonably gigantic."

Meet 'Commander Moonikin Campos,' NASA's 'Moonikin' Honoring Apollo 13 Hero

06.29.2021 23:30 PM

NASA announced the winning name for its Artemis I "Moonikin." It is now officially called Commander Moonikin Campos.

Black Holes, Neutron Stars Merge: Astrophysicists' 'First-Ever' Confirmed Merger Detection

06.29.2021 23:18 PM

A large alliance of astrophysicists recently reported it has made the first-ever confirmed detections of shockwaves generated by mergers between black holes and neutron stars.

Asteroid Day: When Is It? And What You Need to Know?

06.29.2021 23:00 PM

June 30th marks the annual celebration of Asteroid Day around the globe where researchers and the UN aim of raising public awareness on the threats and opportunities of asteroid impacts.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch: Sonic Booms Expected On Its First Attempt This Year for Cape Canaveral On-Shore Landing

06.29.2021 21:58 PM

SpaceX Falcon 9 will return to Earth with a sonic boom on Wednesday. Here's how to watch the launch.

1,000-Year-Old Mystery Explosion: Possibly Rare, Third Type of Supernova

06.29.2021 21:38 PM

A new study recently revealed a 1,000-year-old mystery explosion which, according to researchers, is possibly a rare, third type of supernova.

Pluto is Covered In Huge Red Patches; Scientists Don't Know What It Is

06.29.2021 04:30 AM

Delft University of Technology recreated Pluto's atmosphere in a lab and blasted them with plasma to know why there are huge red patches on the dwarf planet.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch This Week: Rare Polar Mission on Southerly Coast-Hugging Trajectory From Cape Canaveral

06.29.2021 04:20 AM

SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, June 30, that will carry 88 small satellites to orbit. The rocket will land on Cape Canaveral, a first since last December.

Venus Clouds 'Too Dry' to Support Life; What About Jupiter?

06.29.2021 04:10 AM

It is too dry and too acidic for microbial life to exist above the surface of Venus. But Jupiter has the right temperature and water activity to support life.

Clay Minerals in Gale Crater Show Say Mars Once Habitable

06.28.2021 23:25 PM

Clay minerals collected in Gale Crater on Mars suggests the Red Planet may have been habitable for up to a million of years.

NASA Mars InSight Lander Continues To Do Science Work Despite 'Death' Sentence

06.28.2021 22:17 PM

NASA Mars InSight lander powers through dust issue, can keep doing science work. If you are a robotic explorer on Mars, dust is evil. The dust-covered solar panels on NASA's InSight lander have hindered its functioning since early this year.

Asteroid Deflection: How NASA, ESA Prepare for the Space Occurrence?

06.28.2021 21:40 PM

DART member, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will explain at the upcoming World Asteroid Day, an online event, the details of an international experimental asteroid deflection.

How Does Space Affect Human Body? Researchers Believe Studying Space Could Shed Light on Human Health on Earth

06.28.2021 07:45 AM

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Sidney Kimmel Medical College will launch three studies next year about how space travel could affect the human body as part of the first private mission to the ISS.

RockOn! NASA Launched 40 University Students' Experiments Aboard Suborbital Sounding Rocket

06.28.2021 04:10 AM

Various space news sites recently reported that 40 university student experiments were successfully launched on June 25, 2021, as part of NASA's RockOn! and RockSact-C Programs.