Father, Son Helps NASA Find 2 Planets Orbiting Sun-Like Star

SPACE 06.15.2021 06:54 AM

Citizen scientists made the discovery by observing the brightness of the star over a month using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

China Launches Near-Earth Hunting Satellites To Space On Board Long March 2D Rocket

06.15.2021 06:15 AM

China sent four satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Friday.

Solar Physicists Confirmed Planetary Hypothesis Through Sun's Clock

06.15.2021 05:30 AM

A new solar study supports the possibility of the planetary hypothesis through the push and pulls between the sun and the planet's magnetic field, also known as the sun's clock.

Can the World's First Wooden Satellite Withstand the Space Environment?

06.15.2021 04:37 AM

The world's first wooden satellite is preparing for its launch this year. WISA Woodsat will test how plywood will perform in space and assess its suitability for future missions.

SpaceX Set to Launch National Security Satellites Using Reused Rockets Via Falcon 9

06.15.2021 04:03 AM

The Pentagon is allowing SpaceX to send a national security satellite to orbit using Falcon 9, which launched GPS III SV04 last year. The reusable rocket is set to launch GPS III SV05 on Thursday.

Mushrooms on Mars, Worm-Like Organisms and Other Unproven Claims About the Red Planet Revealed

06.15.2021 03:51 AM

A recently published study claims to have discovered evidence for mushrooms on Mars. These specific features are commonly known and were detected by cameras aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Giant Blinking Star Detected Near Galactic Center of Milky Way; What Is This?

06.15.2021 02:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.

Sounds of Mars: How Audio Could Help Future Mars Exploration

06.15.2021 00:54 AM

Experts from NASA explain why audio is the next frontier in Mars exploration. The Perseverance rover is currently navigating the uneven surface of Mars, and it's hardly a peaceful journey.

NASA's First Megarocket Space Launch System to Carry Humans to the Moon Completed

06.14.2021 04:36 AM

NASA has finished assembling the first of its massive Space Launch System (SLS) rockets that will ferry humans to the Moon this decade under the Artemis mission.

Over 100,000 Star Nurseries Mapped Across 90 Galaxies May Help Us Understand the Universe

06.14.2021 03:35 AM

A group of astronomy experts from Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby Galaxies program has located more than 100,000 star nurseries, which may answer the origin of the universe, in clear view across 90 galaxies.

Gaseous Planets Orbiting Bright Star Discovered: Citizen Scientists Finds Exoplanets With Sizes Like Neptune and Saturn

06.14.2021 00:59 AM

An otherworldly discovery has just been reported after a pair of gaseous planets was discovered orbiting the HD 152843 bright star.

Mars Perseverance Rover's SuperCam Vaporize Martian Rocks in NASA Video Update

06.13.2021 23:20 PM

Perseverance rover's high-tech SuperCam gets its time in the spotlight in NASA's new video update, showing that it vaporizes rocks that are 23 feet away.

Sterile Nutrinos Could Kick-Off Our Understanding of Dark Matter

06.13.2021 23:07 PM

Scientists have measured the mass of a new theoretical particle that could kick off further understanding of dark matter and the known asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the known universe.

Mars Selfie: China Captures Coolest Photos of the Red Planet

06.13.2021 22:51 PM

China recently landed its own rover on the surface of the Red Planet and in fact, it even just revealed a Mars selfie, one of the coolest Martian pictures ever seen.

Rouge Exoplanets' Wandering Moons Might Be Habitable, Atmosphere and Water Found?

06.13.2021 08:20 AM

While exoplanets itself might not be habitable, new evidence suggests the existence of a vast population of moons orbiting them could host life.