Dark Matter Origin Still a Mystery: Is It More Than a Cosmic Anomaly?

SPACE 05.31.2021 04:30 AM

Dark Matters are just one of the few cosmic questions we still face up to this day. Experts believe that the revelation to the dark matter particles might mean more than we expect.

Drastically Shrinking Planets Offer Hints Behind Mystery of Missing Worlds: What Causes This Phenomenon?

05.31.2021 04:16 AM

A breakthrough has recently reported about the case of shrinking planets. While planet-hunting missions have found thousands of worlds orbiting distant stars, there is a severe scarcity of exoplanets.

Japan Bringing Base-Ball Size Transformable Rover for Moon Mission in 2029 to Study Lunar Surface

05.31.2021 04:00 AM

JAXA collaborates with Doshisha University, Sony, and toy manufacturer, Tomy to send a small robot to the moon's surface in 2029.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 691 in Stunning Detail

05.31.2021 03:49 AM

Space agencies NASA and ESA released a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy NGC 691, the eponymous galaxy for the galaxy group where it belongs.

Elon Musk SpaceX Constructing Ocean Spaceport Deimos; Is It Allocated for Starship Launch Next Year?

05.31.2021 01:52 AM

The structure will serve as a launch and landing pad for Musk's SpaceX Starship spacecraft which he plans to fly to Mars.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Makes Starship Raptor Rocket Every 2 Days; Completes Orbital-Duration Static Fire Test in Texas

05.31.2021 01:39 AM

Elon Musk said interplanetary transport engines can generate 500,000 pounds of thrust. This is critical to SpaceX's intentions to assist NASA in its plan to bring Americans back to the moon and then even moving on to Mars.

Is Nvidia Supercomputer Making the Largest 3D Map of the Universe?

05.30.2021 21:52 PM

The Perlmutter will use data from Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to create the world's largest 3D map of the Universe. DESI is a deep-space imaging equipment that can catch more than 5,000 galaxies in a single image.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Sends Photos of Clouds with Ice Crystals on Red Planet

05.30.2021 05:02 AM

NASA Curiosity Rover first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year.

NASA Tracks Five Near-Earth Asteroids Flying Past Earth Soon, But There’s No Need to Worry: Checkout Their Sizes

05.30.2021 00:48 AM

Five near-Earth objects are set to make a close approach to Earth this week. One of them is as big as the Washington Monument.

“Find Starlink” Portal Lets You Locate SpaceX Satellites in the Sky: Here’s How to Use the Fan-Made Website

05.30.2021 00:37 AM

As SpaceX grows its constellation of Starlink satellites for global Internet access, more and more of these space objects can be spotted across the night sky - and a superfan has developed a portal to help everyone track these satellites.

SpaceX Broadband Project: Starlink Constellation Impractical And Not Sustainable, Competitor Warns

05.29.2021 22:28 PM

Arianespace, European launch provider, says SpaceX's Starlink complete satellite constellation could cause catastrophic satellite collisions in low Earth orbit.

Milky Way Galaxy Picture: Violent 'Downtown' Shown in NASA's New Stunning Cosmic Image

05.29.2021 01:35 AM

"Downtown" space is just about 25,800 light-years away, a short hop in cosmic distances. A light year is the number of years that light travels, in this case to reach the Earth.

MOXIE Makes It Big in Producing Breathable Oxygen on Mars

05.29.2021 01:07 AM

MOXIE's main objective is to show how explorers could produce oxygen in the Martian atmosphere and make it breathable. The process will include the breaking down Mars' carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen.

SpaceX Satellite Monopoly a Challenge to Humanity's Access to Space, Arianespace Warns

05.29.2021 00:43 AM

SpaceX has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch up to 42,000 satellites for the development of its Starlink system, putting pressure on its competitors. As of now, SpaceX has about 1,600 Starlink satellites orbiting the Earth.

VIPER Rocket Launched to Look at How Satellites Affected by Lightning Storms on Earth

05.28.2021 22:47 PM

Scientific evidence so far suggests that VLF radio waves interact with the charged particles in that region and could drain the belts after lightning storms have filled them up, creating an impenetrable barrier against radiation that protect spacecraft.