SPACE

Sleeping in Space: Microgravity Changes the Sleep Structure of Astronauts in Space

SPACE 08.27.2020 08:10 AM

Astronauts in Mir space station found that they have shorter sleep duration, and more wakefulness while they are in microgravity, which proves that it is hard to have good night's sleep while on space.

Science Times - Massapanspermia Theory: Bacteria May Transfer Between Planets

Massapanspermia Theory: The Transfer of Bacteria Between Planets

08.26.2020 08:20 AM

Scientists discover that bacteria can survive the harsh conditions of space for years. It's also possible that bacteria can transfer between planets in a similar way that the origin of life may have come from asteroids.

British Scientists Use AI to Identify New Planets

08.26.2020 07:30 AM

Scientists created a new AI algorithm to validate planets by sorting through thousands of data collected by NASA. They hope that the future missions can also make use of algorithm as well as other techniques to validate planets.

The International Space Station (Iss Is Backdropped Against The Blue And White Horizon Scene Of Earth)

The 9th ISS R&D Conference Is Opening This Week, but This Year's Setup Is Different

08.26.2020 00:33 AM

The ninth annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) is set to open on Thursday, August 27, at 10AM EDT, coinciding with the microgravity laboratory's "20th anniversary of continuous human presence in space."

James Webb Space Telescope Just Completed Its Initial Pre-Flight Testing

08.26.2020 00:19 AM

The James Webb Space Telescope successfully passed its first testing and is scheduled to launch by October next year. Its mission will be to land on a celestial body about a million miles away from Earth to scan for galaxies and exoplanets.

Jeanette Epps Set to Be the First Black Woman to Join ISS Crew

08.25.2020 21:42 PM

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is now poised to be the first Black woman to be a crew member of the International Space Station.

2019 Sundance Film Festival - Alfred P. Sloan Reception

Dr. Katie Mack Presents Five Possible End Scenarios for the Universe

08.24.2020 07:30 AM

Dr. Katie Mack, theoretical cosmologist and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, shares five different scenarios on how the universe might end, in the latest episode of the Science Focus Podcast Monday, August 24.

European Space Agency Captures Images Of Asteroid Lutetia

An Asteroid Is Moving Towards Earth on Election Day Eve

08.23.2020 07:30 AM

An asteroid first discovered back in 2018 is projected to move close to Earth on November 2, the day before the US Presidential Vote.

LNU Lightning Complex Fire Burns In Napa County

California Wildfires Visible From Space, Astronaut Sends "Thoughts and Prayers"

08.22.2020 23:33 PM

California has been struggling with wildfires the past few days, and its effects are now visible from space.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Comet NEOWISE at its Brightest

08.22.2020 08:00 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope captures the best and brightest images ever taken of Comet NEOWISE during its near approach towards the Sun. The images capture impressive details of the comet's structure.

WATCH: NASA’s Guide to Near-Light-Speed Interstellar Travel

08.20.2020 22:41 PM

Sometimes science fiction goes beyond the imagination that even the impossible is made possible just like traveling through space in the speed of light as the characters explore the vastness of the universe. But the laws of physics do not allow that to happen in real life. In the new video of NASA, they showed what it would be like if someone is to travel in the speed of light.