NASA in Hot Seat as Watchdog Finds Boeing Received Unnecessary Payments

SPACE 11.18.2019 08:43 AM

Unfair treatment by NASA to one space commercial vehicle provider, as reported by a NASA watchdog NASA is alleged to have overpaid payments with its multibillion-dollar contract with Boeing to build U.

Spaceflight Triggers Structural Changes in the Brain of Astronauts

11.16.2019 06:41 AM

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed how the human brain adapts to extreme conditions such as the microgravity environment outside of Earth.

Scientists May Have Figured Out the Origins of Solar Spicules

11.16.2019 06:24 AM

Prior to this study, there are previous findings that also suggested that magnetic reconnections can also be the reason behind larger outbursts such as coronal jets, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections.

Stingray-Shaped Spacecraft to Probe Venus

11.15.2019 08:18 AM

They called the probe Bio-inspired Ray for Extreme Environment and Zonal Explorations or BREEZE. One of its features includes a stingray-inspired "wings" that is able to flap when encountering the high winds of Venus' atmosphere.

Jezero Crater Hosts Rich Amounts of Hydrated Silica—a Mineral Perfect for Preserving Biosignatures

11.15.2019 07:46 AM

Researchers from Brown University developed a technique that will help scientists find rare and hard-to-detect mineral data taken from the orbiting spacecraft.

NASA Spots Space Rock that is Set to Be Near Earth Before Christmas

11.15.2019 06:47 AM

A massive asteroid was spotted by NASA and it is set to hit Earth's orbit five days before Christmas

SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites Succesfully

11.14.2019 08:59 AM

The new batch of satellites was carried into orbit by the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which took off at 2:56 PM from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Research Team Discovers Origin Of Globular Clusters Around Giant Galaxies

11.14.2019 08:34 AM

Globular clusters have been around for billions of years, and now reserachers from The University of Hong Kong discovered how it developed and circulated the giant galaxies.

Astronomers Found Answers on What Lies Beyond the Solar System

11.13.2019 08:17 AM

"This is a watershed moment in our exploration of space: we have for the first time left the confines of 'home' and are taking our very first tentative steps into the interstellar space"—NASA astrophysicist Jeffrey Hayes

SpaceX's Satellite Worries Astronomers

11.11.2019 08:17 AM

Astronomers were worried about how bright the Starlink is and how it may interfere with astronomical observations and just the mere appreciation of the stars.

Satellites Can Help Monitor Ocean Carbon Levels, A New Study Shows

11.11.2019 08:14 AM

Satllites can now help monitor ocean carbon although its full potential still needs to be researched

Brace Yourselves: Mercury is Here

11.11.2019 07:32 AM

This year, the planet Mercury will take at least five hours to complete its transit, making first contact with the sun at 7:15 AM.

NASA Scientists Show Different Roaming Patterns of Dinosaurs

11.09.2019 16:29 PM

Dinosaurs are always become a hot topic not only for scientists but ordinary people. Considering this interest, different companies are designing lifelike dinosaurs. Nowadays, a dinosaur suit allows you to roam like a dinosaur in parties and theme parks.

Unsolved Mystery: Scientists are Still Debating Whether Pluto is a Planet or Not

11.08.2019 08:26 AM

In order for a celestial body to be a planet, it should become gravitationally dominant with no other celestial body close to its size except for some of its satellites which, unfortunately, Pluto cannot.

NASA's TESS Spacecraft Presents Panoramic View of Exoplanets

11.08.2019 08:18 AM

In the panoramic view, there are at least 29 exoplanets captured and more or less 1000 candidate planets.