BRUIE is NASA's Solution to Finding Life in Oceanic Worlds

TECH & INNOVATION 11.27.2019 10:00 AM

If it becomes successful in approaching these water worlds, BRUIE can help scientists learn a lot about the topography of the underside of the ice found in these satellites, including how they were formed and its effects on the immediate environment since the ice have the ability to trap gases either from biological or geological processes.

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Can Be Experienced All Throughout the Week

11.26.2019 08:15 AM

The pair will be visible 30 minutes after the sunset at 19 degrees just above the horizon. Observers of the night sky were able to experience a spectacular sight with the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

Space Hotel is Set To Launch In 2025 and Will Give the Ultimate Space Experience

11.22.2019 07:15 AM

Private company The Gateway Foundation is designing a space hotel that can take its passengers in space and experience the life that is only seen in science fiction movies

SpaceX Successfuly Takes First Steps to Space Transportation

11.18.2019 08:44 AM

The success of this test launch is considered the first step to flying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station starting 2020.

NASA in Hot Seat as Watchdog Finds Boeing Received Unnecessary Payments

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