SPACE

On Mars, Sands Shift to a Different Drum

SPACE 05.25.2019 09:32 AM

In the most detailed analysis of how sands move around on Mars, a team of planetary scientists led by the UA found that processes not involved in controlling sand movement on Earth play major roles on Mars

Curious Hubble Discovers A Galaxy Moving Closer To Earth

05.25.2019 09:19 AM

The Hubble discovered a new galaxy that seems to be moving closer to Earth. The beautiful Messier 90 is a spiral galaxy.

Could Viewing the Earth From Outer Space Make People Reconsider Their Attitude Towards Single-Use Plastics?

05.24.2019 22:06 PM

Some are speculating that it might take an effort as huge as viewing the planet from outer space for people to realize the repercussions of their actions.

Scientists Uncover Exotic Matter in the Sun's Atmosphere

05.24.2019 11:21 AM

Scientists from Ireland and France announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme conditions of the Sun's atmosphere.

Hidden Winds on Jupiter May Be Messing with Its Enormous Magnetic Field

05.24.2019 10:45 AM

Jupiter's magnetic field has changed since the 1970s, and physicists have proved it. The Earth's magnetic field changes all the time, and it is the only planetary field in which we have consistent measurements.

The Origin of Earth’s Water

05.24.2019 09:45 AM

Scientists determine the source of water on earth Earth is known as the only planet on the solar system to sustain life. Aside from this, it is also identified to have large amount of water and its axis being stabilized by the moon.

The Philippine Space Agency is Nearing Liftoff

05.24.2019 09:40 AM

The Philippine Space Act is to be the country’s primary strategic roadmap for space development. The Philippine Senate recently passed-with an 18-0 vote-the Philippine Space Act which seeks to create the Philippine Space Agency or PhilSA, tasked to plan, develop and promote the national space program.

Marsquake Detected by NASA InSight Lander

05.23.2019 08:55 AM

A signal as such has been such sought after by astronomers and scientists but it is only now that they have truly seen a Marsquake.

Astronauts to Use Lava Tubes for Lunar Accommodations

05.23.2019 08:44 AM

Some say that the era of living on Earth is nearly over, prompting for innovative ways to survive or live in space.

Dark Matter Detector Observes Radioactive Decay of Xenon-124

05.22.2019 18:04 PM

A process that takes more than one trillion years, the age of the universe has been measured by researchers. The researchers used an instrument that is built to search for black matter (the most elusive particle that’s known to man!). An international team from the XENON Collaboration made public their observation of the radioactive decay of a substance that is called xenon-124, a form of isotope, of the element xenon – a colorless, dense but odorless noble gas that’s found in trace on the Earth’s atmosphere.

Climate Crisis Gets Satellite Help For Monitoring

05.22.2019 07:43 AM

Power companies all over the world are downplaying their reports concerning the air pollution contribution their production has been making, the satellite monitoring might help put an end to this secrecy.

Asteroid Shot Past The Earth At 22,000 MPH

05.20.2019 14:39 PM

A massive 1,280-foot asteroid just flew past by Earth. It is followed by a 206-foot space rock that will fly past the planet by Monday.

Lunarquakes Detected as the Moon Shrivels and Shrinks

05.17.2019 16:07 PM

The Moon is shrinking as its interiors cooled down over the last several hundred million years. (Photo : CBS News) "thrust faults"on the moon (Screenshot taken from video "NASA says the moon is shrinking and experiencing "moonquakes") Scientists have observed that the moon has started to shrink as its interior started to cool down.

Moonquakes: The Cause of the Moon’s Shrinking

05.16.2019 08:54 AM

Scientists discover the reason for the shrinking of the moon through lunar data Researchers revisited moonquake data gathered by the Apollo lunar missions during 1969-1977.