NASA’s Fuel-less Space Engine Has Been Tested

TECH & INNOVATION 07.10.2019 09:00 AM

EmDrive, the physics-defying contraption ostensibly produces thrust, no fuel required. Spaceflight is hard. Blasting heavy cargo, spacecraft, and maybe people to respectable speeds over interplanetary distances requires an amount of propellant too massive for current rockets to haul into the void.

Scientists Discover Frozen Methane Dunes on Pluto

07.08.2019 07:46 AM

Something weird is at work on the cold, dark plains of Pluto, where hundreds of regularly spaced ridges look a bit like an alien thumbprint pressed into extraterrestrial ice. Today, though, researchers report in the journal Science that the strange landscape is actually a dune field crafted from methane "sand."

The Amazing 3-D Printing of 1.7 Billion Stars

07.06.2019 10:28 AM

The ESA's Gaia satellite is helping astronomers understand the origins of our galaxy, one star at a time.

Solar System Exploration To Be Conducted by Eight Teams

07.05.2019 08:18 AM

The agency is launching its newest venture into space. This time, they are looking at a solar exploration where they are to send space rovers in many parts of the solar system to collect data. Particularly, they will be sending spacecraft to the moon, Saturn and the red planet.

Black Hole Mystery: Where Could They Be From?

07.05.2019 08:17 AM

Some black holes that have been identified in space has been known to be so old, but nobody could really say how far back they have come.

Building A Moon Community May Be Near Reality

07.03.2019 21:21 PM

Humanity decided to explore the moon to make a point. Now they are thinking about how a community can be built on the surface of the moon.

‘Titans in a Jar’ Possible Answer to Crucial Questions Ahead of 2026 NASA’s Space Exploration

07.03.2019 20:59 PM

Ahead of the rotorcraft landing on Titan, SMU chemists will be recreating the conditions on Titan in multiple glass cylinders, each the size of a needle top, so they can learn about what kind of chemical structures could form on the surface of Titan

Giant Golden Asteroid Prompts Intergalactic Mining Race Discussion

07.03.2019 09:05 AM

The massive quantities of gold, iron and nickel contained in this asteroid are mind-blowing. Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don't really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we've already identified an asteroid worth $700 quintillion in precious heavy metals.

Frozen Sperm Could Be Transported to Mars, Says Preliminary Study

07.02.2019 10:22 AM

It's one small step for science, and potentially one giant leap for mankind's ability to populate space.

Last Man to Walk the Moon Warns About Moon Dust Allergy

07.01.2019 08:47 AM

Schmitt reported that the insides of his nose became swollen and that the allergic reaction could be heard from his voice.

Nutrient-Rich Oceans Enceladus May Make Saturn Livable

06.29.2019 11:24 AM

Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, have been under studies for its nutrient-rich oceans that may show signs of survival for life.

Mystery Of The Galaxy Without Dark Matter Resolved

06.26.2019 08:27 AM

In 2018, a mystery in the field of extragalactic astrophysics has been revealed and it woke up the curious mind. The study was published in the journal Nature and it has since then paved the way for more studies about it to be conducted.

North Korea's Short-Range Missile Test Noticed from Space

06.25.2019 15:50 PM

North Korea is back at it. The rogue state conducted its 1st missile look at in eighteen months early Saturday morning (May 4), launching a short-range vehicle east into the Pacific.

A Giant Leap: Who Will Be The First Woman On The Moon

06.25.2019 15:35 PM

NASA -- Fifty years after the Apollo Program ended, NASA is once again planning to set foot on the moon and they target to make it happen by 2024. They said this is to provide grounding on the testing of the new generation of space crafts that have since been developed and improved ahead of its mission to Mars.

Methane Spike On Mars Detected By Martian Rover

06.25.2019 07:32 AM

NASA’s Curiosity, the martian rover, has submitted a report of a methane gas reading off the surface of Mars. It has been the highest spike so far.