TESS Finds Earth-Sized Exoplanet 53 Light Years Away

SPACE 04.19.2019 11:11 AM

The researchers predicted that TESS would be able to find around 300 Earth-sized or Super-Earth-sized exoplanets within two years.

April’s Pink Moon Will Be in the Sky Tonight, But Why Is It Called “Pink”?

04.19.2019 10:48 AM

Where did the nickname come from? If astronomy and gazing at the moon and stars is your hobby, then you already know that tonight, April 19, 2019 the "Pink Moon" will be bright in the sky.

Mercury's Solid Metal Core Could Give a Glimpse into the Earth's Future

04.18.2019 20:35 PM

Mercury has a metallic core and an outer core that is composed of liquid metal, just like the Earth.

China Opens Mars Base Simulator in Gobi Desert

04.18.2019 20:34 PM

Mars Base 1 opens to the public; mock-up living situations is Mars shown. Today, Chinese teenagers were given a five-hour tour of a space colony set against a desolate backdrop much like Mars.

Meteor Digs Up Water From Moon's Surface

04.18.2019 08:53 AM

Water molecules found near the vicinity of the moon from meteors hitting the moon's surface. Data from a lunar orbiter recently gave way to the conclusion that the moon has been wet for billions of years.

Fresh Concerns on Habitability of TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets

04.17.2019 15:50 PM

The fourth planet inside the TRAPPIST-1 habitable zone may be experiencing a powerful bombardment of protons

Black Hole Scientist Excited About The Future

04.17.2019 11:49 AM

The 29-year-old Dr. Bouman expressed optimism for the future of space research following publication of the world's most detailed image of a black hole.

Old Farmer's Almanac Says Pink Moon Should Be Expected on Friday

04.17.2019 09:42 AM

Referencing the Old Farmer's Almanac, the month's full moon is also given the nickname "pink moon."

Defending the Earth from Asteroids

04.17.2019 09:19 AM

Spotting NEO a challenging task, typical of finding a lump of coal in the night’s sky In February 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor, a mere 17-20 meters across, caused extensive ground damage and several injuries when it exploded on impact with the atmosphere of the Earth.

Smallest Star Size to Date Measured

04.17.2019 09:17 AM

VERITAS is the world's most sensitive very-high-energy gamma-ray observatory measures smallest star size.

“Super Earth” Might Be Orbiting the Red Dwarf Star Near the Sun

04.17.2019 09:03 AM

Scientists have announced that they have found evidence of a new planet orbiting Proxima Centauri. (Photo : . Kervella (CNRS/U. of Chile/Observatoire de Paris/LESIA), ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2, D.

A Multi-Planetary Life

04.17.2019 08:55 AM

SpaceX ambitious multi-planetary journey in the works In the words of Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, "It's important that we attempt to extend the life beyond Earth now.

SDSU Astronomers Detected New Neptune-to-Saturn-Size Planet Orbiting Two Planets

04.16.2019 10:22 AM

The largest of the three planets in the Kepler-47 system In the Kepler-47 system, astronomers have discovered a third planet, and they secured the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds.

Tiny Fragment of a Comet Found Inside a Meteorite

04.15.2019 23:12 PM

A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery by a Carnegie Institution of Science-led team, including a researcher now at Arizona State University, was published April 15 in Nature Astronomy.

TESS Discovers the First Earth-Sized Planet and a Warm Sub-Neptune-Size World

04.15.2019 14:10 PM

A game-changer in the planet-hunting matter The Transmitting Exoplanets Survey Satellite of NASA just discovered a nearby system that hosts the first Earth-size planet and also a warm sub-Neptune-size world.