Smallest Star Size to Date Measured

SPACE 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.

SpaceX Successfully Launched World’s Most Powerful Rocket

04.15.2019 10:51 AM

It is truly another amazing news for mankind as SpaceX makes another breakthrough in technology that could help us learn more about the space out there.

NASA Sends Mice on a Mission in Space

04.15.2019 10:20 AM

Female mice were sent to a rodent habitat in the ISS for 37 days. As part of an experiment, NASA sent 20 female mice to the International Space Station with the goal of observing their reaction to microgravity-both short and long term-and then further learning about how both humans and animals will possibly adapt to a different environment in space.

Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Crashes Prior to Historic Lunar Landing

04.12.2019 07:58 AM

Spacecraft's engine was said to have “turned off” before landing at the site. To the dismay of many, Israel's initial attempt at a lunar landing has ended in wreckage.

Lockheed Martin Says They Can Help NASA Reach the Moon by 2024

04.12.2019 07:51 AM

The company unveils the design for a lunar lander. Only weeks after Vice President Mike Pence said that NASA must get back to the moon "or else", space contractor Lockheed Martin announced they will help.

NASA Twin Study Unfolds Space Travel Effects On Aging

04.11.2019 20:52 PM

NASA launched its “twin study” project to find out how microgravity would have its impact on the human body, particularly how it causes the body to age.

Female Scientist Wrote the Algorithm that Made the Black Hole Picture Possible

04.11.2019 08:02 AM

MIT graduate is the second woman from the prestigious school to make a major impact in science. Introducing Katie Bouman, the MIT graduate who led the development of the algorithm that helped make the photo of a black hole possible.

First Image of a Black Hole Revealed

04.10.2019 13:20 PM

The Event Horizon Telecope project proves to be a success after capturing the first-ever still image of a black hole.

Boy “Genius” Says Stephen Hawking is Wrong; There Is a God

04.09.2019 21:53 PM

11-year old prodigy wants to prove that God created the universe through his knowledge in science. The creation of the universe has always been the topic of great debate.

Four New Exoplanets Closest to Earth That Are Potentially Habitable

04.09.2019 13:49 PM

Four planets orbit small red dwarf stars and could host life Excitement skyrocketed with the discovery of Earth-like, rocky planets when they were discovered orbiting the habitable zone of some of our closest stars.