From Full Flower Moon to Shooting Stars From Halley's Comet: Here's What You Should Add to Your Sky Watchlist This Week

SPACE 04.30.2023 23:51 PM

The first week of May is filled with great sky and moon watching events to look forward to, including the full Flower Moon and the Eta-Aquarids meteor shower. Read to learn more.

Aliens in 2029? Experts Claim Extraterrestrial Life Could Contact Earth After Intercepting Signal From a Previous NASA Probe

04.27.2023 06:10 AM

Scientists are expecting extraterrestrial life forms to contact Earth soon, believing that the latter have intercepted a signal from a probe in 2002. Read the article to learn more.

Moon Slowly Creeps Away From Our Planet; Will Earth Eventually Lose Its Natural Satellite?

04.24.2023 01:40 AM

The Moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches each year. Will it eventually leave the planet for good? Read to find out.

Life on Earth: How Did the First Living Organisms Thrive and Evolve?

04.20.2023 21:00 PM

The origins of life on Earth are one of the greatest mysteries in science. Check out the article to learn how the first living organisms on the planet thrived and evolved billions of years ago.

Lyrid Meteor Shower, Eta Aquarid Happening Soon: Here Are Some Magnificent Sky Viewing Events You Should Await in the Coming Months

04.18.2023 21:47 PM

Sky viewers are in for great astronomical treats in the coming months. Read to learn more. With International Dark Sky Week currently taking place and the Lyrid meteor shower happening soon on April 21-22, sky viewers and gazers are in for a meteorological treat.

1,312-Foot Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth Next Week With 22 Times Speed of a Bullet, NASA Warns

04.18.2023 11:30 AM

A massive asteroid will make a close flyby on Earth. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Don Davis) 1,312-Foot Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth Next Week With 22 Times Speed of a Bullet, NASA Warns A huge space rock will fly close to Earth next week.

Rare Hybrid Total Solar Eclipse Set to Happen Next Week: Here's What You Need to Know

04.14.2023 06:25 AM

There will be a unique hybrid annular and total solar eclipse that will cover Australia, southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean region next week. Check out its details in this article.

Solar Flares Successfully Recreated in a Lab Using Experiment Apparatus To Generate Coronal Loops

04.12.2023 09:30 AM

Physicists have successfully recreated tiny solar flares in a lab. Read more to know how and why they did it.

Ancient Ocean Floor Is Covering the Boundary Between Earth’s Core and Mantle, Study Suggests

04.10.2023 10:10 AM

Scientists detected a dense layer of ocean bottom material that covers the border between the Earth's core and mantle. Read the article to learn more.

2 150-Foot Asteroids Are Making a Close Approach to Earth on Maundy Thursday, NASA Warns

04.04.2023 10:00 AM

Two big asteroids will be making a flyby on Thursday. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Corbis) Two 150-Foot Asteroids Are Making a Close Approach to Earth on Good Friday, NASA Warns NASA has released the next five asteroids that will be approaching Earth.

Banned Chemicals That Create Holes in the Ozone Layer Are Back, Building Up at an Alarming Rate [Study]

04.04.2023 08:00 AM

Banned chemicals from air conditioners and refrigerators are building up again and scientists don't know why. Read for more details.

NASA's TESS Discovers Giant Exoplanet That Has a Mass of Nearly 13 Jupiters and Orbits Its Star in Just 7 Days

03.30.2023 00:00 AM

Astronomers discovered a cosmic cannonball while going through the amount of data collected by NASA's TESS. Read the article to learn more.

James Webb Space Telescope Detects No Atmosphere in the Venus-Like Exoplanet Trappist-1B, Blowing Hopes of Extraterrestrial Life

03.28.2023 08:30 AM

The promising Venus-like exoplanet Trappist-1b raised hopes in 2017 of harboring extraterrestrial life due to its hypothesized composition. Check out the new discovery of the James Webb Space Telescope has changed this view.

Space Dust Should Be Studied for ‘Potential Signs of Life’, Japanese Astronomer Says

03.26.2023 01:30 AM

The specks of dust ejected from the other world could have traces of alien life forms, according to a Japanese astronomer. Read for more details.

Meteor Crash 3.48 Billion Years Ago: Scientists May Have Found the Earliest Evidence for a Meteorite Impact

03.24.2023 01:40 AM

Spherules around 3.48 billion years ago could be the earliest evidence of a meteorite's impact. Read the article to learn more.

300-Foot Wide Asteroid Approaching Earth, Moon This Weekend; Rare Occurrence Only Happens Once in a Decade

03.23.2023 13:00 PM

A massive asteroid is heading between Earth and Moon on Saturday. Read the article for more details.

Where Did the Moon Come From? Here Are Some Theories That Explain Lunar Formation

03.23.2023 05:48 AM

There are several theories regarding the Moon's origin, including the theory about the proto-planet Theia. Learn more about the Moon's origins in this article.

Earth Has Three Times Higher Risk of an Asteroid Impact Than Previously Thought, NASA Warns

03.22.2023 09:00 AM

New evidence shows that Earth has been hit by asteroids many more times than previously believed and these events were 10 times more powerful than a nuclear bomb. Read the article to learn more.

Five Asteroids on Course To Hit Earth; Scientists Identify Several Space Rocks That Could Strike the Planet in the Next Centuries

03.20.2023 23:49 PM

NASA closely monitors the asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth and ranks them on how hazardous they could be. Check out which of them would most likely hit Earth in the coming centuries.

NASA Reveals Map of Solar Eclipses To Watch Out For; Here's When and Where You Can Spot Them

03.19.2023 22:01 PM

The map details when and where observers should be in order to catch a glimpse of the annular or total solar eclipse. Read to learn more.

Newly Discovered Near-Earth Asteroid Will Safely Be at Its Closest to the Planet on Friday

03.18.2023 00:57 AM

Asteroid 2023 EY was just recently discovered and is expected to be at its closest to Earth, just 62% of the distance between the Moon and the planet. Read the article to learn more.