DART Asteroid Mission: NASA to Discuss Details of Test Launch Soon; What Will This Probe Do?

SPACE 11.02.2021 21:17 PM

NASA is hoping to launch the DART mission as soon as possible. As a result, the space agency will hold a news conference on the probe's departure later this month.

Geomagnetic Storm Triggered Auroras on Lower Latitudes; What Are the Effects of the Recent Solar Flare on Earth?

11.02.2021 05:11 AM

A G3 geomagnetic storm watch was put into effect from October 30 to 31 after NOAA recorded a significant solar flare and Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the Sun. The event caused a nominal effect and triggered auroras in the lower latitudes.

James Webb Space Telescope Could Detect Signs of Life in Exoplanets in Just 3 Days

11.01.2021 22:11 PM

James Webb Space Telescope, according to experts, can see six exoplanets, including K2-18B, in around 60 hours!

6 Astronauts Stay in a 3-Week Isolation in Negev Desert to Prepare for First Human Mission to Mars

11.01.2021 21:11 PM

In preparation for the first human mission to Mars, six astronauts have recently spent three weeks in isolation, from October 11 to 31, at a simulated Martian base where they carried out different experiments.

How to Get Rid of Space Debris? Here's How Utah Scientists Did It!

11.01.2021 20:56 PM

Researchers at the University of Utah are working on equipment that uses a magnet to move, control, and eliminate space trash.

NASA Awards Charles River Analytics Contract to Support Lunar Robot Exploration

10.30.2021 20:35 PM

Charles River Analytics has been awarded a ~$125K contract from NASA to give teams of exploration robots the ability to act as an autonomous swarm.

Scientists Experimenting Turning Greenhouse Gases Into Rocket Fuel on Mars to Ease Climate Change

10.30.2021 02:29 AM

Several research projects are attempting to use existing conditions on Mars to fuel future missions. Now, a team of researchers is experimenting on turning greenhouse gases to create rocket fuel on the Red Planet.

Northern Lights 2021: Watch Aurora Borealis in United States on Halloween Weekend Due to Solar Flare

10.29.2021 22:40 PM

This weekend, a beautiful aurora, often known as the northern lights, might be visible in several northern states as Earth is expected to be hit by a "strong" geomagnetic storm.

Inner Core Found Mushy and Liquid; Not Pure Metallic Ball Than First Thought

10.29.2021 04:00 AM

A new study suggests that Earth's inner core is not entirely a solid ball, which contradicts the first idea of the sphere's physical structure.

Massive X1 Solar Flare Could Result In Impressive Aurora Lights This Weekend

10.28.2021 21:02 PM

The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently posted on Twitter two views of the Sun as it fired off a major solar flare.

Paleo-Fires Common in Antarctica 75 Million Years Ago, Burned Parts of Forests Home to Angiosperms

10.27.2021 03:50 AM

Science reports present a raging wildfire ripped through Antarctica approximately 75 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still roaming this planet.

Solar Cycle: Scientists Spotted a New Sunspot on Sun's Surface that is Facing Away From Earth

10.27.2021 02:30 AM

The new 11-year solar cycle of the Sun began in December 2019, which features a number of sunspots and eruptions like the one recently recorded on the Sun's surface facing away from Earth.

Earth is Now Spinning Slower; Should Scientists Blame Leap Seconds or Earthquakes?

10.27.2021 01:50 AM

Space scientists claim the Earth's rotation is slowing down due to leap seconds or earthquakes. What does this imply? Should we be concerned?

‘Tipping Points in the Climate System’ Better Understood, Predicted Through Data from Ancient Past

10.26.2021 21:10 PM

Current insight of tipping points in which the climate system has exceeded a threshold outside which massive and frequently irreversible changes take place is limited, a report on climate change said.

Unsolved Mysteries of Venus: 4 Secrets You Should Know About Earth's Evil Twin

10.26.2021 01:10 AM

Venus still leaves so many mysteries and secrets to scientists. Here are some of its riddles that people should know.

Massive Asteroids, Comets Once Bombarded Earth That Altered Oxygen Levels in the Atmosphere

10.26.2021 00:20 AM

Researchers led by Harvard University studied remnants of ancient asteroids and found that massive space rocks have bombarded Earth before, which delayed the accumulation of oxygen on the planet.

Newly Found Sponge-Like Structures Could Push Animal Evolution Back by Several Hundred Million Years

10.24.2021 21:42 PM

Modern sponges were thought to emerge during the Neoproterozoic era but newly found sponge-like structures suggest that they emerged several hundred million years before the Great Oxidation Event, implying that they might have lived 890 million years ago.

Researchers Successfully Recreates Supernova Reaction In a Lab Using an Accelerated Beam of Radioactive Nuclei

10.23.2021 00:56 AM

An international team of researchers and scientists collaborated to achieve the first direct measurement of supernova processes in a laboratory setting using an accelerated beam of radioactive nuclei.

Is Climate Change on Earth Really Caused by Humans? 99.9 Percent of Studies Believe So

10.21.2021 07:30 AM

Curiosity and questions about how much scientific unanimity there is that humans have led to the planet's climate to change can now be translated in number which is 99.99 percent.

NASA Shared Its 'Visions of the Future' Video For Space Tourism Featuring Kayaking on Saturn's Moon Titan, Skydiving in Exoplanet

10.21.2021 00:32 AM

NASA just shared a video of future space tourism when civilians can go beyond Earth's orbit to visit other planets and moons that could one day become vacation destinations for humans.

Earth Tipped From Its Axis 84 Million Years Ago; Planet’s Layers Responsible for the Movement

10.19.2021 05:08 AM

A new study suggests that Earth's tipped on its tilted axis 84 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.