Top Science Times Stories 2021: Hot Issues, News That Made Headlines This Year

NANOTECHNOLOGY 12.31.2021 04:00 AM

COVID-19 has ruled another year. More new strains have emerged, as well as tragic milestones and the silver linings came in 2021, which Science Times witnessed.

Jeff Bezos' One Joyride Trip to Space Emits More Carbon Footprint Than Most People's Entire Lifetime – Reports

12.31.2021 01:00 AM

A single space flight, like what Jeff Bezos did, generates more carbon dioxide than the majority of the human population would produce in their lifetime.

China Plans to Build the World's Biggest Spacecraft; 1.5-Kilometer Ship to Travel Around Solar System for Developing Interplanetary Nation

12.30.2021 03:33 AM

China plans to launch the biggest space craft in the human history. Call for proposals are now at hand, and development for the rockets is now in place to fulfill the country's trip around the solar system.

Redwire Space, Partner of Blue Origin’s Proposed Orbital Reef Space Station Sued Over Securities Fraud

12.30.2021 01:27 AM

A federal securities fraud action has been filed against Redwire Space, one of Blue Origin's partners working on the Orbital Reef.

Origin of Life Allegedly Driven By Organisms From Outer Space

12.29.2021 22:09 PM

An odd 2018 study challenges the scientific knowledge we have to find the true origin of life on Earth.

Cancer Drug Launched in Space via Falcon 9 Launcher: Doxil Nanotech Treatment Tested for Occurrence of Change in Zero Gravity Conditions

12.28.2021 00:49 AM

Drug cancer cell treatment, Doxil, manufactured by Ayana Pharma, was launched a week ago, to the International Space Station, as part of the mission of SpaceX.

NASA ’s Anti-Asteroid DART Mission Shares Its First-Ever Stunning Photos From Space

12.25.2021 22:38 PM

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft has opened its "eye" and returned its first photographs from orbit just two weeks after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Weirdest Space Events in 2021: From SpaceX Leaky Toilet to Mysterious Object Near China's Shijian-21 Satellite

12.24.2021 09:00 AM

As this year so brilliantly proved, space isn't what it used to be, and it will never be the same again.

More Than 70 Rogue Planets Drift Away From the Universe; Where Did The Stars Go?

12.23.2021 05:08 AM

At least 70 rogue planets 420 light-years from Earth don't orbit a star of their own. Astronomers have discovered at least 70 planets that appear to be wandering through space on their own.

NASA Has Apprehensions Over Sending $10 Billion James Webb Telescope to Space, Reveals Most Complicated Activity

12.20.2021 21:18 PM

NASA is apprehensive about sending its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope to space due to some faults that caused delays in its launch and because unfolding it is very complicated.

Iran Preparing Space Launch Soon? Satellite Images Show Ongoing Work Amid Tattered Nuclear Deal With World Powers

12.13.2021 06:48 AM

Satellite images of Iran, the capital city of Iran showed that the country seems to be preparing for a space launch aid its negotiations in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

More Than 50% of the Astronauts Experience Vision Problems; High-Tech Body-Sucking Sleeping Bag May Help Treat 'Squashed Ice' Syndrome

12.11.2021 20:37 PM

NASA has recorded an eye condition in more than half of the astronauts who have worked on the International Space Station for six months or longer.

China 's Lunar Rover Yutu-2 Sees A Cube-Shaped Object on Far Side of Moon

12.04.2021 21:13 PM

China 's space mission will approach the Yutu-2 rover object in the next two months, which may be seen in magnificent photos of the terrain.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Offers New Attraction Featuring SpaceX Falcon 9 Launcher That Underscores Future of NASA and Commercial Crew

12.03.2021 21:50 PM

In March 2022, NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida will debut "Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex," a new attraction.

NASA Laser Communications Relay Demonstration: How to Use Lasers to Communicate Between Earth, Space

12.02.2021 21:31 PM

NASA will launch the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), a new technological demonstration that potentially boost communications.

NASA’s TESS Captures Giant Active Comet Moving Farther Away From the Sun

12.01.2021 02:34 AM

New research recently showed that a giant comet known as Comet Bernadinelli-Bernstein or Comet BB turned active much farther from the sun than expected.

Sun a 'Surprising Source' of Unexplained Water on Earth: What is Solar Wind Theory?

11.30.2021 20:16 PM

New research recently showed that solar winds that interact with grains of dust carried on asteroids may have contributed to filling the oceans on Earth with water.

Plastic Waste-Powered Rocket Engine Successfully Tested; Use of Nuclear Fusion Tech Could Reduce Travel Time to Mars in Half

11.29.2021 01:50 AM

Bletchley-based nuclear fusion company, Pulsar Fusion recently conducted a successful test of a plastic waste-powered rocket engine at COTEC, a Ministry of Defense military base in Salisbury.

Space Organisms May Become a Reality, Could Invade Earth Soon – Scientists

11.28.2021 23:45 PM

Scientists warn that space organisms might board our spaceship and pollute Earth, although the danger is limited.

Thanksgiving in Space: This Is How Astronauts Celebrate the Holiday Aboard the International Space Station

11.25.2021 05:37 AM

Thanksgiving Day is still on in space as astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday. Although, it might be a little different than on Earth, especially how they prepare their food.

China’s Hypersonic Glider More Sophisticated Than Initially Believed, Fires 2nd Missile While Traveling at 5X the Speed of Sound

11.23.2021 05:04 AM

A hypersonic glider from China that completed a test flight several months ago appears to be more sophisticated than originally thought, recent reports said.