Four Newly Discovered Exoplanets Could Give Insights to Earth's Early Life

Medicine & Technology Jul 13, 2021

Astronomers have discovered four nearby exoplanets which they hope will help scientists learn about Earth's poorly understood teenage years.

NASA Takes Purdue Team Miles Above Earth up to 70,000 Feet; to Study Atmospheric, Planetary Science

Jul 13, 2021

NASA recently flew higher than other platforms at heights of almost 70,000 feet, double that of most commercial flights, to investigate atmospheric and planetary science, among other applications.

NASA Wants to Retire the 20-Year-Old ISS in 2028, Issues Final Request For Proposals for Private Space Station

Jul 13, 2021

NASA has issued a final request for proposals for privately funded space stations as the agency plans for the eventual retiring of the International Space Station.

Perseid Meteor Shower This Year Will It Produce Up to 100 Meteors an Hour this August?

Jul 12, 2021

The year's best meteor shower, Perseids, is fast approaching, promising to bring spectacular shooting stars to the summer sky.

Incoming Solar Storm Could Generate Radiations Harmful To Humans; Here's What It Means

Jul 12, 2021

The storm can also lead to a blackout of high-frequency radio communication for nearly an hour in vast areas.

Israel’s SpaceIL Secures $70 Million for 2024 Launch to Moon

Jul 12, 2021

Beresheet 2 mission hopes to launch in 2024 and will see double landing of two small crafts that will detach from mothership, one of them aiming for far side

FAA Can Now Track Space Vehicles in Airspace With This New Tool

Jul 12, 2021

The FAA is implementing a Space Data Integrator prototype that will track a space launch or reentry vehicle traveling through the national airspace in near real-time.

Exoplanets With Seasons Like Earth Could Host Life, NASA Suggests

Jul 12, 2021

Planets which are tilted on their axis, like Earth, are more capable of evolving complex life. This finding will help scientists refine the search for more advanced life on exoplanets.

Black Holes Might Have Hair, Study Says

Jul 11, 2021

A new study shows that extreme black holes could break the famous “no-hair” theorem, and in a way that we could detect.

Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Finally Reaches Space in Test Flight

Jul 11, 2021

Richard Branson is on his way to fulfilling a lifetime's ambition: flying to the edge of space. His Virgin Galactic rocket plane has taken off for a 1.5-hour mission

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Capsule Splashes Down Off Gulf of Mexico; What's Next?

Jul 11, 2021

SpaceX will break ground soon on a rocket engine factory near Waco. Elon Musk shared his plans after Cargon Dragon landed in Gulf of Mexico.

Cosmonauts Continue to Troubleshoot Slight Air Leak Aboard ISS

Jul 11, 2021

According to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, cosmonauts are still trying to identify the source of a leak causing air to escape from the International Space Station’s Russian segment.

Will China Make Another Walk in The Park After Completing Its Spacewalk?

Jul 11, 2021

A latest tweet by Reuters said China made history with the first spacewalk outside its Tiangong station hundreds of miles above earth.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Captures Heart-Shaped Feature; Showing the Site Perseverance Took a Slight Detour

Jul 10, 2021

NASA's four-pound Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, during its most recent flight to Mars, captured a heart-shaped feature among the tracks that the six-wheeled Perseverance rover made.

Why Does Jupiter Blink? Experts Answer 4-Decade Mystery of the Gas Giant's Chronic X-Ray Aurora Flares

Jul 10, 2021

A new feature of the planet Jupiter had been solved. After 40 years of mystery, the planet's X-ray aurora origin had been identified.