China's Chang’e-5 Spacecraft Has Landed on the Moon for Samples

Medicine & Technology Dec 02, 2020

Chang’e-5 spacecraft completes 112-hour journey from Earth, according to Beijing’s space agency.

Lack of Dark Matter Reveals That Galaxy NGC1052-DF4 Is Entering Death Spiral

Dec 01, 2020

NGC1052-DF4's dark matter is being stripped by a larger galaxy nearby and is beginning to tear apart smaller galaxies.

Space Race for Moon and Mars May Cause Conflict

Dec 01, 2020

Can one country take over a planet? Who owns outer space?

Massive Solar Flare Affected Earth's Radio Signals

Dec 01, 2020

A HUGE sunspot erupted on the surface of the Sun, releasing a "plasma bomb," which caused a radio blackout here on Earth.

China’s Chang’e 5 Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit

Nov 30, 2020

Several days after taking off on what's described as a "heavy-lift" Long March 5 rocket, the Chang'e 5 sample return spacecraft of China entered orbit around the moon.

Trial Device MOXIE Could Contribute to Rocket Launch Off Mars

Nov 28, 2020

The MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment is a trial device with the ability to yield oxygen.

Ancient Martian Megaflood Once Washed Through Gale Crater on Mars’ Equator - Study

Nov 24, 2020

The megaflood might have been the product of a meteoric effect generating fire in Mars. The chain of events could have eradicated the ice deposits on the Martian planet and caused gigantic ripples.

Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

Nov 24, 2020

Dark matter was first suggested more than 70 years ago to clarify why the force of gravity in galaxy clusters is so much greater than predicted.

China Launches Chang'e 5 to Collect Lunar Rocks

Nov 24, 2020

Chang’e-5 spacecraft’s bounty may bring great scientific value. Four decades have passed since Earth had lunar samples.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Signs of Mars Megafloods

Nov 24, 2020

A study which the Scientific Reports journal published this month provides the 'first identification of megafloods.'

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares "Cinnamon Bun" Galaxy

Nov 24, 2020

A picture of a cinnamon bun-shaped galaxy snapped by the Hubble telescope was posted by NASA.

Scientists Concerned About Future Conflict Over Moon Resources

Nov 24, 2020

Scientists believe tensions, overcrowding, and quick exhaustion of resources to be one possible future for moon mining projects.

Spectacularly Rare Planetary Alignment Is Coming This December

Nov 23, 2020

Jupiter and Saturn are getting closer as they near their once-in-20-years conjunction on December 21, 2020.

China Moon Mission Attempts to Return to Earth First Lunar Rocks in Four Decades

Nov 23, 2020

China plans to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to the moon, which will shovel up lunar rocks soil and return them to Earth.

NASA ‘Hard-Pressed’ to Bring Astronauts Back to the Moon in 2024

Nov 21, 2020

The NASA Office of Inspector General noted that the 2024 timeline for the Artemis moon mission is exaggeratedly "ambitious," referring to concerns about the funds, scope, and timetable.