Weird Glistening ‘Gel-Like’ Substance Found by Chinese Rover Has Now Been Identified

Medicine & Technology Jul 09, 2020

Chinese Yutu-2 rover has discovered a green gel-like substance in a small impact crater on the far side of the moon in 2019, and finally, scientists have identified it-- a rock.

Here's What We Know About Comet NEOWISE and How to See Its Dazzling Show This Month

Jul 06, 2020

NEOWISE telescope has discovered its latest comet who has survived its closest approach to the sun, and it has raised hopes among the scientists that it may be a tantalizing object for skywatchers after two comets ATLAS and SWAN.

Latest Flyover Footage From ESA’s Spacecraft Shows Stunning View of Ice-Filled Crater of Mars

Jul 03, 2020

The stunning video was created by the imagery gathered by the European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter gives the viewer a sense of what it feels like to fly in an airplane on another planet.

Largest Known Rocky Planet 40 Times Larger Than Earth Found Orbiting a Sun-Like Star 730 Light Years Away

Jul 02, 2020

Planet TOI-849b is almost as wide as Neptune, but this incredibly massive rocky world challenges the way astronomers think about how planets form.

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Massive Telescope Captures Mystery Cosmic Disappearance

Jun 30, 2020

ESO's Very Large Telescope captures the disappearance of a very massive star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy.

It’s Raining Diamonds in Neptune and Uranus, but How Is This Possible?

Jun 29, 2020

Neptune and Uranus are two planets in the solar system that are most poorly understood. Deep within them, they could be raining diamonds, and scientists now know-how.

A Walk to Remember: NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk to Replace Lithium Ion Batteries as Part of Power Upgrades in ISS

Jun 26, 2020

These spacewalks mark the end of a series of power upgrades that began in January 2017 to replace nickel-hydrogen batteries with new lithium-ion batteries as part of power upgrades of the International Space Station.

Missed Falcon 9’s Launch Last Month? Catch SpaceX’s 10th Batch of Starlink Satellites

Jun 25, 2020

Another SpaceX rocket launch will be visible in Edinburgh on Thursday night, as it is scheduled to launch from the United States 4:18 PM on Friday.

NASA Invites People to Explore Mars Through Images Taken by the Curiosity Rover to Train Its AI Algorithm

Jun 24, 2020

NASA launches its new project called AI4 Mars which involves volunteers looking through pictures of Mars and naming the rocks and other surface features as a way of training the AI algorithm of the rover.

[Video] US Engineers Are Building Tiny Insect-size Robot Swarms to Replace Rovers in Exploring Other Planets

Jun 12, 2020

The US Department of Defense is funding engineers to further develop their miniature robot swarms for space exploration. Can you guess how much the government is shelling out for the project?

Look Up and Spot the Great Diamond in the Sky This Week! Here's How

Jun 08, 2020

The Great Diamond is a prominent spring asterism formed by stars that exist alongside existing constellations.

Elon Musk Confirms Sticking to the Launch Date of the First Starships to Mars for the Future Mars City Spacex Is Building

Jun 06, 2020

The Mars City is the most ambitious project ever of SpaceX and Elon Musk's determination to reach the red planet in super-fast time has not wavered.

1,100 Foot Asteroid Will Speed Past Earth on Saturday, It's As Big As the Gillette Stadium!

Jun 05, 2020

Asteroid 2002 NN4, about the size of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, will pass at a safe distance of about 3.1million miles of the Earth at a speed of 20,000 miles per hour.

First Interstellar Visitor is a 'Dark Hydrogen Iceberg' and NOT An Alien

Jun 03, 2020

Astronomers ruled out an alien theory in Oumuamua as it could be a 'dark Hydrogen iceberg,' according to a new study.

Is the Sun Finally Waking Up? Sun Fires Off its Strongest Flare Since 2017

May 30, 2020

The sun may be coming out of its long slumber, but its still too soon to say if we're already in the Solar Cycle 5.