There is a meter-deep tectonic fault in Colorado. Scientists suggest that it is a result of the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago.
The electromagnetic railgun uses electricity instead of chemicals to fire projectiles. Apart from warfare, space exploration may be the first to benefit from the technology.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft found the trace of hydrogen on the icy moon of Saturn named, Enceladus. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are assuming there must be several hydrothermal vents beneath the surface that can sustain life.
Researchers from Northwestern University and Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Laboratory have come up with a new method of 3D-printing the extraterrestrial objects with the help from simulants of Martian and lunar dust.
US Air force’s mysterious space planes X-37B secretly conduct four long duration missions. However, secrecy of the mission spread some rumor about the construction of some kind of space weapon.
A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivaling the scale of the planet's famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet's polar aurorae.
Scientists found in their recent study that several volcanic eruptions helped Mars to form an atmosphere. Several gasses that emitted during the eruptions, could be the home of some microorganisms that can survive in anoxic condition.