NASA Develops 'Lunar Backpack' to Aid New Moon Explorers
NASA researchers and their partners have developed a remote-sensing mapping system set to aid explorers on the moon. It's a 'lunar backpack'.
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Key Building Block For Life Discovered on a Planet 444 Light-Years Away
Planet forming gas, dust, and ice 444 light years away contains a complex organic molecule that could lead to life, according to new research. The chemical, known as dimethyl ether, is a key building block of life—turning into prebiotics such as amino acids and sugars.. Co-author Dr. Nienke van der Marel, of Leiden Observatory, said, […]
Artist's Painting is the First to Be Curated on the Moon: 'It Will Last Forever'
British artist Sacha Jafri has prepared the first ever painting to be placed on the Lunar service, when it blasts off with NASA later this year.
Astronomers Discover a New Type of Star Covered in Helium Burning Ashes
Astronomers discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning. It may have been formed by a stellar merger event.
What Wintering Squirrels Can Teach Astronauts
The unique way that ground squirrels burn almost no energy when they hibernate – with no loss of muscle mass – has implications for space travel
Mysterious Object Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before Discovered
The ICRAR team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour.
Even Dying Stars Can Still Give Birth to Planets, Scientists Discover
Scientists in the Netherlands at KU Leuven have discovered that even dying stars can still give birth to planets. Here's that news.
Gigantic Planet Found Hidden in Plain Sight
An astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools.
Mysterious Purple Coating Found on Mars Rocks in Every Direction
Scientists are studying why the rocks Perseverance is finding on Mars are coated in a purple-like varnish, as it could be evidence of life
New Study Further Resolves Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Paradox - With String Theory
A new study has further resolved Stephen Hawking's famous Black Hole Paradox - with string theory. Check out the findings from Ohio State.
'Orion's Fireplace': Flame Nebula is Ablaze With Color and Captured in Stunning New Images
The European Space Agency have taken stunning images in radio, infrared, and optical light of the Flame Nebula exploding with color.
Astronomers Capture Black Hole Eruption Spanning 16 Times the Full Moon in the Sky
Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive image of radio emission from our nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole.
NASA Launches James Webb Telescope to See First Galaxies and Distant Worlds With its Giant Sunshield
NASA, on December 25, successfully launched the James Webb telescope to explore distant worlds in space. Here's that story.
Huge Supply of Water Discovered on Mars, Frozen at the Bottom of its Grand Canyon
Mars' Valles Marineris is the largest and deepest canyon in the solar system, and scientists just discovered icy water there.
Spectacular Time Lapse Shows the Hypnotic Flames on the Surface of the Sun (WATCH)
These spectacular time lapse images taken with a powerful telescope show the hypnotic flames on the surface of the sun 39-year-old Deddy Dayag used two super powerful telescopes to film the sun's surface over several hours in order to create mesmerizing time lapse videos. He uses a 152mm achromat refractor telescope, a 200mm Schmidt Cassegrain […]
Chinese Rover Spots Weird, Large 'Cube' on the Moon
An intriguing mystery of a large, cube-shaped object spotted on the moon by a Chinese rover has everyone speculating.
See the Stunning Winners of the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year Competition
See the winning entries from the 2020 Northern Lights Photography of the Year competition by Capture the Atlas.
Thrilled Astronomers in Chile Are First to Photograph a Moon-forming Disc Around an Exoplanet
Using the ALMA, astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
Hawking's 50-Year Mystery About Falling into Black Holes Has Finally Been Solved
Solving Hawking's black hole information paradox, scientists end a 50-year contradicton of what happens to things that fall in a black hole.
Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight - See Up to 120 Shooting Stars Per Hour
The geminid meteor shower for December 2021 is coming, and it's going to be a spectacular event well worth staying awake for.
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