Space

Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet: Is there a chance it may collide with Earth

Although the big comet is unlikely to hold life, scientists have more than enough time to investigate it.

Oct 6, 2021

Why NASA's Experimental DART is attempting to crash on Didymos asteroid

Dimorphos was chosen for this expedition because of its relative size to asteroids that might pose a threat to Earth.

Oct 6, 2021

Circumtriple Planet: The first planet known to have orbited three stars

The existence of a circumtriple planet demonstrates that planets may form in any system, even in the most strange ways.

Oct 4, 2021

NASA's Mars Fleet Lies Low With Sun Coming Between Earth and Red Planet; Happens Every 2 Years

The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands to them until mid-October.

Oct 4, 2021

What's Up For October? Here Are NASA's Top Skywatching Highlights For The Month

What to look for this month at sunrise and sunset, and two brilliant stars vying for the "pole" position.

Oct 2, 2021

XENON1T data may point to the discovery of dark energy on earth [Study]

The researchers examined the chances for directly detecting dark energy using present and prospective terrestrial dark matter direct detection experiments.

Sep 27, 2021

Will marsquakes have an effect on future human colonies on Red Planet?

The existence of humans on Mars will require the development of manmade Mars habitats with modern life-support systems.

Sep 25, 2021

NASA's InSight lander records 3rd and most intense Marsquake

Additionally, scientists are investigating the August 25 quakes and have uncovered some crucial facts.

Sep 24, 2021

Come September, NASA's Mars Mission 2020 and China's Tainwen-1 go into safe mode; Here's why

Tainwen-1 and its rover will be in safe mode from September to October due to storms from the Sun

Sep 21, 2021

Mars helicopter captures pictures of rare Mars rock, helps develop 3D model by NASA scientists

On February 18, the mini-helicopter travelled to Mars while tethered to NASA's Perseverance rover's belly.

Sep 20, 2021

Mars Panoramic View Captured by NASA's Curiosity Rover Exploring Mount Sharp [Watch]

The panorama was captured by the rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on July 3, 2021, the 3,167th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.

Sep 16, 2021

Mars region Arabia Terra Experienced Thousands of Ancient Volcanic Super Eruptions Over 500 Million Years [NASA Study]

Over a 500-million-year period, Mars region Arabia Terra experienced thousands of volcanic eruptions, or "super eruptions", found scientists

Sep 16, 2021

NASA's Perseverance Rover samples to help resolve ancient puzzle of disappearance of water on Mars

Sample collection of Mars may help NASA scientists to piece together the timeline of the area's past, which was marked by volcanic activity and periods of persistent water.

Sep 11, 2021

Milky Way galaxy not as homogeneous as previously believed; challenges existing theoretical models

Published in the journal Nature, the study stated that gases within the Milky Way are not mixed homogenously, and only very few regions achieve solar metallicity.

Sep 9, 2021

Mars Rock Sample Collection: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Succeeds; What's Next

NASA's Perseverance rover completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil on Monday, Septemeber 6, 2021 but requires to wit until 2028 for the retrieval mission to reach Mars

Sep 7, 2021

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