NASA's Mars Discovery: 3-Billion-Year-Old Organic Material, Maybe Signs Of Ancient Life
Martian rocks and atmosphere could hold the signs of ancient life on the planet.
Bizarre Dust-Cloaked Objects Spotted Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
The mysterious objects were spotted in 12 years’ worth of data collected by the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.
Oldest Footprints On Earth Left By Mysterious Animal 550 Million Years Ago
This is the first evidence of animal footprints from the time before Cambrian explosion — the evolutionary event that marked a major surge in Earth’s diversity.
Alpha Centauri: Prospects Of Life Looking Good Around Stars In Neighboring System
The study revealed how much x-ray radiation the habitable zone of the stars would be receiving.
Jupiter Lightning Strikes Are Similar To Earth's, But Different, Juno Data Reveals
The decades-old mystery has finally been solved, thanks to Juno's eight close flybys of Jupiter and its state-of-art microwave and plasma wave instruments.
Huge Differences Seen In How Mammals, Birds, And Insects See The World
Using human vision as the standard for sharpness, the group compared and ranked the vision of different species to determine how blurry or sharp things appear to them.
ISS Crew Launch Live Stream: Watch Astronauts Fly To The Space Station
The latest launch to the space station comes just a few days after three members from Expedition 55 returned safely to Earth.
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Leaves Hibernation To Perform Historic Deep-Space Flyby
The probe is currently 162 million miles (262 million km) away from its next target and covering 760,200 miles (1,223,420 km) every day.
Earth Might Have Been Habitable Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
The researchers studied silica content in ancient minerals to determine when the continental crust could have formed and if the conditions were good enough for habitability.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Analyzing Drilled Rocks After Year-Long Break
The deployment of the lab on May 31 marks a major milestone for NASA, which has worked extremely hard to fix Curiosity’s drilling and sample analysis capabilities.
Globular Star Clusters Might Be Much Younger Than The Universe, Study Finds
The study revolves around binary star systems, stellar pairs that reside within these clusters, and their evolution.
Earth Days Are Getting Longer As The Moon Gets More Distant Gradually
Our only natural satellite has been moving away from the planet ever since it formed, resulting in a reduction of Earth’s rotational speed.
Planet Nine Might Not Be Responsible For Bizarre Orbits Of Distant Objects
Though no evidence suggests a ghostly planet exists in our stellar system, theories of the hypothetical planet, which is said to be 10 times the size of Earth, have been doing the rounds for almost two years.
WASP-127b: Exoplanet With Clear Metal-Rich Skies Might Have Traces Of Water
The exoplanet takes a little over four days to complete a single orbit of its host star.
New NASA Probe To Study Protective Bubble Of Our Solar System
The mission is expected to provide critical insight into the generation of local and interstellar cosmic radiation and how it might affect human space travelers.
Pilot Whale Found With 17 Pounds Of Plastic Trash In Stomach Dies
The plastic bags found inside the whale’s stomach were so many that there was no space for the authorities to walk around in the autopsy room without stepping on the trash.
6-Feet-Wide Asteroid Disintegrates In Atmosphere Over Botswana Hours After Discovery
The asteroid, called 2018 LA, first appeared as a faint-streak in the observations taken by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona.
Astronauts Weighing More Could Have Higher Risk Of Spaceflight-Related Eye Problems
The researchers analyzed data of 45 astronauts who completed long-duration spaceflights to understand the cause of ocular conditions witnessed by some astronauts in the past.
2100-Year-Old Egyptian ‘Hawk’ Mummy Turns Out To Be A Child
The ancient mummy, kept at the Maidstone Museum, U.K., bore bird-themed decorations, but sophisticated micro-CT scans revealed the true picture.
Hubble Captures Star-Forming Relic Created From Galaxies Clashing 500 Million Years Ago
Scientists believe the galactic relic hosts more than a thousand bright star clusters.
Moons Of 121 Newly Found Giant Exoplanets May Have Life-Harboring Conditions
Some scientists believe these rocky moons might possibly make better candidates to host life, perhaps even more suitable than Earth.
Captive Dolphins Look Forward To Interacting With Caretakers, New Study Suggests
The research team conducted a series of experiments to see how the animals behave during different activities.
Fungus-Controlled Zombie Ants Adapted To Climate Change: Study
Under the impact of the fungus, the zombie ant clings onto aerial vegetation and the parasite starts to grow within its body, eventually piercing its head to release fungal spores on those below.
SpaceX’s Hyperloop Competition Finalist Tests Pod Motor In ESA’s Space Simulator
The entire test rig was tested in the agency's vacuum chamber for about half an hour at a time.
Great Barrier Reef Survived Five Near-Death Events Over 30 Millennia
The reef remained more resilient against environmental changes than previously thought and highly-sensitive to sedimentary changes and water quality.
Why High-Altitude Trips Affect Heart Functioning
Whenever a person ventures into hilly, high-altitude regions, their body starts developing inefficient physiological responses, mainly marked by an increase in breathing and heart rate.
Six ‘Dark Galaxy’ Candidates Discovered With Little To No Stars
These galaxies are inefficient at forming shining stars and are filled with great amount of matter and gas.
Traces Of Ancient Martian Life Could Be Hidden In Iron-Rich Rocks
The findings of the latest study could help NASA and ESA determine potential landing and target sites for their future Mars missions.
Oldest Dandruff Discovered In 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil
The discovery, which has been designated as the first as well as the oldest-known evidence of skin shedding in dinosaurs, is giving paleontologists insight into the early evolution of the weird skin feature.
Alan Bean, Astronaut-Artist And 4th Man To Walk On Moon's Surface, Dies
An astronaut and formal naval officer, Alan Bean flew into space on two occasions – as part of the NASA’s Apollo 12 and Skylab II missions. He was the fourth man to walk on the moon.