ICESat-2 and Its Contribution in Understanding Climate Change

TECH & INNOVATION 01.07.2020 03:54 AM

ICESat-2 has harvested more data than its predecessor and it helps scientists, big time. Satellite launching -- especially those that are observing Earth -- is not exactly news unless of course, the satellites are from private companies like SpaceX or Boeing so when NASA's observation satellite ICESat-2 was launched last September 2018, it was regarded as just another day at work.

JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission Launched By Spacex Falcon 9

12.20.2019 08:29 AM

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket with JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 on December 16, 2019. SpaceX launched JCSAT-18/Kacific1 from Space Launch Complex 40 or SLC-40 on Dec.

Space Laser Tracks Earth's Largest Migration Via The Ocean

12.06.2019 07:53 AM

This article talks about on how space lasers track the Earth's biggest migration via the seas. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Scientists have used space lasers to track the migration of ocean creatures.

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Can Be Experienced All Throughout the Week

11.26.2019 08:15 AM

The pair will be visible 30 minutes after the sunset at 19 degrees just above the horizon. Observers of the night sky were able to experience a spectacular sight with the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

Space Hotel is Set To Launch In 2025 and Will Give the Ultimate Space Experience

11.22.2019 07:15 AM

Private company The Gateway Foundation is designing a space hotel that can take its passengers in space and experience the life that is only seen in science fiction movies

Spaceflight Triggers Structural Changes in the Brain of Astronauts

11.16.2019 06:41 AM

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed how the human brain adapts to extreme conditions such as the microgravity environment outside of Earth.

Research Team Discovers Origin Of Globular Clusters Around Giant Galaxies

11.14.2019 08:34 AM

Globular clusters have been around for billions of years, and now reserachers from The University of Hong Kong discovered how it developed and circulated the giant galaxies.

Jessica Meir Snaps a Photo of Israel and Dedicates it to Her Late Father

11.05.2019 08:34 AM

She posted pictures she captured of Israel from the International Space Station and dedicates it to her father.

Space Oven is Ready for a Test Cook-Off

11.04.2019 07:27 AM

This will be tested to bake chocolate chip cookies from scratch in a zero-gravity environment. Eating is entirely a different matter when you're an astronaut.

Hubble Captures a Ghoulish Image Produced by Twin Galaxies Colliding

11.04.2019 06:56 AM

The crash resulted in the galaxies being pulled and stretched on an outward direction and because of this stretch, star formation turned to shape the nose and face of the intergalactic ghoul.

Space Agriculture: Crops Can Be Grown on Moon and Mars Soil

10.16.2019 06:01 AM

Researchers are able to harvest fruits and seeds grown on simulated Moon and Mars soil. With NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos all looking at future missions to Mars in the near future, the race is on in the age of space colonization.

Space X Starship: The Visionary of Elon Musk

10.12.2019 05:15 AM

If you live anywhere in the world, the name Elon Musk should ring a bell. Heard of Tesla? The bestselling all-electric car in the world. Rings a bell? He is one of the foremost visionaries of the digital age or the Steve Jobs of the automotive world.

Spacecraft Hayabusa 2 Landed on Asteroid Ryugu

10.08.2019 05:06 AM

After six years, the last rover of Hayabusa landed on Ryugu, an asteroid that is closest to Earth. The Hayabusa 2 mission that is worth $270 billion was launched in December 2014, and it landed in orbit around the asteroid Ryugu in June of 2018.

Four Asteroids Flew By Earth: What Dangers Do This Pose?

10.03.2019 08:08 AM

Three out of the four asteroids expected to fly by Earth today have only been discovered in the last 24 hours.

Black Hole Leaves A Star In Pieces

10.02.2019 04:16 AM

All stars are doomed to burn out, but this one was ripped apart by a colossal black hole. A colossal black hole was caught ripping apart a star. The space agency NASA was able to witness this space event from beginning to end through its telescope.

Moon Landing: What Makes It So Challenging?

09.18.2019 09:42 AM

Several attempts have been made to land on the moon and sadly, more than a third of these attempts have failed.

Asteroid Flew By Earth: Watch It Happen on Slooh!

09.16.2019 08:55 AM

This weekend was extra special as an asteroid flew past by the Earth close enough that it became visible. Watch it through Slooh.

White Hole In Space Is The Neglected Twin

09.12.2019 09:42 AM

In theory, a white hole looks a lot like a black hole, but it does the actual opposite -- it pushes all the matter away.

How To Kill An Asteroid? NASA Is Counting Down The Ways

09.06.2019 08:38 AM

When an asteroid threatens to hit the Earth that could put an end to all the life known to the planet, how prepared are people for it?

Snowball Planets May Not Be Inhospitable At All

08.30.2019 10:17 AM

Scientists have always believed that snowball planets are inhabitable because they are not rocky and that they always lie beyond what is considered the habitable zone.

Jupiter's New Moons Finally Named

08.29.2019 08:34 AM

New discoveries in space are always named after an important person or event, and the newly discovered moons in Jupiter are no different.