Planets and Moon Align This Week: West Australians Treated to Rare Astronomical Event

SPACE 12.07.2021 22:03 PM

The moon, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter were all aligned in the night sky Wednesday, providing Western Australians with a rare and beautiful spectacle.

Crux Constellation's Beta Crucis A Star is 14.5 Times as Massive as the Sun, Australian Polarimetrists Says

12.07.2021 21:38 PM

A research team recently found beta Crucis A to be roughly 14.5 times as gigantic as the Sun and approximately 11 million years old, which make it the heaviest star identified the regular movements of stars called "asteroseismology," ever.

Atlas V Rocket Will Launch Early Tuesday Morning After a 48-Hour Delay Due to Fuel Leak

12.07.2021 02:58 AM

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has found a fuel lead in the ground storage system of the launch pad and decided to delay the launch of the Atlas V rocket on early Tuesday morning.

NASA Names 10 New Astronauts For Moon Missions; Who Are They?

12.07.2021 01:30 AM

NASA revealed the names of ten out of 12,000 hopeful astronaut candidates on Monday, and they may one day walk on the moon.

NASA Shares Stunning Photos Of Full Solar Eclipse in Antarctic Region From Space, ISS Astronauts

12.07.2021 00:11 AM

NASA and astronauts in the International Space Station could not help but take photos of Earth as they witnessed total solar eclipse from space.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares 2 Photos of Spiral Galaxy Taken From its Wide Field Camera 3; Will These Help Experts Understand Universe's Expansion?

12.06.2021 22:43 PM

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope finds a spiral galaxy named NCG 7329, and another one called Mrk 1337 using Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).

Weird Galaxy Without Dark Matter Baffles Astronomers As It Contradicts Popular Beliefs About the Universe

12.06.2021 21:57 PM

Researchers stated the evidence for a dark matter-free galaxy in AGC 114905 only grew stronger after 40 hours of monitoring.

Study Finds More Than 100 New Stars in Young Low-Mass Stellar Population of NGC 1893

12.06.2021 21:33 PM

The study looks at NGC1893's youthful low-mass star population and discovers over 100 new stars.

Search of Life on Mars Continues: Fossil Mimics, False Positives Makes Research Harder

12.06.2021 13:03 PM

Researchers warns of natural processes that produce fossil mimics that make the pursuit of life on Mars more troublesome.

NASA Chili Pepper Project Breaks World Record Twice! A Feat for Feeding Astronauts With Crop Grown in Space

12.06.2021 09:14 AM

NASA's Chili pepper project recently achieved a new milestone it broke a world record for feeding the most astronauts with a crop cultivated in space.

Pulsar Fusion: British Company to Rival SpaceX, Blue Origin With Groundbreaking High-Powered Rocket Engines

12.06.2021 04:41 AM

Pulsar Fusion, a nuclear fusion company in the UK, has been developing high-power chemical rocket engines and testing its green hybrid rocket. Now, they hope to raise even more funding to take their rockets to the next level.

Heliosphere Mystery Unveiled: How Solar System's Shield That Protects Earth from Cosmic Forces Got Its Shape

12.06.2021 01:20 AM

A team of astrophysicists said that neutral hydrogen plays a key role in shaping the heliosphere, the protective bubble surrounding the Solar System that shelters Earth from cosmic forces.

Fermi Paradox Explained: Are We Alone in the Universe? Is Drake Equation the Solution?

12.06.2021 01:10 AM

Sir Arthur Clarke said the Fermi paradox is an occurrence where either humans are alone in the universe, "or we are not" and both ideas "are equally terrifying."

December Night Sky 2021: How to Watch Christmas Comet Leonard, Geminid Meteors, Venus This Month

12.06.2021 00:29 AM

Venus, Geminid meteors, and comet Leonard are all featured in NASA's latest skywatching reports.

Ring Around The Planets: What Are Planetary Rings Made Of? Why Are They There?

12.06.2021 00:10 AM

Planet rings can be manufactured of various materials including little ice and rock particles. As every amateur astronomer knows, even the tiniest telescope can magnify Saturn's rings.