NASA, Purdue Team Fly Miles Above Earth up to 70,000 Feet, to Study Data on North American Monsoon Season

SPACE 07.13.2021 21:52 PM

NASA recently flew higher than other platforms at heights of almost 70,000 feet, double that of most commercial flights, to investigate atmospheric and planetary science, among other applications.

Venus Crust Broken? Large Blocks Moving Like Sea Ice Seen on Planet Showing Proof of Geological Activity

07.13.2021 08:08 AM

New research suggests that Venus' crust is broken into large dark reddish-purple blocks that are moveable like how sea ice behaves. Researchers think the activity in the planet's mantle could be the cause.

Teardrop Star Shows Unusual Sighting of Stellar Spiraling to Their Doom

07.13.2021 03:24 AM

Astronomers have recently made an unusual sighting of a pair of stellar spiraling to their doom by identifying the revealing signs of a teardrop-shaped star.

NASA Wants to Retire the 20-Year-Old ISS in 2028, Issues Final Request For Proposals for Private Space Station

07.13.2021 01:05 AM

NASA has issued a final request for proposals for privately funded space stations as the agency plans for the eventual retiring of the International Space Station.

Don't Miss Perseid Meteor Shower This Year! Will It Produce Up to 100 Meteors an Hour this August?

07.12.2021 23:40 PM

The year's best meteor shower, Perseids, is fast approaching, promising to bring spectacular shooting stars to the summer sky.

Solar Storm Heading Towards Earth Likely to Hit Soon; How Does It Affect Someone's Health?

07.12.2021 22:55 PM

The storm can also lead to a blackout of high-frequency radio communication for nearly an hour in vast areas.

AI to Automate Identification of Landing and Exploration Sites on the Lunar Surface

07.12.2021 22:29 PM

Scientists have applied machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically scan the lunar surface for optimal landing and exploration sites.

Winchcombe Meteorite Officially Classified as 'Extremely Rare Space Rock' Worth Almost $140,000

07.12.2021 07:15 AM

Winchcombe meteorite fell on Earth in February in Cotswolds and is now classified as an extremely space rock worth almost $140,000. Scientists hope it could provide clues to life in space.

Israel’s SpaceIL Secures $70 Million for 2024 Launch to Moon

07.12.2021 04:40 AM

Beresheet 2 mission hopes to launch in 2024 and will see double landing of two small crafts that will detach from mothership, one of them aiming for far side

FAA Activates Feature That Cuts Space Launch Airspace Disruptions

07.12.2021 02:18 AM

The FAA is implementing a Space Data Integrator prototype that will track a space launch or reentry vehicle traveling through the national airspace in near real-time.

Exoplanets With "Goldilocks Zone" Could Host Life, NASA Suggests

07.12.2021 00:01 AM

Planets which are tilted on their axis, like Earth, are more capable of evolving complex life. This finding will help scientists refine the search for more advanced life on exoplanets.

'Space Rice' Aboard Chang'e 5 Lunar Probe Produces Grain, Potential Addition of Rice Variety on China's Food Industry

07.11.2021 23:00 PM

China's space rice traveled 23 days on space yielded grains. The improvement is expected to contribute another variety of rice to the country's food market and space mutation breeding studies.

Black Holes Might Have Hair, Study Says – Is Albert Einstein Wrong?

07.11.2021 22:38 PM

A new study shows that extreme black holes could break the famous “no-hair” theorem, and in a way that we could detect.

Richard Branson, Crew Members Reaches Space on Virgin Galactic Rocket; How Does Space Plane Work?

07.11.2021 20:05 PM

Richard Branson is on his way to fulfilling a lifetime's ambition: flying to the edge of space. His Virgin Galactic rocket plane has taken off for a 1.5-hour mission

Elon Musk Plans to Build Rocket Facility in Waco After Cargo Dragon Capsule Lands Off Gulf of Mexico

07.11.2021 06:43 AM

SpaceX will break ground soon on a rocket engine factory near Waco. Elon Musk shared his plans after Cargon Dragon landed in Gulf of Mexico.