NASA Artemis Moon-Landing to Have First Female on the Moon

SPACE 01.19.2021 14:06 PM

The NASA Artemis moon-landing project will select a woman for the team, leading to history's first woman on the moon. NASA is currently holding a training program for the Artemis moon landing project with 18 astronauts. Reports suggest that one of the elite astronauts chosen for the mission may include Dr. Jessica Meir, a graduate of Brown University.

Scientists Finally Detected The Dark Matter Escaping From Neutron Stars

01.19.2021 04:30 AM

Researchers claim that axions could be responsible for a surplus of X-ray emissions observed from a community of neutron stars in our galaxy.

“Cotton-Candy” Exoplanet WASP-107b Apparently Has Less Core Mass Than Previously Thought

01.19.2021 03:30 AM

Astronomers from the University of Montreal (UdeM) discovered that the core mass for exoplanet WASP-107b is a lot lower than previously thought necessary to form giant gas planets such as Saturn and Jupiter.

South Africa's MeerKAT Telescope Discovered Two Giant Radio Galaxies

01.19.2021 01:08 AM

Scientists made an astonishing find in the universe after the MeerKAT telescope of South Africa discovered two giant radio galaxies.

Astronomy 2021: Your Guide to The Full Moons, Eclipses And Meteor Showers This Year!

01.19.2021 00:59 AM

Prepared to go sightseeing? Our 2021 celestial calendar lists worldwide views of the full moon, meteor shower, and an eclipse!

Why are Gas Planets Magnetic? New MRI Research Accidentally Discovers the Answer

01.19.2021 00:30 AM

Research explains why gas planets have magnetization despite not having metal. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is 1,300 times the Earth's size but does not behave as it should or as scientists predict.

Where is International Space Station Heading? Here's How to See NASA ISS From Earth Soon!

01.18.2021 23:02 PM

Every day, the International Space Station conducts many orbits across Earth, and you can now see the space laboratory as it travels overhead.

Finally! Virgin Orbit Successfully Launched a Rocket From a 747

01.18.2021 02:45 AM

The term Virgin Orbit is no longer a simple aspiration. The LauncherOne rocket from the California corporation entered orbit on Jan. 17 on Launch Demo 2.

NASA Shares Out-Of-This-World Videos From International Space Station

01.18.2021 00:57 AM

NASA posts its five favorite relaxing images taken aboard the International Space Station by astronauts.

Researchers Try to Turn the Red Planet to Green Using Minerals

01.18.2021 00:41 AM

Scientists are trying to recreate Martian soil conditions on Earth to find a way of stimulating plant growth on the Red Planet for future manned missions.

Space Missions in 2021: Here are The Most Exciting Events To See

01.17.2021 23:54 PM

Last year, space exploration was affected by the pandemic. Space exploration was affected last year by the pandemic. But in another otherwise challenging, exhausting 2020, we were somehow able to make our way through the universe.

[Explainer] Here's Why Earth is Spinning Faster This Year

01.17.2021 01:10 AM

Our Earth is now revolving faster than it has for five decades, assumed to be slowly winding down, but you need to know why this is happening.

A New Study on Theia 456 Reveals Hundreds of Stars Born Almost at the Same Time

01.17.2021 00:55 AM

While the Milky Way alone has more than 8,000 stellar streams - all named Theia - one particular stream, Theia 456, appears to be special.

[WATCH] NASA Hot Fire Test Cut Short By Engine Shutdown

01.16.2021 22:00 PM

NASA's hot fire test - the final test for the SLS Green Run - was cut short by an engine shutdown, with the planned eight-minute trial run lasting for a little over a minute.

There’s No ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ Direction in Space, Research Reveals How Our Brains Should Deal With It

01.15.2021 04:15 AM

Researchers recently showed that the interpretation of an individual of gravity's direction could be changed by how their brains respond to visual information.