A group of astronomers has proposed that a tether assisted system could help protect the Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. With the use of the system, they believe that the impacts of asteroids and comets alike would be lessened, thus helpful in keeping the beings that live on the planet safe.
In a new study, Professor Jean-Marc Salotti from the Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique in France says that the minimum number of people needed to colonize Mars is 110. He believes that chances of survival on the red planet would be higher if the settlers shared tasks in various activities on Mars.
Astrophysicists calculated how many life forms may exist within our Milky Way, yet it's impossible to communicate with them with our current technology. Is it possible that life on Earth occurred in the same way as these planets?
Australians were in awe of the glowing green spectacle that zoomed past the sky on Sunday night. Many believed it to be the Asteroid 2002 NN4 and shared posts of the phenomenon on social media. Click the link above to see footage of the asteroid.
The US Department of Defense is funding engineers to further develop their miniature robot swarms for space exploration. Can you guess how much the government is shelling out for the project?
In a new study, scientists discover a host star "roasting" its four baby planets with its radiation. They believe that by analyzing these conditions, it would aid in the quest to find habitable exoplanets outside our Solar System.
Asteroid 2002 NN4, about the size of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, will pass at a safe distance of about 3.1million miles of the Earth at a speed of 20,000 miles per hour.
Half of the Earth will be witnessing a Strawberry Moon, while the other half will see a penumbral lunar eclipse. Two weeks later, an annular Solar Eclipse will make an appearance.
China's massive telescope, FAST, is getting ready to search the galaxies for aliens. The radio telescope is set to add the detection of extraterrestrial life to its list of scientific tasks. Click the link above to learn more.