Moon Plays Crucial Role in Life on Earth, Could Potentially Determine What Makes A Planet Habitable

SPACE 02.03.2022 02:59 AM

Scientists believe that the moon may potentially be beneficial in identifying planets that harbor life given the role that it plays in life on Earth.

ESA's Solar Orbiter Captures Comet Leonardo by Tail for the Second Time, Calling It A 'Bonus Science'

01.27.2022 12:44 PM

While eyes were glued to French Guiana and the approaching James Webb Space Telescope launch, for several days on December 17, 2021, the spacecraft flew through the Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard's tail.

Asteroid Impacts the Inner Solar System for the Last 600 Million Years

01.22.2022 21:19 PM

The crater detection algorithm "automatically counts the visible impact craters" from a high-resolution image, a planetary research team from the United States, Australia, France, and Côte d'Ivoire has analyzed the formation of over 500 massive impact craters on Mars.

Super Neptune Exoplanet Has Water Vapor In Its Atmosphere Providing Clues on the Gas Giants in the Solar System

01.14.2022 10:47 AM

Exoplanet TOI-674b first caught the attention of astronomers because it is big and orbits around a small star. Now, scientists discovered that its atmosphere has water vapor, which is unusual for a planet orbiting far from its star.

Could It Be Raining Diamonds in Uranus and Neptune? Scientists Use Mathematical Model to Find Out What's Happening Inside the Ice Giants

01.11.2022 21:12 PM

Scientists claim there could be a constant rain of diamonds on ice giants Uranus and Neptune due to intense temperatures and pressures in their mantle.

Rings Surrounding Saturn Prevents Earth from Growing, New Study of Solar System Shows

01.10.2022 02:13 AM

Astronomers from Houston, Texas-based Rice University recently said that rings have been observed surrounding a number of Sun-like young distant starts.

Comet Leonard Colorful Streak Captured As It Moves Away From the Solar System

01.06.2022 03:10 AM

An astrobiograopher in Arizona captured a photo of the comet Leonard as a streak of colorful light appears in the sky, moving away and never to be seen from Earth again.

Super-Earth Rocky Planet TOI-270 B: What Makes It Unique Compared to Others in Our Solar System?

01.04.2022 23:35 PM

Three new worlds have been identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), one somewhat larger than Earth and two of a sort not seen in our solar system.

Is Earth Acting Weird in Our Solar System? Here's What Astronomers Say!

01.03.2022 22:26 PM

One of the oddest things in the universe, according to one astronomer, might be Earth. A scientist claimed that the planetary systems that astronomers discovered are not the same as our own.

Earth is Shrinking! Scientists Reveal It's Due to the Atmosphere Affecting the Planet's Mass

01.02.2022 23:35 PM

After debates on whether Earth is shrinking or expanding, a NASA scientist reveals that the planet is losing mass and it has something to do with the atmosphere.

Scientists Still Consider Pluto A Planet, Identify 150 Planets In The Solar System

12.30.2021 21:03 PM

A team of scientists wants IAU to reinstate Pluto as a planet and classify moons in the solar system as planets as well using an old definition from the 16th century. How does the IAU respond to this call?

China Plans to Build the World's Biggest Spacecraft; 1.5-Kilometer Ship to Travel Around Solar System for Developing Interplanetary Nation

12.30.2021 03:33 AM

China plans to launch the biggest space craft in the human history. Call for proposals are now at hand, and development for the rockets is now in place to fulfill the country's trip around the solar system.

Earth and Mars Believed to Be Formed By Collision Between Moon-Sized Rocks

12.23.2021 03:39 AM

Scientists analyzed meteorites that traveled from Mars and landed on Earth and came up with a new theory of how the two planets formed, contradicting an existing theory of their origins.

Comet Leonardo: Watch It Head For The Sun This Christmas Week; ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter Captures Stunning Images

12.22.2021 01:54 AM

This year's brightest comet has been a bit tricky to spot using the human eye down on this planet, although the Solar Orbiter spacecraft of the European Space Agency and NASA got the perfect view.

Pluto Demotion to Dwarf Planet Rooted in Folklore? Scientists Want to Reinstate It, Make Moons As New Planet

12.13.2021 02:28 AM

Scientists recently published a study describing why the International Astronomical Union should rescind their controversial 2006 decision of demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet and change their definition for full-bodied planets.

Ideal Iron Conditions Needed for Life to Strive on Earth and Other Planets

12.07.2021 00:35 AM

Researchers found that too much or too little iron will not allow life to thrive on Earth or on other planets. They have uncovered the mechanism of how it influenced the development of life forms.

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."

NASA’s TESS Captures Giant Active Comet Moving Farther Away From the Sun

12.01.2021 02:34 AM

New research recently showed that a giant comet known as Comet Bernadinelli-Bernstein or Comet BB turned active much farther from the sun than expected.

NASA Hubble Telescope Pictures Give Grand Tour of Solar System's Giant Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune [LOOK]

11.18.2021 23:56 PM

In these photos, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provides breathtaking new views of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Planet 9: British Astronomer Claims He Saw Another Globe In The Solar System; Is It Real?

11.14.2021 21:43 PM

A British astronomer, Michael Rowan-Robinson, believes he has discovered a potential for Planet 9 in the Solar System.