Month: March 2018

  • Methane On Saturn’s Enceladus: A Sign of Life?

    Methane On Saturn’s Enceladus: A Sign of Life?

      Researchers say that some of Earth’s tough microbes could probably survive in Enceladus—Saturn’s moon. A new research says that the buried ocean in Enceladus eats up the hydrogen from interactions between the rock formations and the seawater. The microbes that the scientists tested produced methane as their byproduct. When Enceladus’ intense south pole geysers…

  • The Birth Of The Universe’s First Stars

    The Birth Of The Universe’s First Stars

      Scientists discovered that the first twinkle of the stars appeared about 180 Million years ago. They said that the appearance, termed as the “cosmic dawn”, left its signature on the hydrogen gas that surrounds the stars now. A radio antenna was reported to have picked this up. The signal was a dip in the…

  • Does the Moon Need a Landfill?

    Does the Moon Need a Landfill?

    Because the moon has been frequented by man on a lot of occasions, it is only expected that he would be leaving his mark on it. One undeniable mark is trash. It is a bit astonishing that the trash on the moon already amounts to at least 181,000 kilograms or 400,000 lbs. on Earth. Some…