Ancient Asteroid Contains Signs of Water A closer inspection of the asteroid, Bennu, hints at the existence of water. Experts from the NASA Osiris team reports of instrumental discoveries on the surface of the rock. The carbonaceous Bennu may be a fragment of a much larger parent body and had separated from its core about …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A new robot is traveling the 33.9 million miles from Earth to Mars by 2020. It will feature more advanced technology than the last four robots and have 23 modern cameras to use for taking better pictures! Scientists are excited about the opportunity to create 3D images and improve terrain maps of the Red …
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The Northern Lights of Earth ripple and dance through the air. Its Southern Lights, or Aurora Australis, aren’t as well-known because fewer people live near the South Pole where they are seen. The auroras look and act different at Jupiter’s poles. The northern aurora is inconsistent in its display while the southern lights are …
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When Juno headed toward Jupiter in 2011, scientists had a few theories about what would be found. These theories are being challenged as data being sent back from Juno is studied. As it turns out, much of what had been believed about Jupiter is simply not the case. Up until now, Jupiter’s poles had …
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No longer will the International Space Station’s commercial crew spacecraft be used just to carry astronauts. According to NASA, they will soon be used as temporary shelters or even fly crew home in space emergencies. Crew members presently take shelter in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in space emergencies and head back to Earth in …
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NASA has recently described what could well become man’s next big step in the search for extraterrestrial life elsewhere in our solar system. In 2016, NASA’s Planetary Science Division was instructed by the US Congress to look into the feasibility of sending a spacecraft to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, with the aim of …
A particular species of algae found in the Arctic Circle have successfully survived in outer space for a period of 530 days. Of course, these algae are accustomed to dealing with severe weather conditions, but despite the fact that the Arctic Circle is a very hostile environment, it is not as hostile as outer …