An asteroid Empire State Building-sized will come close to Earth on Monday
A skyscraper-sized asteroid will pass very close to Earth this week, but it won’t pose an actual threat to our planet. The asteroid in question …
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James Webb gives us a front-row seat to star birth in the Virgo constellation
James Webb has captured a beautiful snapshot of star birth in the Virgo constellation. The latest image from the powerful observatory takes a closer look …
Lunar dust could pose a serious problem to spacecraft orbiting the Moon
Several missions are set to land on the Moon in the coming decade, ushering in a new era of space exploration. Starting with Artemis III …
Aliens might be trying to contact us from within the Milky Way, study claims
A new study seems to think alien signals could be emitting from the heart of the Milky Way, attempting to make contact with humankind. The …
UFO whistleblower claims US government is hiding evidence of non-human craft
An Air Force veteran with over 14 years of experience as an intelligence offer has dropped quite the bombshell this week. According to David Charles …
Astronomers have discovered over 32,000 near-Earth Asteroids
NASA and other agencies are working on various planetary defense systems, including those like the DART spacecraft, which crashed into an asteroid late last year. …
Are wooden satellites the answer to our space junk problem? Japan wants to find out
Sending a wooden satellite into space might not sound like a great idea. After all, there’s no way that wood is as durable as metal, …
Don’t miss 2023’s beautiful Strawberry moon this weekend
Spring is finally giving way to summer, which means shorter nights for skywatchers to get their hours in. Despite the fact the sun is up …
A massive plume on one of Saturn’s moons could be key to finding alien life
A massive plume spurting water out of Enceladus has scientists thinking twice about just how likely they are to find evidence of alien life on …
Earth’s ‘fake moon’ has been here for thousands of years
Earlier this year, astronomers discovered a quasi-moon, or “fake moon,” orbiting Earth. However, after taking a closer look, it turns out the moon — which …
Japan plans to beam solar power down from space by 2025
The sun will eventually burn up and expand, taking our solar system with it. But, before that happens, Japan and JAXA ,the country’s space administration, …
LIGO returns: Mind-blowing gravitational wave detectors are back up and running
It has been three years since the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) shut down, starting a long hiatus from searching the universe for gravitational waves. …
Astronomers spotted a supernova so close that you can see it with an amateur telescope
The legendary Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki made a dazzling discovery recently, capturing observations of a visible supernova so close to Earth that astronomers have been …
Saturn’s rings could quickly disappear, new study warns
It’s a little strange to think of Saturn without its rings, but scientists have long believed that the planet’s iconic look was something it picked …
Uranus may be more active than scientists previously believed
When NASA’s Voyager 2 passed Uranus several decades ago, it discovered that the blue gas ball which rolls around the Sun had a vortex around …
James Webb telescope uncovered new details about an ancient galaxy
James Webb has uncovered the traits of an ancient galaxy situated more than 25 billion light years away. The galaxy is known as GS-9209 and …
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter spots Japanese Moon lander’s crash site
Japan and ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander appears to have met a startling end, according to new photos captured by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter. Based …
Scientists want you to help decode an ‘alien’ transmission from Mars this week
What if an alien transmission was to reach Earth? Would we be able to decode it and somehow communicate with other species? Many believe we …
Photographer uses 4-hour exposure to capture a hidden nebula in stunning detail
Humans have used the northern star to help safely navigate for thousands of years. But what if I said that there is a nebula hiding …
NASA Juno spacecraft beamed back dazzling new images of Jupiter’s moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made another pass of our solar system’s gas giant, capturing even more iconic and breathtaking photos of Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon. …
Ancient rivers on Mars may have been wilder than previously thought
This year has been a big one for Mars exploration. Not only did Perseverance finish its initial setup for the Mars sample return mission, but …
4.6 billion-year-old meteorite discovered after it smashed through the roof of a house
A rock that smashed into a home in New Jersey this year has been confirmed as a rare meteorite believed to be roughly 4.6 billion …
New study claims killer asteroids won’t hit Earth for the next 1,000 years
Earth isn’t at risk from killer asteroids at any point in the next 1,000 years, a new study claims. However, the study says that smaller …
Mars rover captures images of craters that may have once contained water
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the rocky, desolate surface of Mars since February 2021. During that time the rover has searched high and low …
Researchers say some black holes may be kinks in the fabric of space-time
Black holes just got a lot more intriguing. According to new research, some black holes found in the universe may be kinks in space-time, tangles …
NASA will use the U.S. Navy’s Kraken to help astronauts prepare for space travel
NASA is harnessing the power of the U.S. Navy’s Kraken, a device designed to help simulate flight and help pilots overcome motion sickness. The Kraken …
Fewer T. rex walked the Earth than previous estimated, new study claims
The T. rex population may have been smaller than scientists previously estimated, a new study says. The T. rex, or Tyrannosaurus rex if you want …
Webb telescope spots evidence of ‘celestial monster’ stars that burn brighter than a million suns
James Webb has peered deep into our universe and uncovered evidence of “celestial monster” stars, the universe’s biggest stars. The astronomers behind the discovery say …
Fascinating interactive animation shows more than 3,500 active Starlink satellites orbiting Earth
A new interactive animation showcases just how many Starlink satellites are in orbit and how spread out they are. The interactive animation can be found …
Astronomers spotted the most massive cosmic explosion ever recorded
Astronomers have observed the biggest cosmic explosion ever detected, and it is estimated to be 100 times the size of our solar system. Further, the …
