It’s now been a couple of weeks since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on Mars. The mission almost never left Earth due to the coronavirus pandemic but NASA managed to squeeze the launch >>
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This newly-discovered exoplanet could reveal secrets of alien worlds
Finding planets outside of our solar system is an area of research that has exploded in recent years. As new, more powerful observational equipment allows us to look into space with greater detail >>
NASA says we might find alien pollution before we find aliens
If intelligent alien civilizations exist in space, it’s possible that we may find signs of their existence before we find the aliens themselves. A new study by NASA suggests that industrialized civilizations on >>
Astronomers discovered our Solar System’s most-distant object – and gave it the laziest name ever
Scientists peering deep into the outer reaches of our Solar System have spotted what is now considered to be the most distant object orbiting our Sun. The object, nicknamed FarFarOut, is the size >>
Earth’s latest visitor is about to leave us forever
In late 2020 Earth got a new visitor in the form of what was originally thought to be a natural piece of space debris, such as a small asteroid. The object turned out >>
SpaceX just shattered an almost unfathomable record
SpaceX has already set a huge number of records with its reusable rocket technology. A new record set by the company on Sunday isn’t related to its rockets directly, but it’s still an >>
Mars is wobbling, and scientists have questions
Using data collected over 18 years of observations, scientists now say that the planet Mars is wobbling. The planet’s wiggling results in its poles moving on a regular basis. Earth also has a >>
Astronauts were allowed to eat veggies grown in space
Astronauts living aboard the International Space Station had the opportunity to taste-test some food that was grown in their own orbiting laboratory. Radishes grown on the space station took 27 days to mature >>
