Can life from Earth survive on Mars? Some microbes may, posing new challenges to space travel: Study
Microorganisms were launched into the Earth’s stratosphere, and the black mold Aspergillus niger could be revived after it returned home
Feb 23, 2021
Is Milky Way teeming with ‘Earths’? All planets may have been formed by the same building blocks, study says
According to researchers, this suggests that other planets may not just have the same amount of water and oceans but also the same amount of continents as on Earth
Feb 23, 2021
Who is Katherine Johnson? Cygnus spacecraft honors ‘Hidden Figures’ Black mathematician to reach ISS
She joined National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), now known as NASA, in 1953. Her calculations helped put the first Americans in space
Feb 22, 2021
NASA's Perseverance and missions from China, UAE set to reach Mars in February, here’s what they want to achieve
After nearly 300 million miles, Perseverance completes its journey to the Red Planet on February 18, 2021
Jan 30, 2021
What’s 2020 SO? ‘Mini-moon’ to bid farewell to Earth on February 1 as it moves into new orbit around the Sun
Temporarily captured by our planet since November 2020, this artificial mini-moon or space debris from the Surveyor 2 lunar mission will soon leave our neighborhood
Jan 30, 2021
How does Moon affect sleep? People go to bed late and nap less on nights before a full moon, says study
Women’s menstrual cycles also temporarily synchronize with moon cycles
Jan 28, 2021
What’s pushing North and South America further apart from Europe and Africa? Study identifies geological event
An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth's crust might be responsible
Jan 28, 2021
What is a ‘Wolf Moon’? Here’s why the wonderful spectacle takes place and when to watch it
Other traditional names for the January moon denote the season’s coldness: Cold Moon, Frost Exploding Moon, Freeze Up Moon, Severe Moon and Hard Moon
Jan 27, 2021
iPhone 12 must be kept 6 inches away from pacemakers and other medical implants, says Apple. Here's why
iPhone contains magnets as well as components and radios that emit electromagnetic fields, which could interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators
Jan 26, 2021
What’s TOI-178? 5 planets found in strange rhythmic dance around a star 200 light-years away baffle scientists
It challenges theories about how planets form and change over time
Jan 26, 2021
Over 85% of dams in US operating at or beyond life expectancy, study shows why they are a growing threat
Older dams combined with poor maintenance represent a higher risk to public safety, particularly for downstream areas
Jan 23, 2021
Is ‘tech elite’ a class for itself? World’s richest have distinct views setting them apart from others: Study
They believe in meritocracy and deny a connection between democracy and money
Jan 22, 2021
What are radio galaxies? Scientists discover 2 giants that dwarf the Milky Way and are 62 times its size
Among the largest giants known, the findings suggest that giant radio galaxies may be more common than previously believed
Jan 22, 2021
Six asteroids will zip past Earth on Joe Biden's inauguration day, but none pose a threat
At its closest point to Earth, 2021 BK1 could be roughly 297,600 miles away from Earth on January 20
Jan 20, 2021
What is TOI-561b? 50% larger than Earth, this Super-Earth is one of the oldest rocky planets yet discovered
It orbits the star, TOI-561, whose existence shows that the universe has been forming rocky planets almost since its inception 14 billion years ago
Jan 18, 2021
How dark is space? Universe may have fewer galaxies than scientists previously estimated, finds study
Analysis reveals that unseen galaxies are less plentiful than some theoretical studies suggested, numbering only in the hundreds of billions rather than the previously reported two trillion galaxies
Jan 18, 2021
What happened to NASA’s ‘mole’? Mars digger intended to take planet’s temperature declared dead by scientists
The probe was attempting to burrow into the Martian surface since February 28, 2019
Jan 15, 2021
How hot was 2020? Record-breaking heat is just the start as NASA warns it is ‘precursor of more to come’
Earth’s average temperature has risen by more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit or 1.2 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century
Jan 15, 2021
Why did SpaceX Dragon have 12 bottles of French wine and 320 grapevines in its cargo while returning to Earth?
Scientists hope that their investigation will lead to discovering how to produce wine in harsher environments, and more importantly, how to adapt agriculture to the climate of tomorrow
Jan 14, 2021
Were ‘Game of Thrones' dire wolves real? Here's why the beasts went extinct and they looked way different
Scientists suggest that dire wolves were so different from other canine species like coyotes and grey wolves that they were not able to breed with each other
Jan 14, 2021