Space

A special event is soon expected in the night sky. One of the biggest and brightest stars, Betelgeuse, will briefly disappear. An asteroid named Leona will pass in front of it, creating a unique eclipse. This amazing sight will...

The wise men were likely accomplished astrologers, watching the stars for signs of a king’s birth. Technical terms used in the Bible’s description point to a real astronomical event that could explore the origin of the star of Bethlehem.  By...

In the coming week, a rare space event is expected. An asteroid named 319 Leona is set to block our view of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation. Betelgeuse, usually the 10th-brightest star we see at night,...

Aliens haven't contacted Earth because there is no sign of intelligence on our planet, a recent paper has concluded. Earth is too primitive to be of any interest to advanced extraterrestrial species; thus, aliens' search for intelligent life will not...

A strange object that comes close to the sun, practically touches Saturn, and then moves farther away again even beyond Uranus has been found in space. Called Minor Planet 2060 Chiron, it is a Centaur. Centaurs are like comets that...

The discovery of the planet LHS 3154b, which is significantly larger than expected for its host star, LHS 3154, has sparked intrigue among scientists. LHS 3154, an ultra-cool dwarf star located 51 light-years away, is about nine times less...

In a new research reported by University College London (UCL), physicists may have just cracked the code to unite Einstein's gravity theory with the peculiar rules of quantum mechanics. If their theory holds up, it might untangle a mystery...

NASA recently received a signal from a spacecraft that's 10 million miles away. This message, sent through a far-off laser, has the potential to revolutionize how we communicate with spacecrafts, according to the space agency. This achievement comes as a...

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, which is untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced on Nov. 29, can help explain how...

Another theory related to fake photographs of the U.S. landing on the moon arose thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). This was announced during the “World Tour of Artificial Intelligence” in Moscow. Namely, Russian President Valdimir Putin was shown an AI...

For the first time since 1965, the US military is gearing up to launch a nuclear reactor into space. In space exploration, using fission power for a nuclear reactor makes a lot of sense. Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines, like...

Scientists have tested futuristic aircraft ideas on two planets: Earth and Mars. Right here on Earth at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, they tried out a brand-new rotor for future Mars helicopters. This rotor can spin almost as...

NASA announced Wednesday that it will send two scientific spacecraft to Mars aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket in August 2024. Musk's SpaceX company was initially set to carry the NASA payload on a Falcon Heavy rocket in October of...

Last year, a chunk of man-made space material smacked into the hidden part of the moon, puzzling scientists at first. After some serious space detective work, research has suggested it was probably a Chinese rocket booster, and there was...

Scientists believe dinosaurs, which have been extinct on Earth for over 65 million years, might actually be living on other planets, according to research in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. This study maintains it is not only...