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NASA Space Capsule Returns With Asteroid Bennu Samples
A NASA space capsule is headed to Earth, bringing important samples from asteroid Bennu
Africa
Two Alien Minerals Unknown to Earth Found in Meteorite
Geologists have recently discovered two alien minerals unknown to Earth in a meteorite in Somalia. A small, 2.5 ounce (70-gram) fragment of the fifteen thousand kilogram fallen comet known as El Ali revealed the alien ore.
Scientists stumbled upon the...
Science
Mysterious Hidden Force Is Generating Water on the Moon
A recent study reveals that electric waves, which come from Earth and the Sun but don't hit the Moon directly, are helping to create ice on the Moon's surface.
These electric waves strike the Moon when it moves in and...
Archaeology
Ancient-Human Fossils Sent to Space, Scientists Slam ‘Publicity Stunt’
On a Friday morning last week, a Virgin Galactic spaceship traveled 88 kilometers above Earth, right to the edge of space. On that spacecraft, there were two experienced Virgin Galactic pilots, a teacher, and three passengers.
But what made this...
Space
Massive Exoplanet Could Be a Water World
In a recent study using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists looked at a distant planet called K2-18b. This exoplanet is much bigger than Earth and about 8.6 times heavier. What they found were some interesting molecules: methane and...
Science
New Study of Gravity Says Information Can Escape Black Holes
A fresh perspective on Einstein's theory of relativity could revolutionize our understanding of black holes. Astrophysics has long struggled with the concept that "black holes have no hair," meaning they are defined by just three characteristics: mass, electric charge, and...
Space
Earth-Sized Planet Could Be Hiding in Our Own Solar System
In recent years, there has been significant speculation and ongoing research regarding the potential existence of a mysterious ninth planet in the far reaches of our solar system, aptly named "Planet Nine."
However, scientists have now uncovered evidence suggesting the...
Celebrities
Elon Musk’s Name Appears in 69-Year-Old Book About Space Travel
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and once richest person in the world, has promised to bring humans to Mars by 2024. But was his mission predicted nearly 70 years ago in a fiction book?
Musk has cryptically tweeted in the...
Science
The Crater on Mars Named After Greece
Hellas Planitia, often referred to simply as Hellas, is a crater on the planet Mars named after Greece. It was originally discovered in 1867 when viewed through a telescope on Earth.
According to NASA, Hellas Planitia spans approximately 1,400 miles...
Space
NASA Takes Another Step Towards Supersonic Passenger Flights
Ever since the retirement of the Concorde in 2003, the speedy journey across the Atlantic Ocean has become a thing of history.
Traveling between London and New York now requires approximately eight hours, or a bit less —say around seven...