Space

NASA has addressed concerns about a possible asteroid hitting Earth this year. The asteroid in question is called 2007 FT3, and it was first spotted in 2007 but disappeared from sight after only a day. The National Aeronautics and Space...

India's space agency, ISRO, has successfully sent its inaugural satellite into space with a mission to study black holes. This event marks a significant step forward in space exploration. The satellite, known as the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), was...

Scientists at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) delved into the mysteries of gold and platinum's origins. Their research provides a fresh perspective on how these precious metals made their way to shallow pockets within Earth's mantle. The study,...

NASA has had a very busy year, accomplishing many incredible things that are making history and getting people excited about space exploration. The agency just shared a video talking about what they've done in 2023. First off, they brought back a...

Astronomers and astrobiologists are mainly interested in finding planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, that might have liquid oceans. Liquid water can be on a planet's surface, warmed by its star, or it can even hide beneath the...

New research suggests that talking to humpback whales could help us learn how to communicate with aliens. Scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis, and the Alaska Whale Foundation have been conversing with a humpback whale named...

In a recent study, scientists proposed two potential ways to use energy from black holes. They've discovered methods to draw out energy from black holes by utilizing their spinning and gravitational characteristics. Lead researcher Zhan Feng Mai, a postdoctoral scientist...

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...

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...