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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Encounters a Dust Devil on Mars

Back in February, each of these three countries landed a rover on Mars: the USA, the UAE, and China. Astronomers learn more about our neighbouring planet year by year, and there’s no telling when they will stop. Any data gathered…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Mind-Boggling New Scientific Theory: Mars Is Filled With Water

For many decades, astronomers and astrophysicists had been trying to find out if there is water on Mars. Our neighbouring planet has too many characteristics similar to Earth. Both planets are solid; they’re placed in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of the…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Impressive Non-DNA Paternal To Offspring Experience Information Transmission Discovered!

It has long been known that a parent’s DNA is the primary determinant of health and disease in offsprings. However, DNA inheritance turns out that is only a part of the story – A father’s lifestyle like diet, being overweight,…

March 17, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Peculiar Interstellar Object Oumuamua May Be The Remains Of A Pluto-like Planet

Hypotheses regarding Oumuamua’s origin, ranging from aliens to planets destroyed by their sun, shroud the object in mystery. Ever since scientists discovered Oummuamua, the first-ever interstellar object found wandering through our solar system; they were mesmerized by it. It is…

March 17, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

The International Space Station Throws its Most Massive Object Ever to Remain in Orbit as Space Junk

Many scientists are worried about the huge amount of space debris that’s trapped in the Earth’s orbit. In some cases, waste material even has the potential of jeopardizing the possibility for astronomers to detect space objects through their powerful telescopes.…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

A Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations by ‘Gliding’ Through Space

Many scientists believe that black holes are the most mysterious and intriguing phenomenons from the Universe. Although astrophysicists have learned a lot over the decades about these dark cosmic monsters, a new discovery proves to us once again that there’s…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Six Earthquakes Occurring Over a Span of Two Days Are Shaking an American City

Wichita is a city located in south-central Kansas that reported a population of a bit over 389,000 people in 2019. The east part of the city has been dealing with a phenomenon that you don’t see happening every day: on…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Scientists Estimate That There Should Be Approximately 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through The Inner Solar System Each Year

On October 19th, 2017, the first interstellar object ever observed flew past our planet on its path out of the Solar System. Nearly two years later, a new object was observed – an interstellar comet called 2I/Borisov. The appearance of…

March 16, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Russia’s New Underwater Space Telescope Has Great Plans for the Future

Although neutrinos are the smallest particles known, that doesn’t mean that scientists cannot detect them. Russian scientists have deployed a new fancy tool to uncover the secrets of the micro-universe: an underwater space telescope from Lake Baikal. France24.com brought the exciting…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

South-Central Kansas Goes Through Three Earthquakes in a Row

Things continue to be pretty tumultuous in the USA, and even literally sometimes. As the Geological Survey from the country reports, three earthquakes in a row jolted the south-central part of Kansas on Sunday morning. The strongest of the three…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Greenland Rocks Show Traces of Ancient Magma Ocean

If you needed more proof that our planet was once like a vision of Hell similar to Venus, you must know that a new study reveals evidence of an ancient magma ocean. Paradoxically or not, the evidence comes from southern…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Hubble Telescope is Back in Business After Software Issue

Although it has a history of over 30 years and it’s approaching its replacement by the James Webb Space Telescope, the good ol’ Hubble operated by NASA and ESA still proves that it has what it takes to be very…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Russia and China Join Forces for a Future Moon Mission

The Moon continues to be one of the main attraction points for astronomers, and not only because of NASA’s Artemis mission that implies returning astronauts to our natural satellite. A lunar research station known as the International Scientific Lunar Station…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Hubble Finds Clues of Earth-Sized Exoplanet Losing Its Atmosphere

Scientists estimate that our galaxy must be teeming with Earth-sized and rocky exoplanets, which means that there’s also a chance for some of them to be habitable. There are many more factors that can make a planet capable of hosting…

March 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Once-In-A-Lifetime Meteorite Discovered In Wake Of U.K. Fireball May Contain Organic Matter!

An impressive fireball lit up the U.K. night sky and Northern Europe. Locals found multiple meteorite fragments, and some scientists speculate that they may contain the “building blocks of life.” A once-in-a-lifetime meteorite, oddly discovered on the driveway of a…

March 11, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0