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DARPA And Boeing Work On Building A New US Army Space Plane

Ten years after the US Air Force mandated the production of the next generation of GPS satellites, the first of these space devices will eventually be put into orbit by the end of this year, as the Los Angeles Times…

July 17, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Diamonds Deposits Found InThe Earth’s Interior Thanks To A Seismic Anomaly

According to a recent study on a seismic anomaly, there might be over a quadrillion tons of diamonds deposits in the Earth’s interior. The research has been recently published by the MIT researchers who were helped by scientists from the…

July 17, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Quantum Entanglement Of 18 Qubits Achieved By Chinese Scientists

Chinese researchers have just managed to pack 18 qubits, which are the fundamental units of a quantum computer, in only six photons. The peculiarity of this achievement is the qubits-to-photons ration which is 3 to 1, something that has never…

July 17, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Vaping Helps Get People off Cigarettes, ‘Even if They’re Not Planning to Quit’

Many people around the world have switched from smoking to using e-cigarettes in an attempt to quit their unhealthy habit and it turns out that, even if they want to vape and keep on smoking, e-cigarettes help them to stub…

July 16, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Will Deploy A Drone On Mars During Mars 2020 Mission, Helped By AeroVironment

In approximately two years, NASA will launch the uncrewed Mars 2020 mission to the Red Planet. The probe development and launch would cost the US space agency about $2.2 billion, making it cheaper than the ongoing Mars Curiosity Rover, for…

July 16, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

“Ghost Particle” Found In Antarctica Traveled To Earth From Another Galaxy

The scientists made a huge discovery that could entirely change the way we study the galaxies. The study has been released in the journal Science on July 12th. According to the researchers, they discovered in Antarctica a “ghost particle” from…

July 16, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

NASA Might Have Burned The Proof Of Alien Life On Mars 50 Years Ago

Recently, NASA held a press conference where they announced that their Curiosity Rover had found organic matter on Mars. More specifically, the rover detected complex carbon-based organic molecules, also known as the “blocks of life.” But it may be possible…

July 16, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

You Will Be Able to See Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Mercury Without a Telescope

Space lovers will be able to enjoy some special nights. Five different planets will be seen in the sky, and a telescope won’t be needed in order to admire them. The five planets are Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and Venus.…

July 15, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Genetic Makeup And Individual Life Experiences Produce A Unique Brain Anatomy Like Fingerprints

Each person has unique brain anatomy, just like fingerprints, as shown by a study carried out by scientists from the University of Zurich (UZH). This distinctiveness is the outcome of a unique blend of genetic makeup and personal experiences. Thinking…

July 15, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

SpaceX And Boeing Won’t Make Manned Flights To The ISS In 2019

As mentioned in a US government audit report, SpaceX and Boeing won’t be able to make manned flights to ISS (the International Space Station) in 2019. This situation might result in a gap in the Americans presence on the space…

July 15, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 2

NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Hunter Is On The Right Track To Start Its Mission This Month

NASA’s TESS is the new exoplanet hunter the US space agency deployed in space in April 2018 on board of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Now, TESS entered in the last phase of testings before commencing the search for planets…

July 15, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

“Ghost Dunes” On Mars Might Hold Proof Of Ancient Alien Life

A newly released study indicates that the hundreds of valleys on the Red Planet, the so-called “ghost dunes,” might hold proof of ancient alien life on Mars. The study, issued in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, revealed that these…

July 15, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

The First Topographic Maps Of Pluto And Charon Developed By Scientists

The first topographic maps of Pluto and its moon Charon, formally validated now, have been released in new scientific papers in the Icarus journal. To do the mapping, scientists from the NASA’s New Horizons mission, which orbited Pluto and Charon…

July 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Higgs Boson Observed Breaking Down Into B Quarks

The scientists have witnessed the Higgs boson decomposing into a couple of b quarks, validating the assumptions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The Higgs boson is a significant fundamental particle for the Standard Model because it is linked…

July 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Monstrous Quasar From Early Universe Puzzled The Scientist Who Discovered It

Eduardo Banados, an astronomer from the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution, discovered a monstrous quasar located at 13 billion light-years away from Earth, which might help scientists learn more about the early Universe and how it formed. What puzzled the astronomer is…

July 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0