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Hubble Spots A Cosmic Cloud That’s Teeming With Stars

What can be more beautiful than a cosmic cloud? The answer is simple: a cosmic cloud that’s teeming with stars. That’s what NASA managed to unveil by looking into space using its Hubble telescope: a cluster dubbed as NGC 6530,…

December 18, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Finds Two Potential “Water Worlds” in Space

New observations from Hubble and Spitzer, meaning two telescopes operated by NASA, reveal the discovery of two exoplanets 218 light-years away that might be teeming with water. Perhaps everybody knows that when an astronomer finds such a so-called “water world,”…

December 16, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Spacecraft Hitting Asteroid to Change Its Trajectory Leads to Millions of Pounds of Rock Shattered Into Space

NASA was proud to announce a few weeks ago that its plan to change the trajectory of an asteroid in space has been successful. The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission proved that humanity has a chance to defend itself…

December 16, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Recent Marsquake Surpasses All the Others in Intensity

We Earthlings might not be the only ones who have to deal with quakes. Martians, if they exist, also need to run beneath solid structures from time to time and pray to whatever deity they might believe in. And it…

December 16, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Will Focus on the Volcanic Moon Io Using Infrared Imaging

Although Jupiter’s moon Io can serve as a valuable subject for scientific exploration, it certainly cannot represent the destination for your next vacation. That’s because, well, let’s just say that the weather is bad! Jokes aside, for now! The Io…

December 15, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Alien Life Could Exist Beneath the Frozen Surfaces of Planets

No living organism from Earth would be able to survive without liquid water. This makes it safe to assume that if alien life exists somewhere else out there in space, it must rely on the same basic principle. Planets covered…

December 15, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Prepares a Mission to Fully Map the Surface Water of Earth

Over two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by water. Or, to be more precise: 71%. Since no living organism would be able to survive without water, it would be a good idea for scientists to study this substance even more.…

December 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Southern Ring Nebula Has a Messier History Than Astronomers Initially Thought

The NGC 3132 nebula (more colloquially known as the Southern Ring Nebula) was photographed in great detail back in July by the James Webb Space Telescope. The new photo was part of the telescope’s first full-color images of the Universe,…

December 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Dust Devils From Mars Are Recorded for the First Time – Listen NOW

Thanks to the powerful microphone that NASA’s Perseverance rover has carried along with it on its way to Mars, we can all now listen to the first audio recording of a so-called ‘dust devil’ from the Red Planet. Naomi Murdock,…

December 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Fireball Challenges Astronomers’ Knowledge Regarding the Solar System’s Origin

An imposing fireball that originated at the outskirts of our Solar System seems to have captured astronomers’ attention more than ever. It has been proven that the space rock’s composition consists mostly of rock, which is indeed surprising considering that…

December 13, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Aztecs Were Relying on the Sun and a Mountain to Get Food

The Aztecs were fascinating people, as they were most famous for their agriculture, architecture, and land. Even though these people flourished in today’s central Mexico in the post-classic period between 1300 and 1521, they were able to develop writing skills,…

December 13, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

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Hubble Spots A Cosmic Cloud That’s Teeming With Stars

NASA Finds Two Potential “Water Worlds” in Space

NASA Spacecraft Hitting Asteroid to Change Its Trajectory Leads to Millions of Pounds of Rock Shattered Into Space

Recent Marsquake Surpasses All the Others in Intensity

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Will Focus on the Volcanic Moon Io Using Infrared Imaging

Alien Life Could Exist Beneath the Frozen Surfaces of Planets

NASA Prepares a Mission to Fully Map the Surface Water of Earth

The Southern Ring Nebula Has a Messier History Than Astronomers Initially Thought

Dust Devils From Mars Are Recorded for the First Time – Listen NOW

Fireball Challenges Astronomers’ Knowledge Regarding the Solar System’s Origin

The Aztecs Were Relying on the Sun and a Mountain to Get Food

World Premiere: Light Coming From Rogue Stars Has Been Studied

Dinosaurs Were Better Than Ever When the Chicxulub Asteroid Hit

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gathers the First Regolith Samples From Mars

December 2022 Will Offer Two Impressive Meteor Showers to Stargazers