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The Vela Supernova Remnant Maintans Astronomers Curious as They Reveal A New Photo of the Cosmic Object

Before you think about living forever, you must keep in mind that even those enormous, imposing, and powerful balls of fire from the sky cease to exist at some point. That’s also available for our Sun, which is also a…

November 1, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Breaking News: Astronomers Discover the Largest Asteroid Seen in Years, and It Could Hit Earth

Even though NASA recently announced that the DART mission had been a success, which implied changing the trajectory of an asteroid, news about potentially hazardous space rocks can’t possibly leave us unmoved. The largest asteroid in 8 years was just…

November 1, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

US Scientist Invent Material Resembling Plastic That Can Conduct Like Metal

Electronic devices might soon have a new component after scientists from the University of Chicago invented a new intriguing material. The outcome can be made like plastic, but at the same time, conduct electricity more like metal, according to SciTechDaily.…

October 28, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

A Cosmic Halloween: James Webb Unveils A New Dreadful Image of the Pillars of Creation

Just about a week ago, we shared the news about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope snapping a new photo at the Pillars of Creation. The cosmic structure refers to elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust that are located in…

October 28, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Newfound Space Object is Unlike Anything Astronomers Already Know

Once again, astronomers deal with that situation when some textbooks need to be rewritten. There are around one billion neutron stars in the Milky Way galaxy, but from time to time, astronomers remain speechless at these objects. It’s also the…

October 26, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Dozens of Nuclear Reactors From France Present Issues

Dozens of nuclear reactors in France had been through some troubling outages. The cause is believed to be represented by stress-induced pipe corrosion. The reactors remain offline, as The Wall Street Journal reveals. The authorities are currently working to solve…

October 26, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Spots Collision Between Galaxies That Gives Birth to Numerous Stars

One fascinating aspect of our Universe is that it can contain instances of creation even in destruction. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has already been very busy lately when it comes to uncovering some of the wonders of…

October 25, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Listen to the Bone-Chilling Sound of a Solar Storm Interacting with Earth’s Magnetic Field

With only a few days left until Halloween, the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to prove to us all how terrifying space can truly be. By converting data gathered by Swarm satellites into sound, scientists from the Technical University of…

October 25, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Aurora Forms Huge Hole in the Ozone Layer of the Earth

The northern lights offer an amazing celestial spectacle. Although the phenomenon is visible only when it’s dark outside, it can occur at any time. During an aurora, the magnetic field of the Earth gets distorted. A certain type of aurora…

October 24, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

New Study Finds that Black Death Pandemic Survivors Passed Down a Genetic Advantage to Their Descendants!

According to a study published in the journal Nature earlier this week, the Black Death may have altered not just society but also the genome of survivors’ descendants! Barreiro, the study’s author, points out that the mortality rate was more…

October 24, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

“Resurrection Plants” to Be Grown on the Moon in 2025!

Ahead of the 2025 Beresheet2 mission, a team of researchers led by Israel’s Ben-Gurion University has been trying to find plants that can survive in space! According to a research professor involved in the project, “the future of humanity will…

October 23, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Planets Might Form Easier in the Universe Than Astronomers Initially Thought

At first glance, astronomers seem to bite off more than they can chew if they try to discover the exact number of planets in the Universe. There are trillions of galaxies out there, each of them having hundreds of billions…

October 21, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

New Footage Shows Mosquito Larvae As It Is Launching Its Head Towards Prey in Record Time

Perhaps not everybody knows that mosquitoes perceive some people as more delicious than others. In other words, those little flying vampires will prefer chowing down on some people’s blood more than in the case of others. At the same time,…

October 21, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Discover A Huge Black Hole in Our Cosmic Vicinity

Finding out about a huge black hole located in our own cosmic vicinity is surely not a pleasant idea for anyone. But unfortunately or not, that’s what astronomers led by the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) discovered after analyzing the…

October 21, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Is Oxygen Enough To Make A Planet Habitable?

Researchers are looking at the prospect of living other worlds in the universe as resource depletion and overpopulation worries rise, supported by advances in space technology. When assessing if a planet apart from Earth may support life as we know…

October 21, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0