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NASA’s Voyager 1 Sends Unusual Data Back to Earth

NASA sent the Voyager 1 spacecraft into space almost half a century ago. As it was intended, the spacecraft has passed far beyond the edges of our Solar System. Located at 14.5 billion miles away from Earth, Voyager 1 is…

May 20, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

China Works on a Powerful Telescope to Explore Distant Galaxies Soon

If you thought that Earth already has enough powerful telescopes, astronomers from China seem to disagree. That’s perhaps why they’re preparing to deploy a new telescope into space to take a better look at distant galaxies and also help the…

May 20, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Rover Spots Mysterious UFO on Mars – Watch Footage

It’s not necessarily to be an astronomer to figure out that the chances are high for life to exist on other planets as well. Alien civilizations might be staring at the sky and wondering if they’re alone in the Universe,…

May 20, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Scientists Can Now Explain Why Octopuses Eat Themselves After Mating

Did you ever think that humans are weird when it comes to sex and choosing the right partner? Of course you did! While there is still plenty to learn about human behavior in that area, members of other species can…

May 19, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Australians Remain Speechless At Fireball Turning Night Into Day – Watch Footage

You could surely complain that the Universe is far from being the warm-welcoming and friendly place that we’ve all heard of when we were little. The great English physicist Stephen Hawking said that life would be tragic if it weren’t…

May 19, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Scientists Find Huge Mysterious Ring Floating in Space – Watch Video

There’s no need to be a scientist to realize that there’s a pretty weird universe we live in. And it becomes even weirder once we begin to approach it more. Galaxies, stars, and planets are amazing enough. Astronomers seem to…

May 18, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Pentagon Says That UFO Sightings Are Continuing – The First Public Hearing on UFOs in 50 Years Takes Place

Concerns are growing that humans might have come in contact with some extraterrestrial forms of life. While spotting a UFO doesn’t automatically mean that you’re seeing a flying saucer or any other sort of alien spacecraft, it surely becomes more…

May 18, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

SpaceX Sends 53 More Starlink Satellites to Space

For the third time in five days, SpaceX launches a mission sending Starlink satellites into space. This time, the company’s rocket transported 53 satellites into the orbit from the Kennedy Space Center. The event took place at 6:59 a.m. EDT,…

May 18, 2022 · by Irina Aurelia Tit · 0

Tooth Found in Laos Cave May Reveal Unknown Phase of Human Evolution

The molar of a girl thought to have lived between 130,000 and 164,000 years ago was found in a cave in Laos. The owner of the tooth is believed to belong to a member of the Denisova hominis, an extinct…

May 18, 2022 · by Irina Aurelia Tit · 0

New Facility Prepares to Create Unstable Versions of Atoms to Learn More About the Universe’s History

Whether scientists are willing to admit it or not, there’s still a lot more to learn about the atom itself. Absolutely everything around us is made of atoms. Each one of us is living proof that the Universe contains atoms,…

May 17, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Are Amazed By Newfound Star That’s Surprisingly Rich in Chemical Elements

Our Sun has 67 of the well-known chemical elements that we can find in the periodic table. That’s pretty impressive for a star! But now, astronomers led by Ian Roederer from the University of Michigan are astonished because of the…

May 17, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Hormone That Can Play a Role in Increasing Lifespan is Found in Mice

If you’ve never heard about fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), there’s no use getting upset. It’s the name for a hormone secreted by the liver that is essential for low-protein diets that can benefit the lifespan of rodents and some…

May 17, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Hubble Archives Reveal More Than 1,000 New Asteroids

You might also be as scared as us at the news of big asteroids that are coming near our planet. But you might like what we have to say today about such cosmic objects. More than 1,000 new asteroids were…

May 17, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

There’s a New Way to Tell If Someone is Lying

Here’s one ugly scientific fact that we all have to learn to deal with: everybody lies. So if you’re willing to find out if someone is a liar, you’re already starting with the wrong question. The much better question is…

May 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Watch Video of Massive Green Fireball Over Britain

Not any space rock that zips through our planet’s atmosphere deserves to be called a fireball. But when it qualifies, its appearance can remain forever in a person’s memory. It’s also the case for the recent fireball that ignited the…

May 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0