At one time, Venus was considered a likely candidate for hosting life. But its late- discovered carbon dioxide atmosphere turned out to be very discouraging so researchers focused on Mars. However,… [+5200 chars]
Skip to content NASA was able to accurately predict its impact location and time. On March 11, astronomers at NASA were able to pinpoint almost exactly where and when a new asteroid would hit Earth… [+4064 chars]
Zoom/ Artist’s impression of an Earth-like planet in a nearby star system. We now know that our closest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is It hosts at least two planets. But we’re not sure if there are … [+2445 chars]
Vanessa Wyche, Director, Johnson Space Center (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) Vanessa Wyche was Deputy Director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center until she was name… [+2679 chars]
Nearly 15 years after the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs), the origin of the millisecond-long, deep-space cosmic explosions remains a mystery.That may soon change, thanks to the work of an inte… [+4291 chars]
Dart (double asteroid redirection test) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday. According to the BBC, the mission will be carried out on… [+1048 chars]
There are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. Recently, UNLV scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures. Scientists devised a new meth… [+2528 chars]
What if our universe had a twin that runs backward in time? As absurd as this sounds, scientists believe the existence of such a universe could explain a lot of mysteries about the universe. The the… [+2054 chars]