Kepler-452b (sometimes nicknamed Earth 2.0 or Earth's Cousin) is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like ... [+] star Kepler-452 about 1, 400 light-years (430 pc) from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. I… [+6833 chars]
The common phenomenon that we usually find happening on the surface with most iron objects is now being reported for inside the Earth! Rust - the common process that destroys iron is now impacting th… [+2444 chars]
Co-orbiting worlds, also known as Trojans, have not been found yet outside the solar system. That's a strange thing, a new study suggests, given we see them constantly closer to home. Our solar syst… [+2998 chars]
The discoveries of exoplanets in recent years have been absolutely extraordinary, and they could relatively soon be reached by our technology. At Cape Canaveral in Florida, on April 18, 2018 at 6:51p… [+13169 chars]
Washington: After halting Artemis 1 moon rocket’s “wet dress rehearsal” several times, NASA now targets to attempt the crucial fuelling test of its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket on June 19. N… [+2318 chars]
Staring through a microscope at samples of material for hours on end, attempting to locate monolayers, is one of the most laborious and intimidating tasks for undergraduate assistants in university r… [+3912 chars]
The discoveries of exoplanets in recent years have been absolutely extraordinary, and they could relatively soon be reached by our technology. At Cape Canaveral in Florida, on April 18, 2018 at 6:51p… [+13169 chars]
Black holes were predicted by Albert Einsteins General Theory of Relativity over a century ago. They are regions of space so dense that nothing, including light, can escape. Their boundary is known a… [+5494 chars]
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the solar system. Jupiter is eleven Earths across with a diameter of 88,846 miles (142,983 kilometers). By volume, Jupiter reveals itself as the true… [+24231 chars]
Fifty years after it was launched to Venus by the Soviets, a probe could crash on Earth after failing to get out of the planet's orbit. The probe dubbed Kosmos 482, renamed after it failed post-launc… [+3668 chars]
Using stretches of fibre optic cables as sensors could enable continuous, real-time monitoring of conditions at the bottom of oceans and seas, and below the planets surface, researchers say. Despite… [+2293 chars]
WORKING OUT HOW TO FEED PEOPLE IN SPACE is a big component of proving the practicality of long-term human occupation of alien habitats. A team of scientists reported on May 12, 2022, that they had su… [+6145 chars]