Lunar biorepository proposed as a 'backup' for life on Earth
8-1-2024 |
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Scientists have proposed building a special facility on the Moon to preserve life in the event of a major disaster.
Mercury may be home to a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick
7-27-2024 | 4
The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
NASA rover discovers promising evidence of ancient life on Mars
VIDEO 7-26-2024 | 3
Perseverance has examined a rock that exhibits evidence of chemical reactions indicative of primitive life.
Biosignature gases in the clouds of Venus hint at presence of alien life
7-20-2024 | 36
Scientists have detected two gases indicative of life on Venus and nobody can explain how they got there.
NASA publishes 'Penguin and Egg' image of merging galaxies
7-16-2024 | 6
This impressive astronomical spectacle happens to bear a resemblance to a particular flightless seabird.
Scientists confirm first ever discovery of a cave on the Moon
7-15-2024 | 5
This cave and others like it could one day provide the perfect place to build a lunar settlement.
Real-life Dune 'stillsuit' can turn urine into drinkable water
7-12-2024 | 5
Scientists have developed a new type of spacesuit that can turn an astronaut's urine into clean, drinkable water.
James Webb observes potentially habitable 'super-Earth' LHS 1140 b
7-10-2024 | 16
This relatively nearby world, which is a lot larger than our own, is situated approximately 49 light-years away.
Photo shows enormous 'scar' stretching across the surface of Mars
7-8-2024 | 0
This huge, stunning geological feature has been captured on camera in more detail than ever before.
'Near-indestructible' desert moss could be the key to terraforming Mars
7-7-2024 | 4
Scientists have identified a type of desert moss that can survive in the most extreme conditions imaginable.
Elon Musk has been tasked with destroying the space station in 2030
6-27-2024 | 20
NASA has assigned the task of decommissioning the iconic orbital platform to none other than Elon Musk.
Mysterious hole on Mars could lead to labyrinth of underground caves
6-17-2024 | 5
Scientists have suggested that subterranean lava tubes on Mars could be home to primitive alien life forms.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft finally launches on first crewed flight
VIDEO 6-5-2024 | 310
Boeing's long-troubled alternative to the SpaceX Crew Dragon has made it off the launchpad with two astronauts on board.
Strange horned 'devil comet' to make closest approach in 71 years
VIDEO 6-2-2024 | 1
One of the most unusual comets in the solar system is due to make its closest approach of the Earth today.
Spock's real-life home planet is not what it seems, new study finds
6-1-2024 | 3
A planet thought to be the real-life equivalent of Spock's homeworld Vulcan might not actually exist after all.
China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit
5-30-2024 | 0
China's answer to the X-37B is doing something in Earth's orbit and nobody is quite sure what that might be.
Astronomers calculate mind-boggling spin speed of a huge black hole
5-23-2024 | 0
As if supermassive black holes weren't scary enough already, their rotational speed is absolutely mind-blowing.
Dark energy camera captures incredible image dubbed 'God's Hand'
5-14-2024 | 1
The remarkable spectacle, known as the CG 4 cometary globule, is situated 1,300 light years from Earth.
Nuclear-powered plasma rocket could get humans to Mars in two months
5-9-2024 | 0
NASA is currently funding a revolutionary new propulsion system that could make it much easier to travel to Mars.
New study offers update on possible detection of life on K2-18b
5-6-2024 | 8
Has the James Webb Space Telescope found life on a distant extrasolar world or could there be an alternative explanation ?
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