Proxima Centauri B may be a candidate for human colonization
Scientists have been searching for planets that share similar features to the Earth. One of the most promising is Proxima Centauri B located in...
NASA’s MAVEN satellite avoids collision with Martian moon
On Tuesday, the team responsible for NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft announced they had to perform an emergency maneuver to steer clear of Phobos, one of...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch: all you need to know
SpaceX announced during the late afternoon on Saturday that the Falcon Heavy's first official test will occur on Tuesday, February 7th. This test will...
Scientists unveil Cheddar Man’s face and details of British heritage
Through DNA testing, scientists have found that Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest skeleton, discovered back in 1903 Gough’s Cave near the village of Cheddar in...
Hubble Telescope warps to edge of galaxy with latest image
Just yesterday, as part of their Frontier Fields Program, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released a new image captured by the Hubble...
India holds the record of most satellites in a rocket launch
India has surpassed Russia and all of the other countries in the space race by putting 104 satellites into orbit at once. The launch...
U.S. officials warn of North Atlantic right whales’ extinction
Scientists in the United States warned last week about the impending extinction of the North Atlantic right whale. The animal population is decreasing at...
Scientists recreate ancient night sky to date 2,500 yr-old Greek poem
A group of Washington scientists accurately defined the date referred to in a 2,500 year old poem by the Greek poet Sappho called “Midnight...
NOAA’s GOES-16 Lighting Mapper sends back first images
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has released the first images from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument on the agency’s Geostationary Environmental...
Ross 128 b is the latest promising alternative to Earth
A group of scientists from five different countries has announced on Wednesday the discovery of a new exoplanet just 11 light years away from...