Hubble spots light-eating exoplanet WASP-12b
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the exoplanet WASP-12b on Thursday to calculate how much light it reflects back into space. The Hot Jupiter is...
NASA’s Curiosity news: Mars sustained life for millions of years
Data collected from the Curiosity rover suggest Mars was capable of sustaining life in the past for periods that could span tens or hundreds of...
SpaceX expects to launch Moon tourism program by 2018
On Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced two aspiring space travelers approached the company to take a trip to the Moon in 2018. The...
Orbital ATK is ready to give the Antares 230 a second...
Orbital ATK (NASDAQ: OA) is getting ready to give its Antares rocket a second chance since the infamous 2014 incident. On October 17, the aerospace company...
Oxford researchers aim to create robots to grow human skin
This month, biomedical researchers Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy and Andrew Carr published an article about using robots for regenerative medicine. The pair explains that robotics have...
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...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will carry Musk’s Tesla as its first payload
Elon Musk tweeted over the weekend that the first payload of the Falcon Heavy rocket on its maiden flight would be his own personal...
Western Antarctica glaciers are swiming on hot water and melting faster...
New studies reveal West Antarctica is melting faster than ever, making it difficult for the glacier to replenish itself. Scientists from the University of California...
Prepare for the Great American Eclipse: Map and suggestions
Exactly one year from today on Monday, on August 21, 2017, 12 states of the United States will be able to experience the first...
NASA catches sight of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble telescope have detected potential plumes of water vapor ejected from the surface of Europa, Jupiter’s renowned icy moon. The sighting...