KIC 8462852, the star that can expand the known universe
A new study posted today on arXiv describes the results of a new photometric analysis of the star KIC 8462852. Carnegie Institute astronomer Joshua...
ESO’s latest Earth-like exoplanet discovery launches debate
Last week, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet near Earth. Named Proxima Centauri b, it orbits...
NASA launches a massive open access archive called SpacePub
NASA’S Dwayne Brown announced most of the agency's research would be available on a new public access portal called SpacePub. Nasa dropped the news...
New Horizon explains why Pluto’s biggest moon has red spots
The big red patch of Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, is no longer a mystery. The red soil came from a nearby source: Pluto. When...
Watch: Massive chunk breaks off Greenland’s Helheim Glacier
A new alarming threat rises and adds up to the ongoing concerns regarding the sea level continuous increase, as a 4.5-mile section fracture on...
Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Kirameki-2 satellite aboard the agency’s H-IIA rocket on Tuesday afternoon. The payload will enhance military communications amid...
Hidden void discovered in Khufu’s Great Pyramid of Giza
An international team of scientists has discovered an unknown, large void on the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, also known as Khufu’s Pyramid....
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 Cassini to explore Saturn rings on mission finale
On Wednesday, November 30, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will begin a series of maneuvers to get close to the rings of Saturn. The so-called ‘Ring-Grazing...
Scientists create fake news ‘vaccine’ against misinformation
A group of scientists from Cambridge, Yale, and George Mason University has developed a ‘vaccine’ to combat fake news. Results of their study show...













