NASA Detects Three Asteroids Currently on Earth Approach
NASA’s asteroid tracking system is currently monitoring three space rocks that are expected to approach Earth tomorrow, Nov. 20. According to the agency, the biggest asteroid in the group is about half as tall as the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The first asteroid that will visit Earth’s vicinity tomorrow has been identified by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) … Continue reading
The Changing Oxygen Levels on Mars Has NASA Scientists Stumped
NASA scientists, already grappling with the inexplicable mystery of rising and falling methane levels on Mars, have noticed that some unknown phenomenon is creating and removing oxygen in the planet’s atmosphere. NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been traversing the Gale Crater and up the foot of Mount Sharp for the past three Martian years (six Earth years), and has been sending … Continue reading
Human/Tardigrade Hybrids Proposed by Geneticists to Enable Extended Space Travel
Combining tardigrade DNA with our own could one day improve our ability to survive for long periods in space. Human beings are not built for space – that much at least is obvious; not only are we woefully ill-equipped to survive being in a vacuum, but we are also highly susceptible to the deadly effects of radiation exposure – a … Continue reading
Asteroid Size of 6 Football Fields Approaching Earth Vicinity at 20 Times the Speed of Sound
The object, which was discovered in 2006, intersects Earth’s orbit twice a year and is described as “potentially hazardous” due to its proximity to our planet during its fly-bys. A fast-approaching mammoth asteroid is set to skim past Earth in less than two weeks, NASA has warned. The space rock, identified as 481394 (2006 SF6), is estimated to be some … Continue reading
NASA Supercomputer Creates Millions of Virtual ‘Universes’ to Reveal Mystery of Cosmos
Astronomers have historically turned to two disparate methods to understand the Universe. Telescopes have traditionally been used to observe galaxies, while scientists have recently attempted to simulate them on large computers. Now a theoretical astrophysicist has revealed the early results of “a third way” – a novel method offering new insights into galaxy formation and the role dark matter plays … Continue reading
Asteroid Makes Scary Close Pass Between Earth & Telecoms Satellites on Halloween
An asteroid known as C0PPEV1 just came closer to us than any known Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) on NASA’s radar, passing the Earth at an altitude of just 3,852 miles. It was only spotted in the early morning hours of Thursday. C0PPEV1 was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey, based in Arizona, before several other observatories picked it up. The … Continue reading
USAF ‘Space Plane’ Returns to Earth After a Record-breaking 780-Day Mission
US Force X-37B space plane has touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center almost two years after Falcon 9 rocket launched it, smashing its own record for the longest time in space as its mission remains veiled in secrecy. The unpiloted plane, that looks akin a miniature space shuttle, came back to Earth on Sunday, wrapping up its 780-day-long stint … Continue reading
Alien Sightings: NASA Astronaut ‘Shocked’ By Things He Saw Outside Of ISS
Former NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger recently shared that he has encountered quite a number of anomalies while staying at the International Space Station, prompting the theory that there is indeed alien life outside of Earth. During a live interview, Linenger admitted that he encountered various anomalies or unexplained sightings during his five-month stay at the Space Station Mir. He revealed … Continue reading
Relativistic Speeds Could be Reached With ‘Helical engine’
NASA engineer David Burns has developed a concept for a new drive capable of reaching distant solar systems. Traversing the vast distances between stars is undoubtedly a major problem – even reaching our nearest neighbor with today’s technology would take thousands of years. But what if it was possible to travel such distances in a fraction of the time ? … Continue reading
Preparing for an Inevitable Solar Storm
Let’s consider the following scenario – the Earth is at risk for a disruptive event. This event has, conservatively, about a 0.2% chance of happening on any given year. But that is the most conservative estimate, at the high end it could be more like 12% over the next decade. Either way the chance of this type of event happening … Continue reading