Space

A surprisingly beautiful photo of an ice crystal on the window of the International Space Station (ISS) has left the experts both fascinated and puzzled. Cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov captured a stunning image of frost on the International Space Station’s window...

New research shows that Mars has faced a constant rain of meteors during the last 600 million years. This finding contradicts previous research showing that the impact rate has varied, with prominent activity spikes. Why would anyone care how...

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope discovered an Earth-like planet circling a nearby star within the Goldilocks zone of our galaxy. Kepler-186f is around 500 light-years from Earth in the Cygnus constellation. The habitable zone, also identified as the Goldilocks zone,...

Astronomers refer to these worlds as "super-habitable" planets. Scientists have identified as many as 24 super habitable planets in the galaxy that are much more suitable for life as we know it than Earth.   Our solar system is a very special...

Between tens of thousands of new satellites and the increasing weaponization of space, a chain reaction may soon reach a tipping point. WHEN YOU’RE screaming through the void faster than a speeding bullet, any traffic you encounter might as well be...

The field of extrasolar planet studies continues to reveal some truly amazing things about our Universe. After decades of having just a handful of exoplanets available for study, astronomers are now working with a total of 4,884 confirmed exoplanets and another...

We can identify five distinct messages that they intend to transmit based on hundreds of publications dealing with alien encounters. We can identify five distinct messages that they intend to transmit based on hundreds of publications dealing with alien encounters. The...

Compensating for the lost time may prove challenging for scientists. (Credit: janez volmajer/Shutterstock)   Ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? Turns out, you might be onto something. Earth is rotating faster than it has in the last...

The surface and atmosphere is colored by ferric oxides. Beneath a very thin layer, mere millimeters deep in places, it's not red anymore. This sand dune, known as Dingo Gap, was crossed by Mars Curiosity in 2014. This image has...

Recently a new discovery was made in the Proxima Centauri System which comes in the form of a Second Earth. According to experts, this planet is sure to have inhabitants that evolved the same way we did millions of...