There is a mystery afoot surrounding the craters, or lack thereof, on Ceres, our nearest dwarf planet that resides within the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in our solar system.
It is possible that a superflare could happen from our Sun, and if Earth is in the line of fire, it could very well end the world.
The idea of a space elevator to lift us into orbit is one of the oldest concepts in sci-fi, but thanks to the efforts of scientists in Japan, we might soon be seeing this fantastic feat of engineering become a reality at last.
‘Almost unbelievable that this is a real photo.’’
Indian astronomers have recently conducted spectrographic observations of long-period Comet Lovejoy to study its gas emission. They found that this comet showcases an asymmetric behavior at perihelion and an increase in the activity during the post-perihelion phase.
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy a new type of soldier to protect American interests where the country is most vulnerable, and that is in the limitless vacuum of outer space.
Its days are short–less than 11 hours–and its temperature is hot–a blistering 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Its rain showers arrive in the form of liquid iron and glass.
One full year of Earth, captured in a timelaps of pictures as NOAA’s DSCOVER hovers above.
Alien worlds orbiting within the habitable zones of small red dwarf stars may become truly habitable if their atmospheric circulation balances the temperature extremes.
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is now selecting rock targets for its laser spectrometer — the first time autonomous target selection is available for an instrument of this kind on any robotic planetary mission.
