Valles Marineris – The Grandest Canyon In The Solar System
One of the most awe-inspiring sights on the planet Earth is the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River has cut through 2 billion years of geologic history, carving out a canyon that is 277 miles long and up...
View ArticleBlue Origin Launches Pad Escape Capsule, Test Is A Success
Aerospace research and development firm Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test last Friday (Oct. 19) at the company’s West Texas launch facility, launching a full-scale suborbital crew...
View ArticleNASA Observatory Captures Another X-Class Solar Flare
[WATCH VIDEO: Active Region On The Sun Emits Another Flare]NASA said its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured the sun erupting with an X1.8 class solar flare on Monday.The solar flare came from an...
View ArticleEarth’s Magnetosphere Operates Like A Filter
ESA’s quartet of satellites studying Earth’s magnetosphere, Cluster, has discovered that our protective magnetic bubble lets the solar wind in under a wider range of conditions than previously...
View ArticleDistant Quasar Shows No Sign Of Feeding On Galaxy Of Stars
While looking at one of the most distant quasars in the universe, astronomers were surprised to not see an underlying host galaxy of stars feeding it.NASA said the best explanation is that the galaxy...
View ArticleMilestone Marks Sixth Anniversary Of NASA STEREO Spacecraft
On Thursday, October 25, NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) program celebrated its sixth anniversary orbiting the sun, the US space agency announced on Friday.The twin...
View ArticleRocks In Mexico Similar To Those Found In Gale Crater
A team of researchers is claiming gypsum rocks found at Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico are similar to those NASA’s Curiosity rover is sitting at on Mars.The team analyzed the bacterial communities that have...
View ArticleNASA Astronaut Sunita Williams, ISS Crewmates Touch Down In Kazakhstan
Check this article I've found. Take time to read it. ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Three astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule Monday after a...
View ArticleAstronauts to get Thanksgiving feast in space
Check this article I've found. Take time to read it. Turkey and all the trimmings are a staple for Americans on Thanksgiving, and that doesn't have to change for Americans in space.Astronaut food has...
View ArticleBlack Hole Found, 17 Billion Times as Massive as Sun
Check this article I've found. Take time to read it.You would probably not enjoy the galaxy NGC 1277. Never mind that it’s far — 220 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The problem...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....