On Tuesday, July 25, a power outage occurred at NASA headquarters in Houston, resulting in a temporary disruption of communications with the International Space Station (ISS). This incident marked the first time since the ISS became fully operational in 2009 that NASA had to depend on its backup control systems to re-establish contact with the astronauts aboard the station, situated hundreds of kilometers above Earth’s … Continue reading NASA Lost Contact With ISS For First Time in Unexpected Power Outage

A rare volcanic comet on a trajectory toward the sun has exhibited a remarkable event, leading to its “horn-like” appearance after an explosion that caused it to radiate like a miniature star and disperse supercold “magma” into space. This unusual comet, known as 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P), is a cryovolcanic comet, distinguished by its icy composition containing a combination of ice, dust, and gas. Enveloped by a … Continue reading City-size comet headed toward Earth ‘grows horns’ after massive volcanic eruption

As NASA directs its focus back to the Moon and sets ambitious goals for Mars and beyond in the coming decades, the agency is reevaluating the methods of space travel to reach these destinations. In collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA has embarked on a project to develop a nuclear-powered rocket specifically designed for long-distance space missions. This joint effort, known … Continue reading NASA and DARPA Tap Lockheed Martin for a Nuclear Propulsion Demo

In a groundbreaking study, astronomers have made a significant discovery, revealing that rocky alien worlds may harbor substantial amounts of water right from their formation. The quest for potentially habitable exoplanets has predominantly revolved around the presence of water, as life on Earth is intricately linked to this vital element. Prior research suggested that Earth’s water originated mainly from water-carrying asteroids colliding with our early … Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope spies water near center of planet-forming disk

Astronomers have made an unprecedented discovery concerning white dwarfs, the remnants of burnt-out cores of deceased stars. For the first time, they have found a two-faced member within this cosmic family, where one side of the white dwarf is predominantly composed of hydrogen, while the other side is predominantly made up of helium. Ilaria Caiazzo, a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech, who leads the new study … Continue reading Unusual white dwarf with a hydrogen side and a helium side

A groundbreaking discovery has been made by astronomers, revealing a new type of stellar object that could revolutionize their understanding of extreme celestial bodies in the universe. The revelation began in March 2018 when Curtin University’s doctoral student, Tyrone O’Doherty, first noticed a spinning celestial space object. This enigmatic entity emitted massive bursts of energy and radiated radiation at a remarkable frequency of three times … Continue reading An unusual object has been releasing pulses of radio waves in space

Last week, an asteroid with the size of a 20-story building came remarkably close to Earth, passing by at a distance approximately one-fourth of the space between Earth and the moon. Surprisingly, astronomers only noticed its presence two days later. Now designated as 2023 NT1, this space rock is about 200 feet wide (60 meters) and cruised past our planet on July 13, traveling at … Continue reading A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon

In a late-night spectacle, SpaceX successfully launched its latest batch of Starlink communication satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Originally scheduled for Friday, the mission was postponed to perform a static fire test on the rocket’s main engines, indicating a potential hardware issue, UPI reported. However, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage, responsible for deploying the 54 satellites, safely returned to … Continue reading SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, ties record for first-stage returns

Once again, the James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a remarkable revelation by capturing the image of an active supermassive black hole residing deeper in the universe than ever before observed. This particular black hole resides within CEERS 1019, an ancient galaxy believed to have formed approximately 570 million years after the big bang, making it over 13 billion years old. Scientists were taken aback … Continue reading Webb telescope spots a supermassive black hole formed more than 13 billion years ago

Congress is poised to allocate billions more dollars to the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its associated components, even as NASA’s science missions face potential reductions in funding. Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have recommended a budget of approximately $25 billion for NASA in the next fiscal year (FY 24), aligning with the agency’s current funding in FY 23. However, there is … Continue reading Congress to continue throwing money at NASA’s Space Launch System

NASA has made a significant discovery on Mars, uncovering “diverse organic matter” on the planet’s surface. This finding has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of Mars and the quest for extraterrestrial life in the universe. The Perseverance rover, stationed in the Jezero Crater on Mars, made this remarkable discovery. Scientists have proposed various explanations for the presence of this organic material. It could have … Continue reading NASA finds ‘diverse organic matter’ on surface of Mars

In a groundbreaking development, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected three luminous objects that could potentially be “dark stars,” speculated to be powered by the annihilation of dark matter particles. These supermassive dark stars, potentially larger than our sun and considerably brighter, have caught the attention of scientists. The discovery of a new type of star alone is significant, but the possibility of … Continue reading Webb telescope discovers first-ever clues of potential ‘dark stars’ in the early universe

NASA has requested that two of its commercial partners, Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, develop alternative spacesuit designs for different purposes than initially planned. The intention behind this request is to have backup options available in case any issues arise in the future. In an announcement on Monday, NASA revealed that task orders worth $5 million each were awarded to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace … Continue reading NASA Wants Alternate Versions of Its Next Generation Spacesuits

According to sources familiar with the matter, a Blue Origin rocket engine experienced an explosion during testing last month, resulting in significant damage and potential implications for both the company’s customers and its own rocket. The incident occurred on June 30 at a facility in West Texas owned by Jeff Bezos’ space company, CNBC reported. The BE-4 engine, which was being tested, detonated approximately 10 … Continue reading Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing

Recent research challenges the conventional understanding of Earth’s solid inner core, revealing that it may not be entirely solid throughout. Instead, it appears to be a complex mixture of solid and liquid components extending all the way to the center. The study draws upon the analysis of faint seismic echoes generated by earthquake waves that bounce back to the Earth’s surface from the depths of … Continue reading Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth’s ‘solid’ core

The recent discovery of a substantial granite formation beneath an ancient lunar volcano provides further support for the notion that the far side of the moon once experienced intense volcanic activity. This granite deposit was identified beneath a prominent lunar surface feature known as Compton-Belkovich, which is believed to have originated from the cooling of magma that fueled volcanic eruptions on the moon approximately 3.5 … Continue reading Large Granite ‘body’ on far side of the moon offers clues to ancient lunar volcanoes

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery—the most distant active black hole ever observed, at least thus far. This remarkable finding was made in the galaxy CEERS 1019, which is estimated to have existed more than 570 million years after the big bang, as reported by NASA. What makes this black hole particularly intriguing is its unexpectedly … Continue reading James Webb spots most distant active black hole ever observed

Clouds have the remarkable ability to reflect a significant amount of sunlight. On Earth, clouds reflect approximately 30 percent of sunlight back into space. In contrast, Venus, entirely shrouded in clouds, reflects 75 percent of sunlight, making it the brightest object in our night sky. However, astronomers have recently made an astonishing discovery—a newly found exoplanet called LTT9779b surpasses all known planets in terms of … Continue reading Shiniest Planet Ever Discovered Is The Largest Known “Mirror” In The Universe

At 11:58 p.m. EDT on July 9, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into the sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This successful liftoff marked the 16th time the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster had been used, a remarkable achievement for SpaceX. On board were 22 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit (LEO). Following its ascent, the booster descended back to Earth for its … Continue reading SpaceX late-night launch boosts Starlink satellites from Florida

Scientists have declared that tiny metal fragments recovered from an interstellar object, which plunged into the Pacific Ocean, exhibit signs of being “artificial in origin.” In a remarkable underwater search expedition costing $1.5 million, a pair of Harvard researchers retrieved 50 peculiar iron spheres from the unidentified object known as IM1 off the coast of Papua New Guinea last week. After subjecting the metal spheres … Continue reading Scientists say object that crashed into Pacific could be ‘interstellar craft’

In a significant breakthrough, astronomers have witnessed a remarkable phenomenon in the distant universe, providing the first observation of a strange effect predicted by Einstein over a century ago. The scientists have observed that events in the early cosmos appear to unfold in slow motion, a consequence of the expansion of the universe stretching time. During their study, the researchers discovered that when the universe … Continue reading Astronomers observe time dilation in early universe