The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled new details about its ambitious mission to explore an asteroid that could potentially contain the building blocks of life. The mission, known as the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA), is scheduled to launch in 2028 and will venture into the asteroid belt, visiting a total of seven different space rocks. Among these asteroids is (269) Justitia, … Continue reading UAE to land a probe on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter in 2034

In a significant declaration of its intentions, a Chinese government official revealed on Monday that China aims to achieve a crewed lunar landing by 2030. This announcement provides the highest-level confirmation of China’s aspirations for a manned mission to the moon, DNYUZ reported. While Chinese scientists had previously hinted at a 2030 target in a more informal manner, the deputy director of China’s Manned Space … Continue reading China Announces Plan to Land Astronauts on Moon

Amidst Russia’s aggressive actions and China’s aspirations to become the leading space power by the mid-21st century, a high-ranking US military official has expressed the necessity for the United States to prepare for a potential conflict in outer space. Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, the deputy director of strategy, plans, and policy at US Space Command, attended the Space Operations Summit 2023 conference in London last … Continue reading USA ‘ready to fight in space’, says military official

Astronomers and enthusiasts are buzzing with excitement over a newly observed supernova, visible through small telescopes. This captivating supernova burst onto the scene on May 19 within the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101 or M101, Space reported. With dark-sky conditions and the use of a wide field of view and low-power eyepiece, this galaxy becomes visible in a small telescope. Koichi Itagaki, an … Continue reading New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world

The quest is underway to locate fragments of a meteor that crashed near Cairns, Australia, on Saturday night. As the meteoroid streaked through the atmosphere, it emitted a mesmerizing neon-green glow, illuminating the sky and startling onlookers. The remarkable celestial phenomenon was captured on a security camera at Cairns Airport, and the footage quickly gained viral attention, the New York Post reported. “Last night, we … Continue reading Australia: Meteoroid fireball blazes across night sky

Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery of an Earth-sized planet that defies our expectations. Named LP 791-18 d, this exoplanet stands out for its stark dissimilarity to Earth. Researchers suggest that its surface is likely dominated by volcanoes, with eruptions occurring at a frequency comparable to Io, one of Jupiter’s moons renowned for its intense volcanic activity. The identification of this exoplanet relied on data … Continue reading Earth-size exoplanet may be covered in volcanoes

On May 16, a covert sunspot, partially concealed behind the sun’s southeast limb, unleashed a powerful M9.6 class solar flare. Despite not directly facing Earth, the consequences of this eruption were still evident, Space reported. The radiation emitted during the event caused a moderate radio blackout over certain regions of North America, Central America, and South America, as reported by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. … Continue reading Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot sparking widespread radio blackouts

In another triumph for SpaceX, the company achieved yet another successful mission as it launched a fresh batch of Starlink satellites into orbit and flawlessly landed a rocket at sea. The mission commenced in the early hours of Sunday when a Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 56 Starlink spacecraft, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida shortly after 1 a.m, Fox News reported. … Continue reading SpaceX launches 56 new Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea

NASA has terminated the mission of a cubesat designed to orbit the moon due to propulsion system issues that prevented it from reaching its intended destination. The Lunar Flashlight mission, launched five months ago, was unable to achieve its planned polar orbit around the moon because of a propulsion system malfunction that limited its thrust capabilities. After identifying the problem shortly after its December 2022 … Continue reading NASA ends Lunar Flashlight mission because of thruster problems

In a significant scientific achievement, astronomers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to observe a rare comet within our solar system, unraveling a long-awaited breakthrough while also stumbling upon an intriguing mystery. For the very first time, the presence of water has been detected in a main belt comet—an extraordinary finding considering these comets reside within the main asteroid belt, situated between the orbits of … Continue reading Webb telescope spots water in rare comet

On Wednesday, Vast, a private space station company, revealed its plans to launch a commercial space station named “Haven-1” as early as August 2025. This ambitious project involves deploying the space station in low-Earth orbit, followed by the arrival of four commercial astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, ArsTechnica reported. Once aboard the Haven-1 space station, the crew will embark on a 30-day mission before … Continue reading Vast says it will launch its first space station in 2025 on a Falcon 9

A New Jersey home’s residents were left startled when a potential meteorite crashed through their roof, rebounded off the hardwood floor, and left a dent in the ceiling before settling down. Fortunately, nobody was harmed during this bizarre incident that occurred on Monday afternoon at a residence on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Hopewell Township. The object, estimated to be 4″ by 6″ in … Continue reading Alien rock causes cosmic disturbance in New Jersey home

Scientists are currently grappling with an enigmatic celestial phenomenon that defies conventional understanding. This intriguing object shines with such extraordinary luminosity that it should have already undergone a cataclysmic explosion according to the principles of physics, Insider has reported. Dubbed ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), these entities, which can outshine the sun by a factor of 10 million, have captured the attention of NASA. The goal … Continue reading Mysterious Object 10 Million Times Brighter Than Sun Baffles Scientists

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by observing the first asteroid belt ever detected outside our solar system, leading to fascinating revelations. The focus of this space observatory was on the warm dust encompassing Fomalhaut, a youthful and luminous star positioned 25 light-years away in the Piscis Austrinus constellation, CNN reported. While the presence of a dusty disk around … Continue reading Webb telescope spots evidence of hidden planets around nearby star

China’s state media has reported that an experimental spacecraft of Chinese origin successfully made its return to Earth on Monday after spending 276 days in orbit. This mission, aimed at evaluating China’s reusable space technologies, has achieved a significant milestone. As per state media, the unmanned spacecraft landed as planned at the Jiuquan launch center located in northwest China, the Jerusalem Post reported. Unfortunately, no … Continue reading Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days

NASA’s recently established hurricane-tracking constellation has successfully launched its first two satellites into space. The pioneering duo, known as cubesats, are part of NASA’s TROPICS network and were sent into orbit via a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, Space reported. The launch took place at 1 p.m. local New Zealand time from Rocket Lab’s facility in New Zealand. Approximately 33 minutes after liftoff, the Electron released … Continue reading Rocket Lab launches 2 NASA satellites to study tropical storms and hurricanes

The Chinese Zhurong Martian rover has made a recent discovery of salty liquid water droplets, suggesting that Mars may have had snow and frost as recently as 400,000 years ago. This timeframe coincides with the emergence of Homo sapiens, which scientists believe occurred around 300,000 years ago, implying that our earliest modern ancestors may have existed at the same time that water was flowing on … Continue reading Mars Rover Discovers Liquid Salt Water on the Red Planet

Recent NASA research suggests that four of the 27 moons orbiting the outer planet Uranus – Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon – may have the necessary composition to support life. Scientists have found evidence of oceans that could be miles deep lying between their icy crusts and cores, the New York Post reports. Moreover, they have identified a potential heat source in the rocky mantles … Continue reading Alien life near Uranus? NASA probes deep space for signs

This composite image showcases the galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A), which hosts a supermassive black hole in its center. The black hole feeds on surrounding gas and dust and spews out high-energy particles and other materials through two jets, one of which extends about 13,000 light-years from the black hole. A dust lane visible in the middle of the galaxy resulted from a collision with … Continue reading Galaxy With Black Hole Shines In Image From NASA’s Chandra

According to a recent study, astronomers may have observed a sun-like star consuming a planet for the first time, shedding light on what could happen to Earth in about four billion years when our own dying sun swells and engulfs our planet. Through analyzing numerous stars in different stages of evolution, scientists have found that as suns like ours near the end of their lives, … Continue reading Scientists catch Star devouring a planet in 1st-of-its-kind discovery

If there are indeed extraterrestrial civilizations, locating our planet may not be as challenging as one might think. Experts suggest that these civilizations could potentially map our planet by intercepting signals from mobile phone masts, which have experienced significant growth over the past three decades. In terms of radio leakage, these masts currently rank as the second most potent source originating from Earth, surpassed only … Continue reading Aliens could contact Earth using signals from cell phone towers

On April 30, SpaceX successfully launched the ViaSat-3 broadband satellite, which is focused on providing connectivity to the Americas. The launch was carried out using a Falcon Heavy rocket, although it experienced delays due to severe weather conditions, including lightning and tornado warnings, Space News reported. The Falcon Heavy took off at 8:26 p.m. Eastern from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This marked the … Continue reading SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first ViaSat-3 satellite

Scientists have made an intriguing discovery in outer space, potentially indicating that E.T. might indeed be attempting to contact Earth. A total of 25 enigmatic “fast radio bursts” (FRBs) have been detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) radio telescope during the period from 2019 to 2021, the Daily Mail reported. Fast radio bursts are immensely powerful bursts of radiation, and their origin … Continue reading Astronomers detect record 25 new fast radio bursts from outer space

China has set its sights on establishing a network of telescopes in deep space to explore the existence of potentially inhabitable planets orbiting distant stars. Known as the Miyin project, the initiative aims to deploy a fleet of four light-gathering telescopes and a beam combiner to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2. These spacecraft will operate in formation, utilizing interferometric techniques to achieve precise angular resolution … Continue reading China to hunt for Earth-like planets with formation-flying telescopes

Nearly a year has passed since China’s Zhurong Mars rover fell silent, taking shelter to endure the challenging Martian winter. Originally scheduled to awaken in December, the rover remained unresponsive. However, after months of silence, China has finally released an official update regarding the status of the Zhurong rover, Yahoo News reported. Zhang Rongqiao, the chief designer of China’s Mars exploration program, revealed, “We have … Continue reading China finally breaks silence over ‘dormant’ Mars rover