In space, a powerful radiowave laser has been found by astronomers. This one-of-a-kind laser is known as megamaser. It has been observed at around 5 billion light-years away from Earth, which is t… [+1644 chars]
BOULDER, Colorado Astronomers have always sought out remote and isolated spots from which their precision observations of the surrounding universe can be made. Now, add one more far-flung location th… [+4453 chars]
An Australian team of astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss, possibly due to the presence of a greedy neighbour. … [+2627 chars]
It will be up to the alien ground beneath their boots if humans have any prospect of surviving on another world for an extended period of time. Because it is so expensive to transfer products and res… [+6883 chars]
ELON Musk's wild plan to ferry one million people to Mars is a "dangerous delusion" according to a top expert. The bonkers billionaire wants to build a colony on the Red Planet by 2050. Musk wants … [+2142 chars]
A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) suggests that a variety of microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago. The researchers analysed a fist-sized ro… [+2074 chars]
An Israeli astronomer and his research partner identified the first interstellar meteor known to have hit the Earth, the US military has confirmed. The space rock crashed into our atmosphere off the… [+6463 chars]
As far as greenhouse gases go, methane is the quiet villain that could stealthily drag us ever deeper into the climate crisis. In our atmosphere, it is at least 25 times more effective at trapping he… [+3765 chars]
If you ever get a chance to visit Svalbard in Norway or the Arctic region in Alaska, then keep an eye on the sky from the moment the sun goes down because if you won’t, there is a chance you might mi… [+11715 chars]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a picture of a half-a-kilometre-long crater, which lies on the zero degree longitude on the Red Planet, on its Instagram handle earlier… [+1677 chars]
Four planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn will align in a straight line forming a planetary quartet in the sky in a rare celestial event starting from today (17 April), They will be in full alig… [+2240 chars]
When the month of April began, our evening sky was completely devoid of any bright planets; that was pretty much the story for the first half of this month. But that will change as we now crossover i… [+8007 chars]