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]
Professor Lord Martin Rees, astronomer royal, has called Elon Musk's plans to colonise Mars a 'dangerous delusion'. Musk has long put forth the idea of colonising Mars, with a series of tweets this … [+3074 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]
This image of a crater near 37 degrees south latitude on Mars was captured in the middle of winter in Mars Southern Hemisphere. Patchy sparkling frost blankets the south-facing slope, which has taken… [+946 chars]
Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari will return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) later his month. The 44-year-old is the commander of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS. The… [+4242 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]
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]
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]
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]
The parasite Cryptosporidium, transmitted through water sources, is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease in the world. Credit: Muthgapatti Kandasamy and Boris Striepen “We have been in… [+5858 chars]
You would see a time before our solar system even existed if you could travel back 4.6 billion years. But space wouldnt be emptyinstead of our sun and planets, youd find a cloud of gas and dust. This… [+3409 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]
