A controversial Harvard scientist says he wants to launch an investigation into a meteor that he believes is actually alien technology lying at the bottom of Pacific Ocean. Last week, the US Space C… [+4100 chars]
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe is getting yet another extra day on the International Space Station as his return to Earth sees another delay to Monday. Stibbe had originally been set to come back on… [+2755 chars]
Astrobotic revealed the flight model of its new Peregrine lunar lander on April 20th, 2022. The new model differs from previous test models and is the actual version of Peregrine that will fly to th… [+1852 chars]
Two of the biggest earthquakes have been detected by a seismometer placed by NASA's InSight lander on Mars. These earthquakes reported a magnitude of 4.2 and magnitude 4.1. According to data availab… [+2027 chars]
Extremely fast cosmic explosions puzzling scientists may be outbursts arising from dying stars, new research suggests. Dubbed fast blue optical transients (FBOTs), because of their "blue" heat and v… [+3546 chars]
A total lunar eclipse is heading Canadas way in mid-May. Slated for the night of May 15th, the eclipse should be visible from coast to coast, though, as usual, local weather conditions and time zone… [+4606 chars]
In a new study, scientists suggest that the reason Venus is not tidally locked to the Sun like the way the Moon is locked to the Earth, is the soupy, fast-moving, hot atmosphere on Venus. The scienti… [+2039 chars]
NASA's Perseverance Rover first landed on the surface of Mars just over a year ago, on February 18th, 2021. Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars and, in its first science campaign, has c… [+2067 chars]
In a new study, scientists suggest that the reason Venus is not tidally locked to the Sun like the way the Moon is locked to the Earth, is the soupy, fast-moving, hot atmosphere on Venus. The scienti… [+2039 chars]
Paleontologists recently announced the discovery of an "exceptionally well preserved" ancient animal near the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe in southern Ontario, Canada, in a stone quarry that is such … [+3933 chars]
The eerie, ethereal sound of the singing saw has been a part of folk music traditions around the globe. Made from bending a metal hand saw and bowing it like a cello, the instrument reached its heyd… [+5398 chars]
Scientists are calling for environmental protections of space to be put in place to account for the increasing number of satellite launches. As more satellites are launched, the problem of space debr… [+2339 chars]