A Mount Everest-sized asteroid that swept by Earth in 1989 will be coming back around for a much closer visit at the end of May. The asteroid 1989 JA was discovered on May 1, 1989, by Eleanor Heli… [+4551 chars]
(WVNS) — Stormtracker59 Meteorologist Bradley Wells is back with another look at the upcoming celestial events that will delight our region all month long. With the month of May upon us, those of us … [+4982 chars]
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft, which will help deepen the understanding of the solar system. Each of the missions was reviewed by more than 50 people. T… [+4524 chars]
Scientists at NASA have developed a theory that explains how explosions occur on the Sun and help better predict geomagnetic storms and solar flares that can impact Earth. An explosive process calle… [+2959 chars]
Israeli astronaut Eitan Stibbe will spend another day on the ISS as his return to Earth is again delayed. This time he is scheduled to return from space on Monday 25 April, according to The Times o… [+322 chars]
The fossils of three ichthyosaursgiant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceanshave been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a stud… [+3491 chars]
Scientists say they have identified the two largest marsquakes ever recorded on the Red Planet. A marsquake is a seismic event that happens on Mars. It is similar to earthquakes that happen on our p… [+3573 chars]
ByDenise Buckner, University of FloridaMay 1, 2022 Artistic rendering of NASAs Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Recently on Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system … [+4345 chars]
When you think of the largest giant marine reptiles, you probably visualize the Mosasaurus, a massive, alligator-like creature that made a big splash (figuratively and literally) in "Jurassic World."… [+1111 chars]
Finally, all the base units of the so-called “molecule of life“Found in samples of” Meteorite, The discovery by Japanese researchers concluded the mapping of two DNA bases, cytosine and thymine. Thi… [+2495 chars]
Human settlements on Mars are getting closer after scientists created ‘space bricks’ by mixing astronauts’ urine and Martian soil. The blocks are made by mixing dust with urea, the main compound in … [+2212 chars]