It's hard to understand just how truly big something is without seeing it, or at least having something to compare it to. Understanding how large objects can be in space is a common problem for some… [+883 chars]
Astronauts from Canada will not be allowed to commit crimes in space thanks to the country introducing a new amendment. While its hard to imagine that theres a lot of crime and lawlessness taking pl… [+2190 chars]
In April of 2019, the international astronomical consortium known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made headlines worldwide when it announced the first-ever image of a black hole. Specifically, t… [+2682 chars]
SpaceX is having a pretty busy week as it is now preparing to bring back astronauts of the Crew-3 mission was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2021. The mission team comp… [+2393 chars]
A team of researchers led by Stanford University geologist Mathieu Lapotre has revealed the presence of landscapes on the surface of this Moon formed due to a global sand cycle driven by seasons. Ti… [+3430 chars]
A partial solar eclipse flitted across parts of South America and Antarctica over the weekend. It was a narrow viewing area for people on Earth, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio… [+1004 chars]
An astrophotographer captured a beautiful picture of two planets aligned in the sky above Rome — and a little rain didn't stop him. Gianluca Masi spotted Venus and Jupiter hiding behind a thin cloud… [+2382 chars]
NASA has shared skywatching highlights for the month of May, which include a total lunar eclipse, a couple of great planet-spotting opportunities such as the conjunction between Jupiter and Mars and … [+1551 chars]
New Delhi: The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference to present new Milky Way results from the EHT. In 2019, the EHT collabora… [+3226 chars]
On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests. Unusually warm periods can also occur in the ocean. These can last for weeks or months, killing off kelp… [+6129 chars]
Until now, the discovery of new materials and the development of materials highly depends on the experiences gained by many experimental tries and thus are very time-consuming. Controllable materials… [+3319 chars]
The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the Uni… [+4089 chars]