Proof: Saturn moon Enceladus is able to host life – it's time for a new mission
Apr 14, 2017 01:56 am UTC| Science
Ever since studies started suggesting that chemical reactions between water and rock on Saturns moon Enceladus could provide enough energy in the water to feed microbial life, scientists have been searching for proof that...
Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Relaunch Rockets In 24 Hours With 100% Reusability
Apr 11, 2017 05:32 am UTC| Technology
One of the biggest challenges to regular space flight was recently overcome by SpaceX when it successfully sent a used rocket to deliver a satellite into space. Granted, some parts were new, but Elon Musk is already having...
Exoplanet discovery by an amateur astronomer shows the power of citizen science
Apr 08, 2017 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
You dont need to be a professional astronomer to find new worlds orbiting distant stars. Darwin mechanic and amateur astronomer Andrew Grey this week helped to discover a new exoplanet system with at least four orbiting...
SpaceX Makes History, Re-Used Rocket Successfully Delivers Satellite
Apr 01, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Technology
One of the biggest goals of Elon Musks SpaceX is to create a sustainable means of launching rockets into space via re-usable units. The company just made history by actually achieving this goal with one of its Falcon 9...
Something big exploded in a galaxy far, far away: what was it?
Mar 27, 2017 16:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
At 10:49pm Western Australian time on February 2 this year, cosmic gamma rays hit the NASA satellite, Swift, orbiting the Earth. Within seconds of the detection, an alert was automatically sent to the University of WAs...
Astronomers to peer into a black hole for the first time with new Event Horizon Telescope
Mar 18, 2017 06:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Ever since first mentioned by Jon Michell in a letter to the Royal Society in 1783, black holes have captured the imagination of scientists, writers, filmmakers and other artists. Perhaps part of the allure is that these...
NASA Plans To Explore Water Worlds To Look For Alien Life
Mar 16, 2017 00:18 am UTC| Technology
Exploring other worlds has always been a goal that government agencies like NASA were meant for, but technological and resource limitations have always been huge obstacles. Now, the American space agency is looking to...
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