An artist’s conception shows Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. (NASA / Ames Research Center Illustration / Daniel Rutter) An alien Earth that just might be habitable has been discovered in years-old records, thanks to sharp-eyed astronomers who gave the data a second look. The exoplanet, known as […]
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An artist’s conception shows the DAVINCI+ probe descending through Venus’ atmosphere on the end of a parachute. (NASA / GSFC Photo) NASA has selected four proposed Discovery-class interplanetary missions to receive $3 million to flesh out their concepts, with the aim of choosing one or two of them next year […]
The NASA Kepler space telescope was designed to hunt for exoplanets by looking for stars that dim as a planet transits a star’s face. Luckily, the same design makes Kepler able to also spot other astronomical transients. Now, a new trawl through Kepler’s archive has uncovered an unusual super-outburst from […]
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered another earth-sized, potentially habitable planet orbiting around a star in the range of distances where conditions could allow for the presence of liquid water on the planet’s surface. Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope scientists confirmed the find, called TOI 700 d, according to a statement […]
NASA said Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water. The planet, named “TOI 700 d”, is relatively close to Earth — only 100 light years away, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Photo credit: LIGO From Popular Mechanics Photo credit: . The Decade, Reviewed looks back at the 2010s and how it changed human society forever. From 2010 to 2019, our species experienced seismic shifts in science, technology, entertainment, transportation, and even the very planet we call home. This is how the […]
parker solar probe NASA This year was full of astronomical breakthroughs in space. Photos captured phenomena nobody had ever seen before. Ambitious spacecraft revealed new secrets about the sun and the edges of our solar system. Astronomers spotted the brightest light in the universe, found new planets circling distant stars, […]
black hole neutron star Carl Knox, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence In the last decade, scientists around the world pulled off impressive feats: They imaged a supermassive black hole for the first time, discovered new human ancestors, created groundbreaking new medical treatments, and launched probes to distant asteroids, comets, and […]