Asteroid warning: New study finds asteroid Apophis may hit Earth in 2068

Oct 29, 2020 07:46 am UTC| Science

Space agencies such as NASA are closely keeping tabs on what happens outside of Earth such as asteroids that could be making their way towards our planet. A new study has found that one particular asteroid, Apophis, can...

NASA news: Russia claims to have discovered water on the Moon 50 years before US agency

Oct 28, 2020 07:54 am UTC| Science

This week, NASA announced the presence of water on the Moon, becoming a big breakthrough for future exploration. However, Russia has claimed that it had already found the presence of water on the lunar surface decades...

Mars mission breakthrough: NASA receives design for nuclear-powered engine to speed space travel

Oct 28, 2020 07:17 am UTC| Science

As far as we know, interplanetary travel could take up to years, with the journey to Mars alone taking almost a year to make. As NASA prepares for its upcoming Mars and Moon missions, the agency has received a promising...

NASA announce the presence of water on the Moon

Oct 27, 2020 08:22 am UTC| Science

The Moon, as well as other cosmic entities, remain to be a mystery to astronomers as there is still so much to learn about them. Recently, NASA announced one major discovery about our own Moon, revealing the presence of...

Asteroid news: Fireball spotted over the skies on US west coast

Oct 27, 2020 07:31 am UTC| Science

Asteroids usually have a very small chance of colliding with Earth, especially massive space rocks that travel through space. However, the same could not be said for the much smaller ones, which wind up meeting our planets...

NASA satellites capture massive 'Doomsday machine' solar flare

Oct 26, 2020 16:26 pm UTC| Science

Solar flares are a usual occurrence in space and its side effects are usually experienced by the nearest planets in the system, like our own Earth. Recently, NASA satellites were able to capture one particular solar flare,...

Mars mission: Nuclear electric propulsion is potentially the technology needed for space exploration, says experts

Oct 26, 2020 15:58 pm UTC| Science

With the exploration of neighboring planets such as Mars being a goal among space agencies in recent years, the future seems bright for space travel. As NASA looks into developing new technologies to be able to travel...