Asteroids: Two rocks made a close approach to Earth this week

Sep 17, 2020 12:27 pm UTC| Science

Asteroids can sometimes pass by without getting noticed, and that was the case for a pair of space rocks earlier this week. NASA has confirmed that two asteroids made a close approach to Earth around the same time. The...

NASA: Astronomers spot exoplanet closely orbiting a white dwarf star

Sep 17, 2020 10:49 am UTC| Science

There are still a lot of things about the universe that have yet to be explained, and astronomers recently discovered something once thought to be impossible. Astronomers picked up on an exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf at...

Mars mission: Scientists say acids may have erased traces of alien life on Red Planet

Sep 17, 2020 10:49 am UTC| Science

NASA is gearing up for its upcoming Mars mission, with the Perseverance Rover already getting a headstart in its journey to the Red Planet to search for life. However, researchers believe that the search for alien life on...

Climate change: Rising global temperatures will bring in a new Arctic, says scientists

Sep 16, 2020 06:02 am UTC| Science Nature

Of all the parts in the world, the Arctic region is taking the biggest hit from the problem that is climate change. The problem has already gone to an extent where scientists are seeing a new Arctic region possibly form...

Aliens: Search for life outside Earth may shift to Venus, says scientist

Sep 16, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Science

While the current space exploration missions involve searching for alien life on Mars, a study found that the search for life outside Earth may also lie with another neighboring planet. Instead of searching for life in the...

Asteroids: ESA launches major planetary defense project

Sep 16, 2020 05:58 am UTC| Science

Although there is a very small chance of an asteroid collision, the chances are still there, which is why space agencies are now taking steps in developing measures that could protect the planet from major collisions. The...

Climate change: Greenland ice sheet loses 70 square miles

Sep 15, 2020 07:46 am UTC| Science Nature

The warming global temperatures from climate change have dangerous consequences that will affect the world in the long run in the form of rising sea levels among others. As the climate change problem remains, a satellite...