Future of Humanity Institute Academic Warns Against Planned Message to Aliens
A new proposed message to aliens, according to an Oxford scholar from the Future of Humanity Institute, might be a poor idea for humanity that…
Astronomy
NASA Just Sent a Holographic Doctor to the International Space Station
There has been a constant human presence in space for almost 20 years. If that isn’t enough science fiction made true for you, consider this:…
Curiosity Rover Discovers Organic Molecules That Are Consistent With Early Life on Mars
Thiophenes are organic chemicals found in coal, crude oil, and, strangely enough, white truffles, a mushroom prized by epicureans and wild pigs. Thiophenes were recently…
GJ 1245 – a Double Star
GJ 1245 (also known as Gliese 1245) is a double star 14 light-years away, relatively close to the Solar System, with components G 208-44 and…
Organic Molecules Containing Nitrogen Found in 4-BillionYear-Old Martian Meteorites
A research team led by Atsuko Kobayashi of the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Mizuho Koike of the Japan Aerospace…
Difference between Stars and Planets
Planets revolve around the other stars while a star doesn’t revolve around any other object. Because they are both celestial bodies located in outer space,…
Deep Learning will Aid Future Success Rovers on Mars Push to Go Further, Faster, and Do More Science
The Mars rovers, developed by NASA, are one of the greatest scientific and space achievements of the last two decades. Using on-board processors less powerful…
World’s Earliest Account of Auroras Found in 3,000-Year-Old Chinese Documents
Some people believe that an incident recounted in the Chinese Bamboo Annals is a description of a dazzling aurora. If that’s the case, this would…
Two Populations of Slimmed-Down Red Giant Stars Have Finally Been Found
Some red giant stars have been thought for a long time that they are losing a lot of mass to their companions, but verifying this…
LTT 1445 Ab – a Super Earth Exoplanet
LTT 1445 Ab is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It has a mass of 2.87 Earths, takes 5.4 days to complete…
LTT 1445 – a Triple M-dwarf System
LTT 1445 is a triple M-dwarf system located in the constellation Eridanus around 22 light-years away. The primary LTT 1445 A star is home to…
World’s Largest International Dark Sky Reserve Created Spanning Texas and Mexico
Big Bend National Park in Texas has recently joined the world’s largest black sky reserve. It was also the first to cross the border between…
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