Category: Space

Mysterious Martian “Cauliflower” May Be the Latest Hint of Alien Life

Unusual silica formations spotted by a NASA rover look a lot like structures formed by microbes around geysers on Earth Source: Mysterious Martian “Cauliflower” May >>>

Posted: February 27, 2016 in Space

Pluto Is Covered in Frozen Water. Lots of Frozen Water

A new estimate using New Horizons data shows that the dwarf planet has a lot more water ice than previously thought. Source: Pluto Is Covered >>>

Posted: January 29, 2016 in Space

We Haven’t Discovered Planet X… But We Have Some Really Interesting Clues – YouTube

Posted: January 22, 2016 in Space

‘Alien megastructure’ star is no longer explained by comets –

New analysis suggests that the strange dimming of star KIC 8462852 is not caused by comets after all. Source: ‘Alien megastructure’ star is no longer >>>

Posted: January 18, 2016 in Space

Scientists stunned by brightest-ever supernova | Fox News

Scientists may have just spotted the most powerful supernova ever seen, some 3.8 billion light years away in deep space. Source: Scientists stunned by brightest-ever >>>

Posted: January 15, 2016 in Space

‘Older than Earth itself’: ancient meteorite found at Lake Eyre

A meteorite estimated to be 4.5 billion years old is dug up by Perth researchers from a remote part of Lake Eyre in outback South >>>

Posted: January 6, 2016 in Space

Congress: NASA must not only go to Europa, it must land | Ars Technica

Agency’s new budget includes $175 million and a requirement to include a lander. Source: Congress: NASA must not only go to Europa, it must land >>>

Posted: December 17, 2015 in Space

Hubble captures first-ever predicted exploding star — ScienceDaily

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion. The reappearance of the Refsdal supernova was calculated from different >>>

Posted: December 16, 2015 in Space

Saturn’s largest moon glows green in new image released by NASA

NASA releases a composite image of Saturn’s moon Titan, taken using near-infrared light, which reveals the Earth-like dunes, rivers and lakes of its surface. Source: >>>

Posted: December 9, 2015 in Space

Russia loses advanced military satellite on launch | The Japan Times

Russia has lost communication with a newly developed military satellite after it apparently failed to separate from the booster rocket after its launch, a Source: >>>

Posted: December 7, 2015 in Gadgetry, Military, Rocketry, Space