[ad_1] A massive comet – so large that scientists had previously mistaken it for a dwarf planet – is rushing through space to our solar system and is expected to arrive in about 10 years, new research has revealed. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be 60 to 120 miles in diameter, 1,000 times larger than … Read more
[ad_1] Euro-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo returned its first images of Mercury, as it passed through the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to put two probes into orbit in 2025. The mission carried out the first of six overflights over Mercury at 11:34 p.m. GMT on Friday, using the planet’s gravity to slow the … Read more
[ad_1] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. Nasa A sonic boom was heard in parts of Florida on Thursday night after a SpaceX Dragon 2 spaceship landed successfully in the Atlantic Ocean. Shares News Jax, a Jacksonville, Florida-based outlet, first reported the news. He received reports of thundering … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists have just solved a 50-year-old geological conundrum: the mystery of ancient animal tracks dating back to an era before the evolution of animals on Earth. The traces in question are embedded in quartzite rock, discovered at Mount Barren in southwest Australia, and they closely resemble the burrows that crustaceans dig in the sand. … Read more
[ad_1] When you think of people raising birds, you might think of harmless chickens and probably not an animal that could kill you in an instant. But apparently a ferocious bird known as the cassowary was one of the first animals raised by humans around 18,000 years ago, according to new research. Appearing large and … Read more
[ad_1] Last summer, NASA announced that it was seeking applications from professionals with certain qualifications who would like to spend more than a month in a simulated Martian habitat. Fast forward to today, October 1, and the space agency is back with the names of the four people who will spend 45 days living and … Read more
[ad_1] A recent discovery of giant ammonia-rich hailstones, nicknamed mushballs, on Jupiter could explain why Uranus and Neptune appear to have no ammonia in their atmosphere. For years, scientists have wondered about the apparent absence of ammonia in the atmosphere of Uranus and Neptune. Known for its unpleasant odor, ammonia is quite common in the … Read more
[ad_1] The Earth is darkening, researchers have found, and climate change is likely to blame. As the oceans warm, they seem to generate less bright clouds, which means less sunlight is reflected back into space – and it warms the planet even more. Researchers measured the reflectance or albedo of the Earth by observing the … Read more
[ad_1] A Euro-Japanese space mission seeking to learn more about Mercury had its first glimpse of the planet on Friday evening when a European spacecraft took a photo of it from more than 2,400 kilometers away. “Hello Mercury! This splendid view of part of the northern hemisphere of Mercury was captured by @ESA_MTM about 10 … Read more
[ad_1] The artistic animation of GW Orion. Credit: ESO / Exeter / Kraus et al./L. Calçada The potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for strengthening our understanding of the formation of planets. In a distant star system – just 1,300 light years from Earth – researchers and colleagues at UNLV may have identified … Read more