Mars mission: Scientists find "worms" inside Martian meteor
Sep 22, 2020 08:43 am UTC| Science
NASA is gearing up for the future Mars mission that will take place over the coming years, with the Perseverance Rover already making a headstart after launching into space many weeks ago. With the search for signs of life...
NASA: Scientist says possible discovery of life on Venus needs further study
Sep 22, 2020 08:42 am UTC| Science
Venus is known for having an environment that is anything but hospitable, with extreme temperatures making the planet impossible to inhabit. But with the recent discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere, scientists have...
NASA detects Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a star 80 light-years away
Sep 21, 2020 12:05 pm UTC| Science
NASA has spotted many exoplanets over time, but its recent finding was a first. For the first time, the agency has detected a giant planet orbiting a much smaller corpse of a star. The data from NASAs Spitzer Space...
Climate change: NASA study warns sea level rise by 15 inches if rate of carbon emissions continue
Sep 21, 2020 11:24 am UTC| Science Nature
Climate change continues to become a concern as animals in the polar regions are slowly losing their homes, with carbon emissions playing a part in the warming temperatures. A NASA study has revealed the dire result of the...
Why we need a global citizens' assembly on gene editing
Sep 20, 2020 05:59 am UTC| Science
Developments in gene editing are often met with moral panic. Every new announcement raises outrage over the audacity of scientists playing God. The existence of mutant mosquitoes and designer babies are often framed as...
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...
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