Asteroids: 390-meter asteroid to approach Earth this week, says NASA
Mar 23, 2020 04:50 am UTC| Science
US space agency NASA has spotted another asteroid hurtling towards the Earths orbit. The rock is predicted to arrive within the planets vicinity sometime this week. Express reports that the agencys asteroid trackers...
NASA and SpaceX announce potential launch date of manned Crew Dragon flight to ISS
Mar 20, 2020 04:49 am UTC| Science
Space agency NASA and Elon Musks SpaceX program are currently preparing for their upcoming missions to space over the course of the next several years. Recently, both announced the launch date of the first Crew Dragon...
Fossil of ancient fish species reveal more about how human hands were developed
Mar 20, 2020 04:48 am UTC| Science
The common belief when it comes to the evolution of humans millions of years ago is that humans were derived from more evolved species of primates. However, a new discovery by paleontologists appears to shed some light on...
NASA: Agency releases photo of cosmic cloud in the Tarantula Nebula from the Hubble Space Telescope
Mar 20, 2020 04:48 am UTC| Science
In the midst of this trying time as the world tries to combat the coronavirus pandemic, fascinating processes are happening in the cosmos. NASA has released an image of the Tarantula Nebula, showing the creation of a star...
A solar storm will occur on the first day of spring, according to experts
Mar 19, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Science
It is not every day that there is a forecast on the weather outside the Earth. A report reveals that just in time for spring, there will be a solar storm that will occur. Not many people know that there are also...
NASA releases a new photo showing Jupiter in its entirety
Mar 19, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Science
The largest planet in the Solar System, the gas giant is known as Jupiter, has often been a planet that space agencies plan to explore but have yet to set foot in. Recently, US space agency NASA released a new image...
Asteroids: Mercury's icy polar regions mostly caused by asteroids
Mar 19, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Science
Although Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun, it also has ice cold polar regions as well. Recently, a group of researchers revealed that the ice found in these regions can mostly be attributed to asteroids. Express...
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