According to the latest research released in Astronomy & Astrophysics, In 1.35 million years, a star will come even closer to our Solar System than it was previously estimated.it could potentially send a swarm of comets our way. This star has been named as Gliese 710 and it is nearly half […]
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SpaceX Began Testing Mars Rocket Engine
SpaceX has been working very hard to send a rocket to Mars in 2018. Now the company has officially declared that it has sent its new engine out for testing. If this project is successful, SpaceX would be the first private company,which is able to another planet. The Raptor, the latest […]
Read more ›Water Clouds Observed in a Distant Star System
Our galaxy is full of with brown dwarfs, which are failed stars filling a gap between planets and stars. At present, astronomers could make a very important discovery through studying a nearby brown dwarf. A team based at UC Santa Cruz has got the first infrared spectrum of the brown […]
Read more ›For the First Time, Mammal Embryos Have Been Grown In Space
Based on a Chinese experiment, it was confirmed for the first time that mammal embryos could evolve in space. This experiment was implemented, on board China’s SJ-10 recoverable satellite, in a self-sufficient chamber in which there were nearly 6,000 mouse embryos,. High-resolution photos demonstrated that some of embryos had evolved into blastocysts within […]
Read more ›Sorry, There Is No Such Thing as “Astronaut Ice Cream”
You should have heard or seen the “freeze-dried” packets of astronaut food which are sold in museum gift shops or novelty stores. We would be curious to know what taste and texture astronauts could have, whether it is banana flavor or ice cream one. However, if you are told it […]
Read more ›115-Megapixel Map of Mars Released
Like a picture could be much worthy than a thousand words, it would be possibly better than data. The amazing cartographic map of Mars is the best example in this respect. This picture is commissioned by Dr. Peter Grindrod, a British scientist engaged in the European ExoMars mission. Ordnance Survey (OS), the British mapping […]
Read more ›The Opportunity Rover Celebrated Twelve Years on Mars
On Sunday, January 24, 2004, NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity first landed on the surface of Mars, so it have been 12 Earth years there this year. Being budgeted to last 90 days, Opportunity was expected to have a lifespan for several months, because its solar panel was thought to possibly covered […]
Read more ›“Santa’s Sleigh” Will Be Visible On Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, when you look up at the sky in Great Britain, you will be able to come across a weird passing light that is shining high up among the stars. Is it the Santa’s sleigh? NO! Actually it will be a quick movement of the International Space Station (ISS) […]
Read more ›Seven Myths about Space You Might Believe
You would not be surprised to know that some of the things you have learnt at school are actually totally wrong. It is commonly accepted that human understanding of the Earth as well as the Universe are always under constant shift, as we are getting further to know more about how […]
Read more ›Ethiopia Launches the First Space Program in East Africa
It would be not surprised to see that few countries in Africa have their own space programs, because this continent is regarded as the poorest and least developed regions in the world. However, if you know that Ethiopia, one of the poorest and most populous countries in Africa, has succeeded […]
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