Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to have been recently active, and probably still are today, painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as previously thought. The research focused on ring-shaped structures called coronae, caused by a stream of hot …
Read More »A Russian rocket is said to have caused a fireball over West Texas.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – TO UPDATE The Twitter account for Dr. Marco Langbroek reports that the fireball that was seen over West Texas early Saturday morning was actually caused by a Russian rocket that ruptured upon re-entry into the atmosphere. Dr. Langbroek says the Kosmos 2542 rocket was launched in …
Read More »UAE launches Hope probe on first Arab world mission to Mars | UAE News
The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars on Monday, the first in the Arab world, as it strives to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its dependence on oil. The Hope probe took off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 6:58 a.m.Japanese time on Monday …
Read More »Space tourism is becoming interesting (… and strange)
Getty For less than a century, humans have been sending objects, both organic and inorganic, into space. We have not yet managed to travel beyond our galaxy, but our descendants will possibly find a way to travel to distant galaxies in the future. Although human exploration of space is in …
Read More »This day in 2013: the day the earth smiled | Space
On July 19, 2013, NASA's Cassini spacecraft had been orbiting Saturn and weaving on and between its moons since 2004. On that day, the spacecraft aligned itself in such a way that Saturn eclipsed the sun as seen from its point of view. With sunlight blocked, space scientists captured the …
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