Fossilized footprints discovered in the United States may contain the solution to a long-unanswered issue for researchers: When did the very first humans arrive in the Americas after migrating from Asia and Africa? The tracks were discovered by researchers digging a trench in the gypsum soil on the western playa of the White Sands National […]

Researchers and colleagues from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) may have identified a three-star solar system. Astronomers from UNLV used a powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to make this observation. They have observed a trio of dust rings around the three stars. According to researchers, this is critical for the formation […]

A set of three studies have given an insight into the understanding of cancer and the number of possible targets for treatment. Experts who have been involved in the decade-long study have analyzed sets of proteins in the body that trigger the dreaded disease. The findings of all three papers are the result of a […]

NASA has said that it will not be able to communicate with its Mars mission. The agency said that it will halt commanding its missions. It explained that communication will be halted because of the Sun blockade. It means that Earth and Mars will be on opposite sides. This will prevent the space agency from […]

SpaceX has promised to upgrade its spacecraft. It will improvise features to make the space tour more comfortable. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that there were several challenges that the Inspiration4 crew faced during their flight. One of the major challenges was related to the toilet. Musk acknowledged that the crew experienced difficulties in using […]

Talks about the ninth planet have reignited. Pluto was demoted in 2006 from the ninth planet. It was then said that Pluto was one of many dwarf planets. The person behind the theory that led to demote Pluto was Michael Brown. The astronomer has now said that a ninth planet could exist in the solar […]

After an unsuccessful attempt at collecting rock samples on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has created a history. The US space agency has confirmed that the car-sized Perseverance rover has successfully a pencil-width core of rust-colored rock. The sample is sealed in an ultraclean airtight sample tube inside the rover. This is a major milestone in […]

Curiosity has completed nine years on Mars. It is a Mars rover. NASA launched the rover in November 2011 and it landed in August in the subsequent year. NASA has released a panorama shot taken by the rover to mark its ninth anniversary on Earth’s neighbor. The agency said that Curiosity is currently on the […]

Water is present on Mars. But water exists in the form of ice. Almost all water ice is present beneath the surface. Water is also available in vapor form in the atmosphere in a small quantity. Now a study has discovered that the snow on the Red Planet is dusty. Scientists want to determine how […]

Returning samples from Mars is a big challenge. NASA and several other space agencies are working in this direction. Finding the right design and a robust system is key to returning Mars samples. NASA is believed to be already working to develop a system that will bring Martian samples back. Japan has now joined the […]

Asteroids have always been a threat to Earth. This is the reason why researchers keep tracking potentially dangerous space rocks heading to earth. Once such an asteroid has been identified as 101955 Bennu. Though there is no immediate threat from this half-kilometer-wide asteroid, future generations will need to keep a close eye on it. The […]

NASA has captured a stunning view of Venus. The gleaming view was captured during a flyby of the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager. SoloHI is a telescope. The Solar Orbiter flew by Venus. It made the closest approach of 7995 km of Venus which is the second planet from the Sun. The Solar Orbiter is a […]

Scientists have been trying to quantifying water molecules on Moon. It is a fact that water is present on the lunar surface. Water was first discovered in 1971 by the Apollo 14 mission of NASA. However, scientists are yet to quantifying the content. In a significant development, ISRO has claimed to pick up signals of […]

Juno is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It is a NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet Jupiter. It is still probing the solar system’s largest planet and its moons. It has offered dramatic glimpses of Jupiter and its moon. Jupiter is a massive gas giant. Juno was first proposed in 2003. It was launched on August 5, […]

Russia has blamed a software glitch that pushed the International Space Station out of control. Notably, the jet thrusters of a Russian module had reignited accidentally. This incident caused unexpected tilting and shifting of the ISS from its normal position. The rotating laboratory went out of control for a brief period. The ISS was pushed […]

The impact of climate change is visible on Earth. The adverse climate changes are resulting in the melting of glaciers and rising sea levels. As a result, storms and floods due to the menace are becoming frequent and intense in different parts of the world. These are some of the serious visible impacts of the […]

A NASA study has predicted massive flooding on Earth in the 2030s. It is said that sea levels will rise exponentially. It said that a wobble in the Moon’s orbit will lead to a rise in the levels. This will cause devastating floods. It also said that climate change will affect sea levels. When combined, […]

Richard Branson, the English tycoon, accomplished his newest, and probably grandest, expedition on Sunday with a short journey to the frontier of space on the Virgin Galactic spaceplane. Not only is this Branson’s maiden journey to space, but it is also the first time Virgin has launched a complete cabin crew. Hundreds of visitors and […]

For the very first time, astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) used CRISPR genome engineering in outer space. CRISPR gene editing is a genetic engineering technique in molecular biology by which the genomes of living organisms can be modified. Scientists were able to use CRISPR-Cas9 on the ISS to examine the influence of microgravity […]

China has set another ambitious space plan. The country is planning a crewed mission to Mars. The Asian giant is believed to be working on a long-term plan to conquer space. The plan includes setting up a permanent base on the Red Planet. Besides, it also includes extracting resources. As per the plan, China could […]