A new study from Western University posits proof to the possibility that an oncoming swarm of meteors – likened to the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot by some extraterrestrial experts – may indeed pose an existential risk for Earth and its inhabitants. (That’s us.)
With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and others making plans, the race is on to put people back on the moon
Astronomers have carried out a multiwavelength investigation of a pulsar wind nebula (PWN), designated DA 495, to unveil its mysterious physical nature. Results of the study, based on observations using HAWC and VERITAS ground-based observatories as well as NASA’s NuSTAR spacecraft, are presented in a paper published May 17 on arXiv.org.
The first surveys of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies turn up surprises
Scientists from Ireland and France have announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme conditions of the Sun’s atmosphere.
An evolutionary biologist has outlined what is likely to happen when people start living full-time on Mars.
SpaceX, the private rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched the first batch of 60 small satellites into low-Earth orbit on Thursday for Musk’s new Starlink internet service.
Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one of the largest water reservoirs on the planet, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Arizona.
New research explains how Earth became a habitable planet
NASA hasn’t launched living creatures to deep space (on purpose) since 1972.
