Scientists may need to think twice when using artificial intelligence to help in the search for extraterrestrial life, a new study suggests. A Spanish team used an AI system that interpreted the shape of a triangle outside a square from a NASA image of a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. Researchers then brought together … Read more
NASA’s Spitzer telescope snaps one last spectacular view of the Tarantula Nebula as it prepares to retire on January 30 after 16 years of service The Spitzer Space Telescope is an infrared observatory and launched in 2003 It was built to study the cold, the old and the dusty regions of the the universe The … Read more
NASA has a new mission on the horizon that will snap the first pictures of the sun’s north and south poles. In collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the team is launching the Solar Orbiter that will use Venus’s and Earth’s gravity to swing itself out of the ecliptic plane — the area of … Read more
The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more
Will the next moon landing be delayed? Proposed House bill wants NASA to push the launch to 2028 instead of 2024, allowing for a larger focus on the Mars mission in 2033 The House proposed NASA change the moon landing from 2024 to 2028 They want NASA to put a larger focus on getting humans … Read more
NASA has a new mission on the horizon that will snap the first pictures of the sun’s north and south poles. In collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the team is launching the Solar Orbiter that will use Venus’s and Earth’s gravity to swing itself out of the ecliptic plane — the area of … Read more
NASA selects a private ‘space home’ featuring padded walls and ‘the largest window ever constructed for space’ to accommodate the first tourists visiting the ISS NASA partners with private company Axiom Space to attach commercial module to the ISS for space tourism Tourists in low orbit will benefit from high speed Wi-Fi, video screens and … Read more
A former NASA astronaut has claimed that in decades to come, space tourism will become as common as travelling by airplane. Steven Lee Smith, 61, from Phoenix, Arizona appeared on Lorraine today, where he claimed that space tourism will become a ‘normal thing’ with people ‘vacationing to the moon’ in the same way they would other … Read more
NASA‘s Spitzer space telescope has spotted a Jupiter-like planet 670 light-years from Earth that is so hot it tears apart hydrogen molecules in its atmosphere. The gas giant is the hottest and most inhospitable planets discovered so far, with a daytime temperature of 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit – hotter than some stars. Researchers at the University of Chicago … Read more
Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. NASA has chosen her to personify its path back to the Moon, which will see astronauts return to the lunar surface by 2024 – including the first woman and the next man. Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first … Read more
Laura Tobin breaks down in tears on Good Morning Britain as she achieves her ‘childhood dream’ with visit to NASA By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 09:20 GMT, 24 January 2020 | Updated: 10:36 GMT, 24 January 2020 Laura Tobin broke down in tears on Good Morning Britain on Friday as she fulfilled her ‘childhood … Read more
The presence of carbon dioxide beneath the frozen surface of one of Saturn’s moons suggests chemical reactions at its seafloor that could support alien life. Data from NASA‘s Cassini spacecraft shows an abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) on Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth-largest moon. A US research team says the CO2-rich plumes point to reactions between liquid water … Read more
China‘s space agency has released a huge batch of stunning images from the far side of the moon, revealing the beauty of the mysterious terrain. The high-resolution images were released on the agency’s dedicated website and were enhanced by a NASA expert. Doug Ellison, who heads up the engineering camera team for the Curiosity Mars … Read more