Could buildings on the moon be made from MUSHROOMS? NASA proposes that fungi could used to build structures because it easy to transport into space and is sturdy when it grows NASA’s new project suggests building Martian habitats from mushrooms Fungus consist of branching structures that could form ‘complex structures’ Astronauts could easily transport the fungus … Read more
Violent solar storms are created much closer to the Earth than previously thought – as close as GPS and weather satellites, according to a new NASA study. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles used NASA data to show that storms form when solar winds interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. It is very … Read more
Sci-fi writers have long dreamed of turning Mars into a more Earth-like planet for future colonisation. From the first photographic fly-by of Mars by the Mariner 4 spacecraft in 1965 to NASA‘s Orion project and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX venture, getting humans to the Red Planet has become one of the greatest challenges and preoccupations of … Read more
Researchers turn the galaxy into a giant ‘magnifying glass’ with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope to capture evidence of the smallest ‘clumps’ of dark matter ever recorded A team of researchers have made a new breakthrough in dark matter research Using the Hubble telescope, the group observed light from several quasars The light … Read more
Vibrations from a bright star visible to the naked eye reveal the Milky Way had a colossal collision with a dwarf galaxy more than 11.5 BILLION years ago Scientists studied oscillations from ‘ν Indi’ star collected by NASA and ESA These vibrations reveal secrets in the galaxy’s history such as their evolution When our galaxy hit … Read more
It has been more than two years in the making, but 13 new astronauts have finally joined NASA under the mission that will bring the first female to the moon -and some may be the first humans to step on Mars. The candidates, who have been training since 2017, participated in the first public graduation … Read more
Plant life is starting to become more abundant higher up Mount Everest, according to a new study, and it’s very likely due to global warming. British scientists used 25 years of NASA satellite data to measure increases in vegetation that is able to grow underneath snow – known as subnival vegetation. The University of Exeter … Read more
‘Most powerful rocket ever built’ emerges from its hanger and is loaded onto a BARGE for transport to Mississippi in preparation for NASA’s 2024 Moon mission NASA’s Space Launch System was constructed in a facility in New Orleans The rocket core has been loaded onto NASA’s 310-feet-long Pegasus barge It will be ferried to the Stennis … Read more
NASA‘s alien-hunting space telescope TESS has found a planet orbiting a pair of stars more than 1,300 light years from Earth. The planet is called TOI 1338b and is almost seven times larger than the Earth – somewhere between the size of Saturn and Neptune, according to experts. The TOI 1338 system lies in the … Read more
Red dunes, a green lagoon and vineyards in black volcanic soil: The incredible images that show Lanzarote in all its otherworldly beauty Photos showcase the island’s varied topography, from black beaches and azure waters to epic volcanic zones They were taken by photographer Eleonora Costi, who described it as ‘unlike anywhere else on the planet’ … Read more
NASA‘s specialised planet-hunting spacecraft searching for signs of alien life has spotted an Earth-sized world within its star’s habitable zone. Dubbed TOI 700 d, the planet is just 100 light years away and is slightly larger than Earth. It has a much swifter orbit than Earth, taking just 37 days to complete a trip around its … Read more
Scientists have developed a new method for detecting oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres – an important indication of alien life. US astronomers are using NASA‘s James Webb Telescope to detect changes in light signals caused by oxygen molecules when they collide. The signals could help scientists distinguish between exoplanets inhabited by extra-terrestrial life and those without. … Read more
NASA says its has lost contact with mini-satellite probing nearby stars for unseen planets The satellite, ASTERIA, fell out of communication on December 5 NASA says it will keep trying to communicate with it until March 2020 ASTERIA was designed to rove space for new planets and was deployed in 2017 By James Pero For … Read more