Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe
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Earth-based telescopes that look that far back to the big bang (BB) 13.8 billion years ago are unable to resolve the relevant details.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 22, 2022
Scientists urge NASA to probe Uranus and search for life on Saturn's moon
NASA's priority should be the Enceladus Orbilander - a mission to search for evidence of life on Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 22, 2022
Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 20, 2022
Scientists solve the mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16, 2022
Breaking news from the dawn of the universe
Researchers have identified a distant object with properties that lie in-between those of a galaxy and those of a so-called quasar.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16, 2022
Giant stars undergo dramatic weight loss program
Astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 13, 2022
Giant space telescopes could be made out of liquid
The larger the mirror, the more light is collected. This means that we can see farther back in time to observe star and galaxy formation.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
If aliens were sending us signals, this is what they might look like
For more than 60 years, scientists have been searching for possible signs that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’, has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy some 13.5 billion light-years away.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 31, 2022
Mammoth ice volcanoes found on Pluto
Ice volcanoes emit a "thicker, slushy mix of ice and water, or perhaps a solid flow like glaciers" rather than lava.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 26, 2022
The Sun is likely source of the Earth's water, study finds
Researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the Earth’s water, finding the Sun to be a surprising likely source.
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