NASA just detected oxygen in the Martian atmosphere
NASA has detected oxygen in the upper Martian atmosphere with the help of an instrument on board the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Oxygen had been discovered on [...]
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Oxford science report warns of catastrophic wipeout of human civilization from asteroids, viral pandemics and the rise of the robots
There are a host of existential threats that could wipe out humanity, from virulent viruses to the development of artificial intelligence. According to a recent ominous report, however, gov [...]
All life on Earth may have been brought to this planet on an ancient asteroid… so are we all alien life?
Scientists have been long obfuscated by the mechanisms that allowed life to blossom. One of the great debates in the study of the origin of life, abiogenesis, is whether the building blocks [...]
Are space and time an actual reality or is it all an illusion?
Time is one of the most familiar and bewildering phenomena in the universe. It is fundamental to human experience and a feature of reality everyone feels like they understand until they sta [...]
Plans for Space’s first interstellar hotel are here… and its going to be inflatable
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is joining forces with billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow to create the first inflatable space hotel for tourists by 2020. The announcement was made at a n [...]
Stephen Hawking explains how black holes could reveal their secret interiors
Astronomy abandons our preconceived notions of the universe, somewhere between the horizon of a black hole and its singularity. That is, at least, what the insights of famed physicist Steph [...]
NASA successfully has launched the first test rocket for the expedition to Mars
NASA successfully tested the first RS-25 rocket engine for 500 seconds on March 10th. The incident was a major milestone for the future of space exploration. The RS-25 rocket will be used a [...]
NASA considers exploring two of Saturn’s moons that may support life
NASA will accept proposals for missions to two of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus and Titan, for its New Frontiers mission. The space agency stated in a community announcement email that th [...]
NASA responds to existential threat of huge asteroids by opening Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Earth is overdue for an asteroid impact on par with the one that killed the dinosaurs. In an effort to keep this existential threat at bay, NASA founded a new asteroid detection program dub [...]
Flat Earthers debunked: How we know the Earth and Moon are spheres, not discs
The rapper B.o.B. declared on Twitter last month that Earth is flat, claiming to have pictures to back up his outlandish claims. The incident provoked responses from high profile scientists [...]
