NASA’s Kepler telescope has spotted a new alien planet, the first one since 2013, when it suffered serious malfunctions and could not function properly. The recently discovered planet was named HIP 116454b and scientists called it a “super Earth” because it’s 2.5 times bigger and 12 times more massive than Earth. The planet is 180 light-years away from our planet, in the Pisces constellation. The … [Read more...]
Mars Crater NASA Curiosity Rover Is Exploring Was Once a Huge Lake
Everyone’s favorite little machine, the NASA Curiosity rover is now exploring a huge crater which the scientists believe to have been a huge lake a long time ago. The scientists have named the huge crater Mount Sharp and is a three-mile high pile of layered debris which rises from the floor of another crater named Gale Crater. The NASA experts believe this crater was formed many billions of … [Read more...]
Antarctica Melting Rate Has Tripled, NASA Reveals
NASA researchers have just made public a worrying fact about the way the Antarctic ice is melting. Scientists said that the Antarctica melting rate has tripled since the last time they checked. The latest study was done at the University of California at the Irvine and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The researchers used data gathered in the past 21 years and the study was able … [Read more...]
The Selfie of All Selfies Was Made from From Space
Selfies have become the latest craze in our smartphone and tablet shaped society and it’s only befitting that technology would advance accordingly. But it’s not just technology that is shifting. Psychologies are also changing, to such an extent that even NASA astronauts are taking selfies. And what better place to do such a thing is there than space? The following selfie is literally out of this … [Read more...]