University of Texas astronomers revealed that they have found evidence which points out that Hellas, a funnel-shaped structure on Mars, would be the best for life on Mars to exist. The structure can be considered an ice cauldron which hosts the necessary ingredients for the formation of life. The Hellas geological formation is tens of millions of years old. Scientists think that it was formed … [Read more...]

Tickling is among the least understood phenomenon in humans as well as animals. In order to better understand it, scientists have analyzed and tested various scenarios on rats. Apparently, they can also be tickled and researchers can see how the brain responds and so they started tickling rats for science. In an attempt to answer the question of why laughter is the result of tickling and why … [Read more...]

NASA has recently announced that they have completed work on the replacement of the well-known Hubble Telescope. After two long decades of innovation and development, the James Webb Telescope is finally completed. Thanks to its superior technology it will provide scientists with a deeper insight into the mysteries of the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope, JWST for short, costed around … [Read more...]

A new study has managed to quantify the amount of carbon emissions which can melt 32 square feet of Arctic sea ice. Scientists then decided to correlate that number with specific human activities in order to help other people understand how our actions affect the planet as a whole. The study, published in the journal Science during the previous week, reveals that every time someone on the … [Read more...]

Hawaii isn’t the first place that comes to mind regarding the place where researchers and future astronauts train for the upcoming Mars mission. Nonetheless, NASA has developed training regiments and research programs on the islands in order to better prepare for the eventual exploration of the planet. According to the current timetable, NASA plans to send the first human astronauts to Mars … [Read more...]

A group of scientists from Sweden’s Lund University discovered that the common swift spends most of its adult life in flight. After fitting a sample of swifts with electronic trackers, the researchers found that some of the specimens flew non-stop for 10 months, never landing on solid ground. After a couple of years of roaming the continents, the researchers managed to recapture 19 of the … [Read more...]

NASA has announced that it has detected a pattern of activity within the center of the supernova remnant Crab Nebula using the Hubble Space Telescope. The activity is similar to that of a beating heart, as it caused by the neutron star. The Crab Nebula is the official term that astronomers have given to the remnant of a supernova. NASA previously believed that all activity within the nebula has … [Read more...]