Searching for extraterrestrial water presence has never been so rewarding. Messenger, NASA’s probe orbiting Mercury, has discovered ice sheets on the planet’s North Pole. Finding ice on the Sun’s closest neighbor is astonishing. While Earth lies comfortably at 93 million miles away from the Sun, Mercury and the star are separated by just 36 million miles. Because it has almost no atmospheric layer … [Read more...]
Tree Rings Say that the Worst Drought of the Last 1,000 Years Was in 1934
This year has certainly been one of the driest for most parts of the country. California had to take extreme measures to prepare for water shortages. But this is not the worst this country has seen, at least in the last 1,000 years, according to NASA scientists. To be fair, they will be able to properly asses the severity of this year’s drought when they will have the complete set of data. Until … [Read more...]
MAVEN Captures Solar Storm Hitting Mars
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) already provides exciting data. NASA launched the Mars probe on November 18, 2013. On September 22, 2014, less than a year after, MAVEN reached the red planet’s orbit after a 442 million miles long journey. The latest NASA spacecraft was send with one primary purpose. MAVEN will analyze the upper Martian atmosphere for traces of water. Curiosity … [Read more...]
NASA Considers Hibernation a Viable Option for Mars Missions
When humans will finally reach Mars, it will end up being the most expensive endeavor in history. The two planets rarely get closer than 38 million miles and they can be separated by 249 million miles of empty space when they are in opposition. The trip to Mars will be a very long one. Besides taking into account the psychological effects of an approximately 180-day trip, space agencies have to … [Read more...]
MAVEN Reached Mars, NASA Announced
Did you know NASA launched another space mission last year? The spacey agency will not take a break, even if the funding is getting scarcer due to political decisions backed by internal audits. On November 18 2013, NASA launched MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission). After less than one year, the climate analysis satellite travelled 442 million miles to reach the red planet. … [Read more...]
NASA Contracts Private Companies to Carry Astronauts to Space, New Era Begins
NASA decided to pick another partner to take its astronauts in outer space. Until recently, the Russian Space Agency handeled the task, but because of the latest event taking place in Crimea, the collaboration will stop. NASA decided to end the dependence on Russian services and picked two private contractors instead. The U.S. space shuttle fleet was retired and NASA was paying $70 million per … [Read more...]
NASA Must Urgently Improve Asteroid Detection Program, Report Says
Do you remember last year’s asteroid impact in Chelyabinsk, Russia? Thanks to the Russian drivers who are well equipped with dash cams, we had the chance to witness the most thorough recorded asteroid impact ever. But while it was spectacular, the event cause some distress among regular people, as well as among astronomers and legislators. The question ‘what if an asteroid hits Earth’ has been a … [Read more...]
Curiosity Rover Reaches Landmark Destination on Mars
After a two year journey, Curiosity Rover reached Mount Sharp. Everyone is excited, as this is actually the main scientific field site for the high-tech Mars rover. Mount Sharp was chosen as the main research site before Curiosity was launched into space from Cape Canaveral in November 2011. “We are here to tell everyone that the next phase of research on Mars for Curiosity can now begin,” … [Read more...]
Hubble Spots Zombies in Outer Space
Astronomers operating the Hubble Space Telescope have had some interesting weeks where discoveries have kept them pretty busy. Last week, they discovered the unique magnifying lens galaxies. This week, astronomers observed another unusual phenomenon. They noticed that after a quite unique supernova explosion, a “zombie star” was left behind. Zombie stars arise when dwarf stars aren’t fully … [Read more...]
NASA Search for Life on mars led by Brisbane Woman
The NASA team that will be searching for life on Mars will be led by one of the top 10 scientific minds of the world, Dr. Abigail Allwood, described as an extraordinarily brilliant woman. Working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Dr. Allwood is the main investigator for the 2020 Mars Rover program that NASA is preparing. The Brisbane scientist is the first non-US … [Read more...]
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