Tag: Space exploration discoveries
Mystery Surrounding Famous Star’s Lack of Planet Formation: Unexplained Phenomenon
Vega, the famous star featured in the movie Contact, has puzzled astronomers with its lack of giant planets despite being halfway through its one-billion-year lifetime. The star's smooth disk of sandlike dust, observed in...
Exploring Our Solar System’s Local Bubble Escape Tunnel with a 3D Map
A 3D model of the Milky Way's "local bubble" has been created using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, shedding light on the structure and dynamics of the low-density bubble that surrounds our solar...
Is Planet Necessary for Alien Life Survival? New Study Suggests Interesting Concept
What if we reconsidered the idea of alien life needing a planet to survive? A recent study suggests that it might be possible for life to exist without the need for a planet to...
Early Universe Had More Black Holes than Previously Believed, Hubble Study Finds
Supermassive black holes are some of the most impressive objects in the universe, with masses around one billion times more than that of the Sun. These black holes have been around for a long...
Spot Earth’s New ‘Minimoon’ with the Naked Eye Now!
On Sunday, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5, a small asteroid that will orbit our planet for the next two months. This near-Earth asteroid measures about 33 feet wide, similar to the...
Unveiling the Secrets of Life: Scientists’ Quest for Asteroid Dust
Inside a nondescript building at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, scientists are embarking on a groundbreaking journey. They are meticulously examining four grams of rocks and dirt collected from the asteroid Bennu as...