Tag: Space Exploration
NASA’s Search for Alien Life Threatened by Trump’s Budget Cuts
NASA’s astrobiology ambitions are kinda in trouble, ya know? Like, the White House is thinking of cutting their budget, and that’s not great. But hey, you can actually do something about it. Crazy, right?So,...
Sharing Priceless Moon Samples: China Collaborates Globally, Excludes NASA
China's Chang's 5 return capsule with samples of the moon is seen after landing in Inner Mongolia, China, on Dec. 17, 2020. (Image credit: CASC)Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e...
Mysterious Image of Eclipsed Sun with Extra Moon Captured by NASA Spacecraft
So, there was this epic photo taken by NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission on April 27. The picture shows the moon chilling above a dark shadowy area surrounded by...
Intriguing Auroras on Jupiter Baffle Astronomers: Insights from James Webb Telescope
On Christmas Day 2023, a group of scientists pointed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at Jupiter and caught a spectacular light show of auroras on camera. The researchers used JWST's infrared cameras to...
Rare Moon Rocks Arrive in UK
Moon dust samples were brought back to the UK for the first time in over 50 years and are currently being examined by scientists in Milton Keynes. Professor Mahesh Anand, a planetary science and...
White House Proposes Historic NASA Budget Cut: Expert Concerns
The White House just dropped its 2026 "skinny budget" on Friday, giving us a sneak peek of how they plan to divvy up government cash for the next fiscal year. And guess what? NASA's...
Soviet Rocket Debris Set to Re-Enter Earth’s Atmosphere
So like, there's this car-sized piece of Soviet rocket that's supposed to come crashing back down to Earth soon, after spending a whole 53 years just chilling up there in orbit. An astronomer told...
New Title: Unveiling Universe’s Largest Structure: Closer to Earth Than Expected
So, like, the universe’s biggest structure, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already a huge deal to explain with universe models because of its massive size — and now, using super powerful energy blasts...
Astronauts return from space, mystery human ancestor discovery
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, recently made headlines as they returned from an extended mission aboard the International Space Station. Originally planned to last only eight days, their mission stretched to...
NASA astronauts return after 9-month orbit mission
A Historic Return: NASA Astronauts Touch Down After 9-Month Orbit MissionAfter spending more than nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), a pair of NASA astronauts have finally returned to Earth, marking the...