A faint white dwarf star that crystallized into an Earth-sized diamond as been identified by astronomer who suggest that this could be one of the strangest stars in the galaxy.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jun 27, 2014
With the FIFA World Cup 2014 going on, looks like the whole world seems to be soccer crazy. Three astronauts, two from United States, Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson, and one from Germany, Alexander Gerst, played soccer in space.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jun 26, 2014
An idea that came up after attending a conference and now a mission that will most likely send bits of life to the Red Planet, the student-led, crowd-funded project "Time Capsule to Mars" is aiming to make a connection between Earth and Mars through launching photos, audio and video encased in capsules into space.
Alyssa Ashley Lucas Jun 25, 2014
An unnamed witness in Newfoundland spotted a pink UFO over Trout Creek, Montana while browsing on Google Earth. The UFO sighting reached Scott Waring of UFO Sightings Daily and the UFO hunter uploaded a YouTube video to discuss the captured Google Earth image that shows the UFO and apparently its alien passenger.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jun 25, 2014
Currently, it appears priorities are shifting gears as NASA's chief scientist revealed in a recent interview that the space agency are planning to colonise, send humans to Mars' surface and become pioneers of the Red Planet.
Alyssa Ashley Lucas Jun 23, 2014
Astronomers are pushing themselves to construct a huge telescope in space rather than launching a single rocket. They came up with this idea as the Hubble Space Telescope and Kepler aren't going to be of much use now as they are old and crippled.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jun 23, 2014
For the first time ever, NASA satellites have observed that there are regular deformities in the Earth and the Moon because of the strong gravitational relationship between them.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jun 23, 2014
After Space Exploration Technologies Corp's (Space X) Falcon 9 rocket has conducted a "soft landing" on Earth, a private company hopes to do it on Mars someday.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jun 19, 2014
Mercury retrograde 2014 means chaos, or at least that is what many superstitious people believe. It happens a couple of times a year, and this time it lasts from June 7 to July 1. This astrological event, often perceived as a special cosmic affair, is "an optical illusion."
Arlene Paredes Jun 18, 2014
The NASA Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer discovered Asteroid HQ124 moving at 31,000 miles per hour or 50,400 kilometers per hour in space. Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) did not waste any time in learning more about the potentially hazardous asteroid given the nickname “The Beast.”
Jenalyn Villamarin Jun 17, 2014
It is Friday, the 13th, today and along with the creepy combination of that day and date mix long associated with horror and macabre events is the threat of a solar flare that could affect GPS and communication signals.
Vittorio Hernandez Jun 13, 2014
Witnesses reported about their UFO sighting experience that happened on Wednesday, June 4. One witness recounted seeing the bright, disc-like object over Dee Why beach on early Wednesday morning while the other claimed spotting the bright light at the same day and time on the Central Coast.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jun 13, 2014
A rare phenomenon is set to take place on Friday, June 13. Superstitious people already consider Friday the 13th as an unlucky day but they may become more wary on June 13 because a Full Moon is set to rise.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jun 12, 2014
Paranormal investigator Gavin Davies spotted a cluster of lights over Haverfordwest in Wales last Thursday night, June 5. The UFO sighting had the witness launching an appeal on social networking site Facebook for other witnesses to share their experience or any information on the unidentified cluster of lights spotted over Wales.
Jenalyn Villamarin Jun 10, 2014
There has always been questions regarding the origins of the Earth's lone lunar orb and a recent study by German scientists strength notions about how the moon came about. Analyses on chemical compositions through precise laser-based methods were conducted on the lunar rock samples brought home by Apollo mission astronauts over four decades ago have indicated a cataclysmic event between the Earth and Mars-sized planet.
Silvana Peters Jun 06, 2014
President of UFO Research (NSW), Mariana Flynn said northern beaches had always been a UFO hotspot
Athena Yenko Jun 06, 2014
The National Research Council has released a long-awaited report penned by a group of experts on the United States' human spaceflight program. The report discusses the goal for humans to reach Mars and the critical concerns regarding funding such a momentous objective.
Silvana Peters Jun 05, 2014
If there is "super-Earth," there is also "mega-Earth." In theory, this may be impossible, yet astronomers discovered a new kind of planet 17 times heavier and 2.3 times larger than our own planet dubbed as "mega-Earth."
Alyssa Ashley Lucas Jun 03, 2014
WiFi is no longer soley available on Earth. Scientists from NASA along with MIT researchers have been working on establishing a WiFi connection on the Moon.
Silvana Peters Jun 02, 2014
NASA has been vocal regarding its plans to be able to send people to Mars by 2035, and that goal remains one of NASA's top priorities.
Silvana Peters May 30, 2014
Crowdsourcing needs from scientists and researchers worldwide are calling for citizen scientists to get involved with large scale scientific work.
Daniel Joseph Cruz May 27, 2014
While mystery behind missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remains unsolved, more and more conspiracy theories and claims are surfacing. According to the latest update, a British author claims that the plane may have gone down after a “stray bullet” was fired in a possible struggle during a hijack. Meanwhile, Scientists questions the investigation and suggests that “pings” were not from missing Boeing 777. Keep reading to find out more details.
Jaskiran Kaur May 26, 2014
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the University of Wyoming teamed up with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, Australia for the balloon campaign.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas May 26, 2014
“Ghostbusters” actor Dan Aykroyd recounted his personal UFO sighting experience and recommended MUFON as the Web site that people should go to in finding UFO reports during an interview at the Crystal Head Vodka signing event in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The YouTube video interview was published in 2011 but Dan Aykroyd’s statements were interesting that it got reiterated in some reports.
Jenalyn Villamarin May 26, 2014
Inventor Duan Phillips builds homemade flying saucer in a hangar in NSW; UK based group believes Jesus is an alien.
Athena Yenko May 26, 2014
Earth will be coming into contact with the streams of debris from the Comet 209P/LINEAR resulting to the 2014 May Camelopardalid meteor shower set to peak on Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24. The upcoming meteor shower could offer an amazing sky display and viewers can observe it online.
Jenalyn Villamarin May 22, 2014
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially published an e-book tackling the topic of alien communication.
Silvana Peters May 22, 2014
Billionaire Elon Musk announced that his private spaceflight company,
SpaceX, is making progress towards the establishment of a permanent colony on Mars. Elon and his company are targetting establishing a permanent colony in Mars by 2020 and seek to make commercial exploration of space possible.
Silvana Peters May 21, 2014
The 2014 Camelopardalids meteor shower is set to offer viewers with a bright sky display when it peaks on May 23 and 24 as planet Earth moves through the Comet 209P/Linear debris. Residents of the United Arab Emirates are assured to witness the initial meteor shower display that can reach up to 1,000 meteors per hour.
Jenalyn Villamarin May 20, 2014
In China, witnesses from the Heilongjiang province reported three unidentified objects falling from the sky and crashing on the village grounds at around 6 am last Friday, May 16. Some of the witnesses claimed they saw a “fireball” and heard a “loud, piercing noise” before the UFOs hit the ground, particularly a vegetable garden of one villager.
Jenalyn Villamarin May 19, 2014