They’re shooting for the stars. Scientists have developed a laser that could detect extraterrestrial life in outer space, which could speed up the decades-long quest to find other beings “on faraway moons and planets.” The NASA-backed research conducted at the University of Maryland shows that the laser technology could potentially identify signs of life and … Read more
Our galaxy may have acquired some new real estate. NASA has discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting around a faraway star — and it could be habitable. Dubbed TOI 700 e, the exoplanet is the fourth discovered in the TOI 700 system, at 100 light-years away. The research team presented the result at the 241st meeting … Read more
Santa Claus needs more than his reindeer to fly. A new study published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics claims that Santa’s sleigh could actually fly with some major advancements — similar to those of NASA’s Saturn V rocket. Physics students at the University of Leicester were inspired by the scene in the 2003 … Read more
A possible meteor was seen shooting across the sky Thursday night along the U.S. East Coast, according to the American Meteor Society. Reports of the fireball started coming in late Thursday night and early Friday morning over Columbus, Ohio. The AMS received nearly 700 reports from people who spotted the meteor shooting across 12 states and … Read more
NASA successfully launched a flying saucer-like inflatable heat shield — and it could one day help humans land on Mars. The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, launched from a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission was to test the aeroshell, … Read more
It might sound like NASA is investigating another UFO sighting with its latest call for citizen scientists’ help, but the mysterious bright flashes known as “sprites” are a weather-related phenomenon. Sprites are a form of Transient Luminous Event or TLE and are often associated with thunderstorms. These bright light flashes happen above the storm in Earth’s upper … Read more
Scientists revealed Thursday that two of its Mars robots recorded a sizable quake, leaving a crater bigger than any ever recorded in the solar system. The Mars Insight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake on December 24, but scientists only recently learned the cause of that quake. NASA said in a news conference Thursday that … Read more
The United States’ space agency announced it has selected 16 individuals to participate in the much-awaited study of unidentified aerial phenomena, or what are more commonly referred to as UFOs. The team will kick off the study Monday and is scheduled to spend nine months reviewing previous observations and determining how to analyze data on future … Read more
Coffee created by a Crested Butte speciality roaster is set to go to space, according to a press release from First Ascent Coffee. Nearly a year after the company received an inquiry from NASA about their products and sent in samples, an order from the agency has been received. A crew is set to take … Read more