A water world ruled by octopus-like creatures.
A planet divided by light and dark where the sun never rises.
And a lava hell where molten rock rains from the sky.
These are not descriptions of foreign worlds in science fiction novels, these are some of the ‘exoplanets’ most likely to be harboring aliens right now.
Dozens of these exoplanets – planets that orbit stars outside our solar system – which have been classified as ‘potentially habitable’ or ‘Earth-like’ have been
The most dangerous rock in our solar system is asteroid Bennu.
With a diameter about the height of the Empire State Building, it is as massive as an aircraft carrier. Reflecting only a tiny fraction of the sunlight that shines upon its surface, it is also one of the darkest objects in our solar system. Most other asteroids reflect five times as much.
On September 24, 2182, if humanity takes no steps to prevent it and the odds line up,
2024 may be the year that wealthy ‘space tourists’ pay billions of dollars to jet into orbit aboard luxury space pods.
But for those who can’t afford such a privilege, remember we’re lucky to be standing on one of the best viewing platforms in the solar system – Planet Earth.
It’s set to be a very special year thanks to some very amazing skygazing events that will grace our skies.
Among them are a close approach of Saturn, a total
A Harvard physicist ruffled feathers in the scientific community this year when he claimed to find the first ever objects from outside our solar system on Earth.
Professor Avi Loeb said that small, round ‘spherules’ recovered from the Pacific Ocean were from an ‘interstellar’ meteor.
The expert even analysed the spherules, alleging that their composition of elements had ‘never been seen before’, and that they could be remnants of an alien spacecraft.
However, the claim was met by criticism from
This week, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio set an American record for the longest continuous space flight, clocking in a staggering 371 days in orbit.
While Rubio had only planned to spend six moths aboard the International Space Station (ISS) he became trapped alongside his two Russian crewmates after their ship was struck by a piece of space debris, rupturing a coolant tank.
In his time on board the space station, Rubio orbited our planet 5,936 times and travelled the equivalent
NASA has spent seven years trying to prevent Bennu — an asteroid taller than the Empire State Building and named after ancient Egypt’s fiery bird-god — from crashing cataclysmically into Earth.
While Bennu’s chances of impact are just 1-in-2,700, more than five times a person’s chance of being struck by lightning, NASA’s team nevertheless has categorized it as one of the two ‘most hazardous known asteroids.’
In a worst-case scenario, the roughly 510-meter wide, carbon-based behemoth would smash into Earth
Spellbinding images of our galaxies and solar system have now been revealed, as this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year was announced.
Greenwich’s Royal Observatory received more than 4,000 entries from over 64 countries, with photographers of all abilities competing to win the prestigious prize.
Shots were shortlisted across 10 different categories and include what appears to be a question mark on the Sun and even the bizarrely named Running Chicken Nebula.
But the mesmerising ‘Andromeda, Unexpected’ bagged first prize
It has been billed as NASA’s ‘asteroid autumn’ and involves a trio of exciting missions that could answer some truly mind-boggling questions.
From offering clues to how life on Earth began, to unlocking the secrets of the solar system, key milestones for each voyage are due to play out over the next six weeks.
They include one rocket launch, a distant fly-by between Jupiter and Mars, and the recovery of ancient space rocks in the Utah desert that could
NASA has published its first-ever study into hundreds of UFO sightings in recent decades and concluded there is ‘no reason’ to believe any cases are aliens – yet.
The unprecedented report, which comes as UFO fever reaches a tipping point in the US, analyzed more than 800 cases across three decades — albeit with a budget of just $100,000 and only about nine months to conduct their work.
The panel concluded: ‘To date, in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, there is
A huge row has erupted among the scientific community over sensational claims that ‘alien’ material from outside our solar system has been found on Earth for the first time ever.
Controversial Harvard physicist Professor Avi Loeb said analysis of fragments recovered from the Pacific Ocean in June may have an ‘extraterrestrial’ origin and could be proof of higher intelligence.
He claims the tiny metallic spheres have a composition of elements from ‘outside the solar system, never seen before’ that do
