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05/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Uranus smells, says scientist, who finds that the planet’s upper atmosphere is composed of hydrogen sulfide

The findings of a new U.K. study suggest that the upper atmosphere of the seventh planet in our Solar System smells the same as rotten eggs, reports a Live Science article. The study specifically suggested that the topmost clouds of Uranus contain a lot of hydrogen sulfide. You may not be familiar with that chemical, but if you […]

05/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Space models suggest that a cosmic impact created Mars’ moons

American scientists have uncovered evidence supporting the theory that an asteroid impact formed the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. According to an article on Space.com, their computer models showed that an event involving an object of the same size as the biggest members of the asteroid belt would have launched sufficient debris to form the […]

05/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Scientists believe the Earth had water before we had the moon, according to surprising new study

Before the moon, there was water on Earth. This was the conclusion a group of scientists arrived upon after they studied lunar rocks from all six of the Apollo missions and investigated volcanic rocks from the Earth’s oceans. The research team, led by Richard Greenwood of Open University, a distance learning and research university in England, […]

05/06/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Space researchers develop new AI technology that can determine whether life may exist on other worlds

Is there life outside the world as we know it? Scientists and astronauts have yet to find the answer to this mystery. But they’re on their way — if new technology using artificial intelligence to classify planets and, in turn, find out if life does exist outside our world — can help us. The new […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Recently discovered alien planet is metal-heavy, like our Mercury, and also close to its sun

The solar system has an assortment of eight different planets orbiting the sun. While each of them is different in their own unique way, they are mostly similar, with one exception. While most of the smaller planets in the solar system are compositionally similar to Earth, bearing a small, solid metal core that makes up […]

02/25/2018 / By David Williams

Group of Earth-like planets 40 light years away could harbor life outside the solar system

As the search for alien life and potentially habitable planets outside of the solar system continues, some experts now believe that they have found the perfect candidate: a densely packed family of planets that is part of what is called the TRAPPIST-1 system. Located some 40 light years away from Earth, the system could contain the […]

02/14/2018 / By David Williams

Breakthrough in the hunt for Earth-like planets: NASA optics experts have found a way to circumvent distortions that have hindered the search

Finding Earth-like planets that could one day serve as the home of humanity can be hard enough as it is. Now a small team of astronomers from the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) has shown that, with the use of specialized equipment and new methods, it can be made a little bit easier. According to […]

02/06/2018 / By David Williams

One step closer to Mars: NASA’s next Lander prepping for May launch

Despite all the apparent chaos in the world, the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) still hasn’t forgotten how to remain organized enough to carry out its space missions. Its upcoming mission is one that’s headed straight for the planet Mars, where a new lander is expected to begin an entirely new probe of the planet‘s deep interior […]

01/30/2018 / By Earl Garcia

The search for Earth II: Three new French telescopes are searching the stars for another planet like ours

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced that a French-led project, known as Exoplanets in Transits and their Atmospheres (ExTrA), may help space experts better observe the night sky for signs of Earth-like planets through three new telescopes installed at the La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. According to ESO, the new telescopes were designed to monitor the night sky to […]

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