Category: #Space
Alien skull seen in new Mars Rover image and other fun anomalies spotted on the Red Planet this week
The above extraterrestrial skull was spotted in the high-resolution 360-degree panorama image captured this week by NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Cosmic Log presents a…
Virgin Galactic delays space tourism flights to early 2022
Virgin Galactic’s hopes for space tourism in 2021 were looking dim after a motor ignition failure in December 2020 pushed back its test flight schedule,…
Computer Simulations Suggest Martian Moons Were Separated at Birth More Than a Billion Years Ago
The Red Planet’s two tiny moons—Phobos and Deimos—could have formed after an ancient collision, according to new research. It’s an intriguing possibility, but not everyone…
Stunning astronomical study indicates our galaxy may be teeming with life
The search for extraterrestrial life may not take us very far from home. Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen recently published an incredible study demonstrating…
NASA says some Earth organisms could temporarily survive on Mars
We could unknowingly contaminate Mars and any other world we’re exploring in the future with microorganisms from our planet. Scientists from NASA and the German…
Watch: “Flight to Mars” trailer from 1951
In the spirit of the recent Mars landing, check out this theatrical trailer for the movie “Flight to Mars”, made in 1951. The first graphic…
NASA shares photos from Perseverance’s descent to Mars
The image you see above was taken just moments before NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, and it’s just the first…
7 space movies from the 1960s
In this OldFuturesVideo, they render their opinion on the best space movies of the 1960s. They only count films where at least a third of…
When and Where You Can Watch NASA’s Perseverance Land on Mars
Sure, you can see a Snow Moon this month, but you can also watch a live Mars landing! The NASA Perseverance is slated to land…
What to know before Perseverance lands on Mars
NASA’s fifth Mars rover Perseverance launched in July of 2020, and is scheduled to land on Mars on Thursday, February 18th. The purpose of the…
Chinese Mars mission is now orbiting the Red Planet
China’s first homegrown Mars mission has successfully made it into orbit around the Red Planet, state-run media confirms. Why it matters: China is now the…
Watch Live: UAE’s Hope Mission Arrives at Mars
Mars is about to receive its next visitor from Earth—the Mars Hope probe. It has the makings of a historic day, as the United Arab…
Mars triple feature: Spacecraft from UAE, China and U.S. to arrive at the red planet this month
The flurry of activity begins Tuesday, as the United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe prepares to enter into orbit around Mars. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/mars-set-visits-uae-china-u-s-spacecraft-n1257126 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Rare supernova remains discovered by our galaxy’s supermassive black hole heart
The remains of a rare supernova have been discovered in our galaxy for the first time, raising new questions about the spread of key elements…
China’s Tianwen-1 sends first photo of Mars
On February 5, 2021, the China Academy of Space Technology relayed details of Tianwen-1 and its journey to Mars. Per the Fifth Academy of the…
President Biden will keep the Space Force as a US military branch
President Biden is expected to roll back many of former President Trump’s decisions, but the creation of the Space Force won’t be one of them….
Discovery of outer stars of dwarf galaxy sheds new light on dark matter
Nine more stars found in Tucana II, revealing galaxy to be larger than previously thought The discovery of a handful of stars at the edge…
High school students discover a quartet of exoplanets
A group of high school students have possibly become the youngest astronomers to make a major discovery ever. The students published findings this week as…
NASA Perseverance Rover will experience a violent seven-minute descent to Mars
One of the most challenging parts of putting any rover on the surface of Mars is the approximately seven-minute-long descent from orbit to the surface…
Scientists find a cloudless ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet with a four-day year
Astronomers have found another strange planet that could expand our understanding of the cosmos. Gizmodo reports that a team at Harvard and Smithsonian’s Center for…
Elephants counted from space for conservation
Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55737086 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
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