Hubble Uncovers Evidence Of Farthest Planet Forming From Its Star
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion miles away from its star, a finding that may challenge current theories about planet formation. Of the almost 900 planets outside our solar system that have been confirmed to date, this is…
Dry Ice May Glide Down Martian Sand Dunes Like Miniature Hovercraft
NASA research indicates hunks of frozen carbon dioxide — dry ice — may glide down some Martian sand dunes on cushions of gas similar to miniature hovercraft, plowing furrows as they go. Researchers deduced this process could explain one enigmatic class of gullies seen on Martian sand dunes…
Giant Asteroid Cruises By Earth
By Suzanne Presto A 2.7 kilometer-wide asteroid has sailed past our planet. The 1998 QE2 asteroid posed no real threat as it passed about 3 million kilometers from Earth – about 15 times the distance from Earth to the moon. NASA scientists said the asteroid is not named…
Giant Asteroid Passing By Earth On Friday Has Its Own Moon
A giant asteroid will zip past Earth on Friday at the relatively close space distance of 3.6 million…
US Navy Mulls 3D-Printing Future Fleets Of Drones
Three-dimensional (3D) printers are quickly proving to be capable of creating just about anything out of little more…
Turning Cement Into Metal: Boon For Use In Electronics And Thin Films
In a move that would make the Alchemists of King Arthur’s time green with envy, scientists have unraveled…
Researchers Create “Sensitive” Artificial Skin For Robots
(CORDIS) — Robots could become a lot more ‘sensitive’ thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies developed…
Asteroid 9 Times Size Of Ocean Liner To Buzz Earth On May 31
The 1998 QE2 asteroid has the physical mass to potentially deliver life on Earth a knockout punch, being…
GPS Solution Provides Three-Minute Tsunami Alerts
Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large…
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars
Scientists using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than…
NASA Report First X-Class Solar Flares Of 2013
NASA reported that on Monday the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. Solar flares…