Success of NASA’s First Mission to Take Asteroid Samples

Success of NASA’s First Mission to Take Asteroid Samples

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – NASA announced the success of its first mission to take asteroid samples. Through this, scientists hope that this material will provide humanity with a better understanding of the formation of our Solar System and how Earth became habitable. The US spacecraft OSIRIS-REx, launched in 2016, took samples from an asteroid called Bennu. … Read more

Asteroid Bennu: Impending Collision Date Revealed by NASA

Asteroid Bennu: Impending Collision Date Revealed by NASA

Asteroid Bennu poses a potential threat to our planet, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Astronomers have now revealed the exact date when the object could collide with Earth. They then compare the consequences to the explosions of several dozen atomic bombs. NASA has been observing the asteroid Bennu for almost 25 … Read more

The Earth is No Longer Safe: Scientists Warn of Planetary Boundaries

The Earth is No Longer Safe: Scientists Warn of Planetary Boundaries

Jakarta – Scientists state that the Earth has exceeded the limits of being a safe place for humans or out of habitability standards. This is related to the many problems faced, such as pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, and climate change. In research published in the journal Science Advancesan international team of 29 experts … Read more

Surviving a Jump from the International Space Station: The Journey and Challenges

Surviving a Jump from the International Space Station: The Journey and Challenges

If a person had a superhero suit and got tired of adrenaline jumping from planes and bridges, he could theoretically try to jump from the International Space Station into pitch black space. With a bit of luck, it would hit the earth’s surface in about two and a half years. How would his journey go? … Read more

The Length of a Day on Mars: Sidereal and Solar Days Compared

The Length of a Day on Mars: Sidereal and Solar Days Compared

Jakarta – The time cycle for a day and a night on Earth lasts 24 hours. So, what about other planets like Mars? Are the numbers the same, less, or even more? Reporting from detikEdu, the length of time in a day can be determined from the daily cycle on planet Earth which rotates counterclockwise … Read more

Factors Preventing Astronauts from Landing on Saturn: Gas, Electric Current, Temperature, and Pressure

Factors Preventing Astronauts from Landing on Saturn: Gas, Electric Current, Temperature, and Pressure

Jakarta – Pre-astronauts have successfully carried out various space missions. However, the mission to land on the planet Saturn was never successful. Reporting from detikEdu, Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. Saturn is so big that it can fit 760 Earths inside it. The distance between Saturn and Earth is about … Read more

10 Planets Most Like Earth: List of Earth-like Planets Discovered by Scientists

10 Planets Most Like Earth: List of Earth-like Planets Discovered by Scientists

Jakarta – So far scientists have discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets. Some of them have been identified and some have similarities to planet Earth. Is it livable? In fact, to qualify as a potentially life-worthy planet, a planet must be relatively small (and therefore rocky). Then the planet must also orbit in the habitable or … Read more

Amateur Astronomer Discovers New Comet: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) Visible in Indonesia Until September 6, 2023

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A Japanese amateur astronomer, namely Hideo Nishimura, recently discovered comet called C/2023 P1 (Nishimura). Observers in Indonesia have the opportunity to see it until September 6, 2023. “Nishimura discovered the comet after examining the results of the portraits taken,” said astronomer from the Bosscha Observatory Yatny Yulianti, Tuesday, September 5, 2023. According … Read more

Japanese Amateur Astronomer Discovers Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) | Observations in Indonesia | Astronomy News

Japanese Amateur Astronomer Discovers Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) | Observations in Indonesia | Astronomy News

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A Japanese amateur astronomer, namely Hideo Nishimura, recently discovered comet called C/2023 P1 (Nishimura). Observers in Indonesia have the opportunity to see it until September 6, 2023. “Nishimura discovered the comet after examining the results of the portraits taken,” said astronomer from the Bosscha Observatory Yatny Yulianti, Tuesday, September 5, 2023. According … Read more

Scientists Discover Earth-Like Planet in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System

Scientists Discover Earth-Like Planet in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System

Japanese scientists studying the movement of objects in the Kuiper Belt think that there may be a planet in the Solar System that looks remarkably like Earth. Using advanced simulations, they found that it could explain the unusual motions of objects beyond Neptune’s orbit. A mysterious planet similar to Earth, according to scientists, is located … Read more