The Search for Life in the Universe: Optimism and New Discoveries

The Search for Life in the Universe: Optimism and New Discoveries

Many space scientists have stopped wondering whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. The question they ask is: When will we find it? Many are optimistic that we will discover signs of life on a distant world within our lifetime, perhaps in the next few years. One scientist leading a mission to Jupiter goes … Read more

TOI-332b: A Fascinating Exoplanet with Unusual Properties

TOI-332b: A Fascinating Exoplanet with Unusual Properties

Current theories about the formation of planets do not apply to TOI-332b. It is denser than iron and orbits its star at breakneck speed at improbably close proximity. Out of the seemingly infinite number of planets in the universe, humanity knows only about 5 thousand of them – beyond the planets of the Solar System. … Read more

Jupiter Hit by Celestial Body: Amateur Astronomers Capture Rare Event

Jupiter Hit by Celestial Body: Amateur Astronomers Capture Rare Event

Jupiter was hit hard by a small celestial body, according to amateur astronomers, as an account of the Organized Automated Telescopes for Serendipity Event Survey (OASES) project and the Planetary Observation Camera System for Optical Transiting Surveys (PONCOTS) published about the event on the X site, alerting that there was a flash observed in Jupiter. … Read more

Saturn’s Giant Storms: Unveiling Centuries-Long Atmospheric Phenomena

Saturn’s Giant Storms: Unveiling Centuries-Long Atmospheric Phenomena

Written by Samah Labib Wednesday, August 16, 2023 11:00 PM Scientists have discovered that Saturn suffers from giant, long-lasting storms that last for centuries and create a deep atmosphere. Saturn was previously considered somewhat quieter than the gas giant Jupiter Solar System Which has been home to a 10,000-mile-wide storm called the Great Red Spot … Read more

The August Super Full Moon: Spectacle in the Sky and Astrological Influences

The August Super Full Moon: Spectacle in the Sky and Astrological Influences

The August Super Full Moon will light up the evening sky on August 1, 2023 at 8:31 p.m., when it rises above the horizon. However, you can feel its influence already three days before, the full moon itself usually brings relief. The moon will offer an exceptional spectacle not only on the night from August … Read more

Joint NASA-Japan Research Suggests Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Could Discover Earth-like Rogue Planets

Joint NASA-Japan Research Suggests Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Could Discover Earth-like Rogue Planets

Moanis Hawas wrote Saturday, July 22, 2023 10:00 PM Joint research by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University indicates that the US space agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, scheduled for launch by May 2027, could find 400 A planet similar in mass to Earth. According to the Indian TOI website, rogue planets, unlike ordinary … Read more

BepiColombo’s Close Flyby of Mercury Unveils Crater-Riddled Surface

BepiColombo’s Close Flyby of Mercury Unveils Crater-Riddled Surface

BepiColombo Probe Reveals Crater-Riddled Surface of Mercury The BepiColombo probe, a joint European-Japanese mission, has completed its third close flyby of Mercury, providing scientists with stunning images of the planet’s surface. Launched in 2018, the mission is now entering the final leg of its seven-year journey through the inner solar system. During this recent flyby, … Read more

900 Asteroids Approaching Earth: Potential for Catastrophic Impact and Disastrous Consequences

900 Asteroids Approaching Earth: Potential for Catastrophic Impact and Disastrous Consequences

​ About 900 asteroids are approaching Earth, and they could cause a large crater larger than the city of London if they collide with Earth, with astronomers projecting, using maps of 2,000 paths, the potential to be dangerous over the next thousand years. Its effect will be disastrous Nuclear chemist Dr. Tim Gregory explained that … Read more

View Unique Celestial Phenomena and Nocturnal Glowing Clouds in June: Mars and Venus in Front of the Nativity Star Cluster

View Unique Celestial Phenomena and Nocturnal Glowing Clouds in June: Mars and Venus in Front of the Nativity Star Cluster

Czechs can look forward to two unique celestial phenomena in the first half of June. The bright planets Venus and Mars will be visible in front of the colorful star cluster M44 in the constellation Cancer, popularly called “The Manger” or “The Beehive”. Unusual nocturnal glowing clouds may also appear in the sky. It is … Read more

“Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Three New Exoplanets, Even After Shutting Down in 2018”

“Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Three New Exoplanets, Even After Shutting Down in 2018”

Written by Samah Labib Thursday, 01 June 2023 04:00 AM The Kepler space telescope shut down in 2018 after a nine-year mission that saw 2,600 discoveries. outer planet Certain, ushering in the modern era of exoplanet research. But now there are three more exoplanets to add to the mission total, even after the telescope has … Read more