Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth

A new study by the Rice University scientists suggests that most of the Earth's essential elements of life such as carbon, nitrogen and other life-essential...

Astronomers discover an unusual nuclear transient

An international group of astronomers has detected an unusual nuclear transient in the nucleus of a weakly active galaxy. 

A meteorite hit the moon during total lunar eclipse

Observers of recent's lunar eclipse were blessed with a bonus surprise- a meteorite impact. The alleged "super wolf blood moon" was anxiously viewed by a...

A Fleeting Moment in Time

The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time — around 10,000 years, a blink of...

How hot are atoms in the shock wave of an exploding star?

Scientists at the Penn State have developed a new technique to measure the temperature of atoms during the explosive death of a star. Scientists combined...

Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by Planet Nine, study

Some of the strangest orbits of some objects have reached our solar system. According to astronomers, these mysterious orbits are to be formed by a...

Scientists finally know what time it is on Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. This gas giant actually has no solid surface...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spotted fresh rainfall on Saturn’s moon Titan

The international Cassini spacecraft has captured an image that shows the rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons. Scientists noted...

3 animations provided by NASA scientist suggests the speed of light is frustratingly slow

Light-speed is the fastest that any material object can travel through space. The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles per second (299,792...

Scientists spotted black hole spinning rapidly around itself

Using observations from state-of-the-art technology, the team of researchers led by the University of Southampton- found evidence that a stellar-mass black hole in our...

The first plants to grow on the Moon are already dead

Subsequent to making the principal ever delicate arriving on the most distant side of the moon, China's Chang'e-4 mission spearheaded the first smaller than...

China’s Moon mission sees first seeds sprout on Moon

According to the recent report, a small green seed sprout is growing on the moon. For the first ever time, a cotton seed germinated on board...

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