[ad_1] Astrobiologists continue to work towards determining which biosignatures might be best to look for when searching for life on other worlds. The most common idea has been to search for evidence of plants that use the green pigment chlorophyll, like we have on...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 23/04/2024 37 views 0 likes In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or...

[ad_1] Tremendous explosions in a galaxy close to the Milky Way are pouring material equivalent to around 50 million suns into its surroundings. Astronomers mapped this galactic pollution event in high resolution, obtaining important hints about how the space between...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The April Lyrids are often a good shower, although the bright Moon makes this year’s edition less than ideal. The Lyrid meteor shower can produce up to 20 meteors an hour. Credit: Gregg Alliss The Lyrid meteors peak this week — how many can...

[ad_1] The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists discovered thousands of exoplanets, most of which were detected and...

[ad_1] Applications 22/04/2024 178 views 3 likes On this Earth Day, we reflect on the importance of protecting our planet for future generations. Understanding the Earth system and the complex interactions that shape our planet is paramount for addressing...

[ad_1] This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Fabian Klenner is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist at the University of Washington (UW). His research...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The composition of Io's atmosphere indicates it has already lost sextillions of tons of sulfur, and will someday run out of this element. Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL/University Of...

[ad_1] It was 1903 that the Wright brothers made the first successful self-propelled flight. Launching themselves to history, they set the foundations for transatlantic flights, supersonic flight and perhaps even the exploration of the Solar System. Now we are on the...