Could NASA have altered your astrological sign? Nope, in case you’re wondering. Many people were questioning it – so much that the U.S. space organization had to weigh in on the matter. But let’s back up for a moment and see what initially caused the outrage. What Caused NASA to Step In? The zodiac signs, …
Category: Astronomy
What You Need to Know About Alien ‘False Alarms’
Aliens might not be a frequent topic of discussion, but when scientists discover something unusual in outer space, it’s hard to keep the mind from wondering if we’re really the only ones in the universe. This is what happened recently when Russian astronomers happened to be observing HD 164595, a star in the constellation of …
Researchers Say We May Have Already Missed a Call from Outer Space
Once in a while, you might ponder what’s really up there in the night sky. Now, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Solar System Research and McMaster University believe that if there is extraterrestrial life, it’s had a good chance to discover our planet. When a planet passes in front of a star, it can …
Mysterious ‘Wow!’ Signal Came From Comets, Not Aliens
Just when you thought we had made contact with aliens, an astronomer tells us we’re incorrect. Astronomer Antonio Paris has stated that a pair of comets may be responsible for the “Wow!” signal, which made headlines back in August 1977, according to Science Alert. But let’s back up for a moment and take a look at …
Researchers: We’ve Been Accidentally Under-Counting Earth-Smashing Rocks
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. If you’ve always had a fear of the earth ending one day due to a gigantic meteor, researchers have some bad news. Over the last two decades, astronomers believe that they’ve been accidentally under-counting the number of …
Study: The Sun’s ‘Superflares’ May Be Enough to Disrupt Earth
Next time your phone drops its connection, you might want to look up at the Sun. New research shows that the Sun and its flare-ups may be more powerful than originally thought, according to OuterPlaces. A study published in the Astrophysical Journal has found that “Superflares,” which are “orders of magnitude larger than most energetic solar flares,” …
It Has Been Confirmed: The Universe is Coming to an End
It’s all finally coming to an end. The Universe is ready to say farewell, according to an international team of scientists. Researchers have charted its decline into darkness after analyzing its energy output, the Christian Science Monitor reports. As it turns out, our universe is only generating half as much energy as it did about two …
Elon Musk Wants to Nuke Mars So We Can Live On It
A Mars habitat may not be far off in the future, but could the chances slip away if we blow up the planet? Tesla Creator Elon Musk doesn’t think so. While chatting with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, Musk stated that nuking the red planet may be essential to creating a place for humans to live, …
We’re Finally Getting an Up-Close Look at Pluto, and It’s Beautiful
Ever since we decided to kick Pluto out of our model of the “perfect” solar system, the dwarf planet has been relatively forgotten — until now. Close-up images of Pluto started being released by NASA during the week of July 13 after the New Horizons spacecraft took some snapshots during a flyby. Additionally, New Horizons …
NASA Designs Plane for Mars, Is Buzz Aldrin Satisfied Yet?
Buzz Aldrin has had plenty to say in terms of Mars exploration as of late. Back in March, he posted a photo of himself on Twitter wearing a T-shirt that read, “Get Your Ass to Mars.” If you can’t tell yet, he really, really wants NASA to make the Red Planet its focus. Now, it seems that …