Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first human to walk in space over 54 years ago on March 18, 1965. He was secured to the Voskhod 2 Capsule by a tether and walked all over it to cement his legacy. His second trip to space was 10 years later when he commanded the Russian half…
September 15 marked the second time NASA bagged an Emmy Award for covering InSight’s outstanding footage of the Mars landing. NASA received a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program. The InSight Mars Lander is tasked with learning more about the Red Planet’s interior body and providing accurate 3D models. NASA officials at the…
Elon Musk and Jack Ma are two of the most successful techpreneurs, having contributed to society in several ways. With Elon Musk’s PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla and Jack Ma’s AliBaba and AliExpress, you would expect the two to have a more insightful debate. Yet, their conversations are frequently marked with odd statements. To make things…
On July 25, 2019, SpaceX unveiled its new prototype called the Starhopper which the company claims could carry the first humans into Mars. Its much-anticipated demonstration flight was aborted at the last possible second on August 26 in the hopes of trying it again later. Starhopper is a reusable prototype for SpaceX’s Starship vehicle. It…
The universe is littered with trillions of planets. Those that lie outside our solar system are termed as exoplanets. We still don’t know much about exoplanets and most of our efforts are dedicated to finding Earth-like planets to call home. But every so often, scientists discover extreme worlds with merciless surfaces, rightfully nicknamed “hell planets.”…
Outer Space Published on November 29th, 2012 0 The largest Black Hole ever recorded was discovered (VIDEO) Scientists have recently discovered the largest black hole ever observed, and the data indicate that they may be in a small galaxy located 250 million light years from Earth. The super-massive black hole is located in the galaxy…
Outer Space Published on February 18th, 2013 0 The first fragments of the meteorite that fell in Russia gives clues about the space rock (FOTO) Russian Scientists announced today that they have discovered fragments of the meteorite that crashed Friday over the Urals in Russia, causing a shock wave that led to 1,200 people injured…
Older stars “massacre” often nearby planets, recent research shows, and this might be the fate of Earth: toward the end of his life, the Sun will destroy the Earth, breaking it into pieces. (But that could happen only after a long time – billions of years.) A study of older stars shows that they can destroy planets…
Outer Space Published on June 10th, 2013 0 Unique images: The earth under the shadow of Mars Moon (GALLERY) Phobos is the largest moon of Mars, but scientists describe it as a small celestial body size. However, to enable us to realize that his size and what means “small celestial body” it can be compared…
A meteorite even higher than that of an atomic bomb exploded over Russia could fall from the sky unannounced at any time over a large city, causing a horrendous disaster. Despite the messages sent by Hollywood movies, scientists and military experts have a solution for this problem. However, a team of former astronauts want to…