No way.. It has been quite a year for astronomy in 2015 and specifically for the planet Pluto. They may have actually found ice volcanoes…seriously. They get into the data a bit and explain why they think this is a possibility: Thanks to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, there’s a good chance we’ve found a frozen volcanic…
Astronomers Are Baffled By The Orbit Of Pluto’s Moons
This has been quite a year for astronomy. One of the most exciting breakthroughs are the new photos of Pluto. And with this new data come new theories…or mysteries about Pluto’s moons: The orbits of Pluto’s four smallest moons are even more chaotic than scientists had expected, according to new results from the New Horizons…
Is This Actually The First Pic of An Alien Planet?
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken some incredible pics of a very interesting planet. It is only 25 light years away and it’s solar system is around a star called Fomahaut. The planet they discovered was the first of its kind searching with visible light. Although astronomers find the data promising there are some skeptics.…
In The Center of The Galaxy They Spotted Very Old White Dwarf Stars
It has been quite a year for astronomy with some awesome pics of really distant galaxies. And now at the center of our own galaxy they discovered some ancient stars: Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have been analyzed by a team of astronomers, uncovering a population of very old white dwarf stars. It’s…
Top 5 Mysteries Of Our Solar System
these are STILL unsolved DO you even know about these absolutely bizarre space facts? When it comes to space and astronomy we are often thinking of formations far away like quasars, neutron stars and even exoplanets. We study these mysteries and have scientific debates and often forget how many things remain unsolved in our very…
NASA Has An Alternative Theory On How Mars Lost It’s Atmosphere
Do you agree?? Apparently NASA has a new theory in regards to this question: Where did Mars’ atmosphere and water go? The answer is blowing in the wind. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) has shined some light onto how Mars lost its atmosphere after a year of orbiting the red planet. 4.2-3.7…
Could This Evidence Have Indicated Life Could Have Existed On Mars?
It has been quite a year for astronomy and there was even a big announcement this week by NASA about the atmosphere of Mars. Data from the Opportunity rover confirmed that Mars had sustained water, and the conditions could have hosted life. When you think that organisms exist in volcanoes on earth where temperatures get…
NASA And Their Quest For New Worlds
This video from NASA examines new ways to search for civilizations on other planets. Here is an intro: Astronomers have used many different methods to discover planets beyond the solar system, but the most successful by far is transit photometry, which measures changes in a star’s brightness caused by a mini-eclipse. When a planet crosses…
NASA Live Broadcast About Mars Atmosphere Now Streaming
This is happening now check it out: As the roster suggests, the announcement will be based on findings from MAVEN, which was launched in November of 2013 and recently celebratedone year in orbit around the red planet. “MAVEN will help scientists understand the climate history of Mars,” according to the mission description. “How did a…
Did We Really Have Another Planet In Our Solar System?
Does this seem possible? Apparently there are new theories that we may have had another planet in our solar system that got kicked out by Jupiter? Researchers from Canada have used computer models to show that our Solar System could have had an extra gas giant planet in the mix around 4 billion years ago…
Supernova Spotting Is Amazing With This Method
Whoa! Supernoa are some of the most amazing events in the cosmos and they have a way of detecting them as of the last 10 years or so that is light years ahead (no pun intended) 😉 of previous methods: The rapid response system of the Very Large Telescope in Chile goes after fleeting gamma…
This Galaxy Cluster Has Just Been Found And It’s 8.5 Billion LY Away
This has been quite a year for astronomy and pictures from The Hubble, ESO and other super telescopes. This latest pic from NASA is incredible: NASA has released a picture of the biggest cluster of galaxies found in the early universe. The object, located 8.5 billion light-years from the Milky Way, was discovered using the Spitzer Space…
NASA Has A Big Announcement Tomorrow…What Will It Be?
Hint..it is about Mars and apparently it has to do with discussions regarding a Mars atmosphere. Whoa what could they have in store? When the US space agency says it’s got something big to share with the world, we’re going to pay attention, and this Thursday at 2pm EST it’s promising to announce “key science…
The Search For Earth Like Planets Is Examined
The search for alien life is one of the most discussed in the scientific community. And one of the best ways might be to focus on earth-like planets. They examine the possibilities in this video: The search for Earth-like planets is reaching a fever-pitch. Does the evidence so far help shed light on the ancient…
This Unusual Asteroid Has Rings
How did these form? Apparently the asteroid Chariklo has rings like you might see on a planet: From ESO, observations made at telescopes in South America have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. This is the smallest object to have rings and only the…
Scientist Thinks Mars May Have Had Acid Fog
As if this planet wasn’t mysterious enough, now they think Mars may have had acid fog at certain times. Dr Shoshanna Cole, a planetary researcher at Ithaca College, has pieced together a compelling story about how acidic water vapors may have eaten at the rocks in an area on Husband Hill in the Columbia Hills…
They Recorded Some Bone Chilling Sounds From Different Spacecraft
Did you know solar wind could make these kinds of strange sounds? We didn’t but they sure are cool. Caught on video they are described as such: Here are some downright chilling sounds recorded by several spacecraft. The sounds come from radio signals that are created by solar winds interacting with plasma that is wafting…
They Just Found Oxygen On This Comet Which Was A Surprise
It has been quite a year for astronomy and another discovery that is changing previous models has to do with comet 67p. Apparently the discovery of oxygen took a lot of people by surprise: The Rosetta spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen in the cloud of gas surrounding the comet it is tracking. The discovery has…
They Proposed A New Way To Search For Organisms on Europa
Often times we think about the search for organisms on far away exoplanets and the like. However, astronomers may have a new way to search for evidence in our own solar system: Jupiter’s moon Europa is believed to possess a large salty ocean beneath its icy exterior, and that ocean, scientists say, has the potential to…
They Found A Hidden Feature Of The Milky Way Galaxy
Did you know about this? Apparently there are some features of our very own galaxy that they just discovered: Astronomers using the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way. By mapping out the locations of a class of stars that vary in brightness called Cepheids, a…
