Apparently there were some ants in space (the ones we’re talking about got sent there by us 🙂  The test referred to is called the “ISS experiment” and it was done with the pavement ant.  There is also a video on this experiment: Get up to speed on Ants in Space! This brief overview video explains…
New Strategy In The Search For Aliens
This is a fascinating discussion onextraterrestrial search.  Here is  brief intro on the speaker: MIT Professor of Planetary Science and Physics Sara Seager shows us the techniques and tools she is using in the real-life search for alien life. A related comment from the video thread on page 2 had this to say, and it…
Strange Unexplained Things That Exist In The Universe
Here is a really interesting video that covers some of the strangest phenomena in the universe. Just a note, they do mention the big bang as fact and more and more astrophysicists are coming out to say that it is now likely to be false. Honestly, who can say for sure?  However, as concepts of quantum…
Why Does Pluto Keep Spitting Out Nitrogen?
Did you know about this massive amount of Nitrogen that is being emitted from Pluto?  Here is more info on this phenomenon: Something mysterious is happening on the surface of Pluto: No matter how much nitrogen the atmosphere releases into space, it’s still chock-full of the stuff. New work examines the possible culprits for the stealthy…
Gas Giants May Have A Slightly Different Origin Than We Thought
Apparently they have some new modeling in regards to how gas giants have formed: Researchers say it’s possible the solar system’s biggest planets, the mighty gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, started slowly from the most humble of ingredients: tiny pebbles. By “pebbles,” they mean anything from fractions of an inch up to three feet across,…
Gas Giant Planets May Have Formed Differently Than Previously Thought
Apparently they have some new modeling in regards to how gas giants have formed: Researchers say it’s possible the solar system’s biggest planets, the mighty gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, started slowly from the most humble of ingredients: tiny pebbles. By “pebbles,” they mean anything from fractions of an inch up to three feet across,…
10 Big Mysteries Of Space
From the casual science fan to a career astronomer, these 10 mysteries of the universe still remain unsolved! Â Here is the beginning of the list: 10. Rectangular Galaxy) In early 2012, a group of astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia discovered a strange rectangular galaxy 70 million light years from earth. It is…
Mystery Of Certain Supernovas May Have Just Been Solved
Well it looks like there may be more than one way to explain these awesome cosmic events! A longstanding mystery about the tiny stars that let loose powerful explosions known as Type Ia supernovae might finally be solved. For decades, astronomers have debated whether one white dwarf star, or two, is necessary for firing up…
Did You Know About The Dwarf Planet Named “Makemake”?
This is really cool. Â It seems as if the discovery of new objects at the edge of our solar system as well as exoplanets is increasing. Â This object/dwarf planet if you will was only discovered within the last decade: In 2003, astronomer Mike Brown and his team from Caltech began a discovery process which would…
Unusual Icy Plains Seen On Pluto
This is a newer video showing some incredible ice formations on the mysterious planet Pluto: Not far from a range of giant ice mountains on Pluto lies a vast stretch of icy plains whose surface is broken into cell-like blocks by snaking troughs, new photos by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal. The engimatic region — which…
What Caused These Unusual Landforms On Mars?
This video shows some of the extremely unusual surface formations on the planet Mars. Â Out of all the planets in our solar system, this particular one has had the most talk of possible life or past life having existed. Â Some think the atmosphere may have been lost some time ago due to solar activity or…
Northern Lights Seen From Space – It’s Incredible [Video]
Now this is a rare and awesome video that you don’t get to see everyday: The cosmic light shows put on by the Northern and Southern Lights (Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis) are a beautiful thing to watch from Earth, and from space, they look just as mind-blowing. This over-too-soon video shot from the International…
5 Unsolved Mysteries About Our Solar System
With the ability to see galaxies, quasars and other formations at extremely far distances you would think we have our own local solar system figured out!  In actuality there are some huge mysteries to this day that are still unanswered.  Here is the video intro: We’ve also discovered nearly 1,800 planets around other stars. It would…
Comet Displayed Cosmic “Fireworks” On August 12
This just happened!  For space fans across the world, this is really something to see: A spectacular display of celestial fireworks like none ever witnessed before, burst forth from Rosetta’s comet right on time – commemorating the Europeans spacecraft’s history making perihelion passage after a year long wait of mounting excitement and breathtaking science. And the…
This Potential Alien-Friendly Planet May Have Large Oceans
Many science fans have heard of the discovery of the planet kepler 452 b. Â Out of all the exoplanets, NASA is most excited about the prospects for life on this one. Â There is another however which may have similar properties: A small, rocky planet could host liquid water on its surface, if it also contains…
Top 10 Reasons Aliens May Have Not Visited Us Yet
This is a very philosophical and scientific debate combined.  Why haven’t we been visited by aliens?  A lot of people may debate this off the bat and say we have been visited before such as at area 51.  And potentially some say we are currently experiencing abductions or are at least in communication of some sorts,…
List Of Ways Aliens Could Travel Across The Universe
This is one of the most debated and discussed topics in all of science.  How would extraterrestrials space travel? “There is another way, whether it’s wormholes, or warping space, there’s got to be a way to generate energy so that you can pull it out of the vacuum, and the fact that they’re [extraterrestrials] here shows…
Supernovas That Went Their Own Way ;)
This would explain a lot and makes sense in explaining why some supernovas may not reside where you might expect: Rogue supernovas that explode all alone in deep space present an astronomical mystery. Where did they come from? How did they get there? The likely answer: a binary black hole slingshot, according to a new…
NASA Just Tested The RS-25 Rocket Yesterday [Video]
They keep pushing the envelope at NASA and this is very encouraging.  The successful test yesterday of a more powerful rocket system is described below: With today’s (Aug. 13) successful test firing of an RS-25 main stage engine for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) monster rocket currently under development, the program passed a key milestone…
Piano And Pulsar Have A Musical Duet
You don’t hear this everyday. Â This is one of the really clever uses of hyperconnectivity where one can share creative works like this that also help us understand space in a new way: Music is all around us, not just here on Earth but also out there in space. Even stars can make music, at…
