Detecting planets, galaxies, quasars and other formations is just part of the challenge of astronomy. The other piece is analyzing the data and making sense of it as well as computer modeling to help illustrate things that we cannot necessrily make sense of as invidicuals. Now China is embarking on ambitious endeavor that may yield…
No Way!
This has to be one of the neatest uses of the internet. Apparently these cosmic recordings have been uploaded to soundcloud: What do extraterrestrials listen to? Well, we don’t know for sure, but when NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2 into the Solar System in 1977, the space agency equipped the probes with the ‘Golden…
Impossibe EM Drive Propulsion System Actually Works!
This particular propulsion system is actually worthy of getting excited about. Sure, warp drive concepts are fascinating, and who’s to say they couldn’t be done one day but the EM Drive concept is something here and now: Over the past year, there’s been a whole lot of excitement about the electromagnetic propulsion drive, or EM…
Colonizing The Moon May Actually Be Affordable…Kind Of
Ah the famous moon landing in 1969. Since that time, (now a controversial topic depending on what you google), scientists and science fiction fans have discussed colonizing the moon. And now they think the costs would be much less than originally estimated: Returning humans to the moon could cost 90 percent less than expected, bringing…
They Are Hunting For Aliens Now On Jupiter’s Moons
Hey why should Mars and Pluto get all the attention right? Or the S.E.T.I. type missions of searching for alien life thousands of light years away? Now more attention in the search for extraterrestrial life will be focused on Jupiter’s moons: In the past year humanity has landed on a comet, ventured to Pluto and…
Cosmic Wind Has Affected Galactic Evolution
Apperently galactic dust and cosmic wind is now understood on a far greater level: Astronomers have long known that powerful cosmic winds can sometimes blow through galaxies, sweeping out interstellar material and stopping future star formation. Now they have a clearer snapshot of how it happens. A Yale University analysis of one such event in…
Apparently Pluto Has a Tail
Wow who knew but apparently the planet Pluto has some properties that resemble a comet. Here is an excerpt about this new discovery: Pluto has a tail! The path of New Horizons as it flew past Pluto on July 14 took it directly into the dwarf planet’s shadow, and while this provided a fascinating opportunity to see its atmosphere lit…
Brilliant Idea In Exploring Planets Like Jupiter
This new spacecraft invention is very clever and may help us find out more about planets with no surface: Jupiter and Saturn are two of the least explored worlds in our solar system. As gas giants, they have no surfaces to land on, and their atmospheres are crushingly heavy and violently windy. The Galileo spacecraft…
3 Interesting Perspectives On Aliens Or Lack Of Them
This writer or commenter on imgur puts together one of the most well thought out analasys of the Fermi Paradox. In case you don’t know the Fermi Paradox is the question of if there are aliens, why haven’t we found them yet or have we not been visited yet? (assuming that the pyramids or any…
Saturn’s Newly Discovered Ring is…Enormous
Saturn may be the most unusual and famous planet in out solar system depending on who you ask. The rings are of course famous and NASA may have discovered a big surprise in an undiscovered ring: Analysis of images taken by NASA’s infrared sky-mapping WISE telescope also show that the ring, discovered in 2009, is…
Wow…What Is Kepler 452b?
Finally…the announcement we’ve all been waiting for: The SETI Institute and NASA have confirmed the discovery of Kepler 452b, the most Earth-like planet ever encountered. Located in the Goldilocks zone of its host star, this planet would have “just the right” conditions to support liquid water and possibly even life. “Kepler 452b takes us one…
Another Planet Like Ours Or Something Else?
Today is the day when NASA makes a much anticipated announcement that has the internet buzzing: NASA is teasing space enthusiasts, hinting that it may have some big news to announce about other Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. The space agency said it plans to share a new discovery from its Kepler Space Telescope…
What Is NASA Going To Announce?
Science fiction is starting to sound more and more like science reality in regards to planets that could potentially be homes extraterrestrial organisms. Here is some info on an announcement NASA will make tomorrow: NASA has had a pretty big month already, but apparently the US space agency’s not done yet. The Ames Research Centre…
Ceres Update – Part 4
The Ceres NASA controversy continues. There are two topics at hand to remind anyone who hasn’t tuned in. 1. There is a debate that a pyramid like formation may have been spotted on the surface. 2. The other debate are what is causing these bright spots that are very visible on the surface. Here is…
Some Think This Transportation is Suited For Space
This journalist makes an interesting point about the potential future of the hyperloop project: Elon Musk – of SpaceX and Tesla Motors fame – recently proposed the “Hyperloop,” a high-speed floating train that’s accelerated by magnets and coasts between destinations. Hailed as the train of the future, the concept is indeed pretty fancy. Described by…
1974 – 2001 Arecibo Message Update and What it Could Mean
this message STILL has implications to debate This may be one of the most fascinating pieces of potential evidence in the entire extraterrestrial search/discussion. And SETI by the way has gotten a large infusion of cash to restart their operations. Here is more about the mystery: In 1974, a broadcast (known as the “Arecibo” message)…
Top 10 Weirdest Planets That We’ve Seen In Space
Many of us can name the planets in our solar system and the most unusual one might be Saturn in that it has very noticeable rings around it that seem to be held in place by gravity. Now here is a video about planets you may not even know about: Space is unbelievably strange. You…
Guy May Spend $100 Million To Search For Aliens
The SETI program (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) was one of the most famous programs where we sent and listened for “alien” signals. We didn’t find anything but this tycoon is not ready to give up and is taking matters into his own hands: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner made his name through savvy investments in social…
This Supernova Goes Against Astronomical Theory
Most supernovas are expected to occur in areas with a lot of stars within galaxies. Here is one though that defies what astronomers usually expect: A recently discovered supernova has left astronomers scratching their heads. It’s in the wrong cosmic neighborhood, and from the vantage point of conventional theory is behaving quite badly. Here is an…
Extraterrestrial Life Possibilities In The Milky Way
We often discuss alien life existing in far away galaxies. Astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope in a variety of ways and methods to find extraterrestrial life in very distant places. Perhaps the best area to look is within our own galaxy: The building blocks to create another Earth are found at solar systems across our…
