1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Space tends to instill fear in ordinary individuals. They perceive it as being filled with phenomena beyond scientific comprehension, potentially threatening their safety. However, in fact, space has been extensively researched by scientists and remains, in many respects, highly predictable....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (581+ words) A research team led by Adina Denton of the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI, USA) improved the classical models developed in the early 2000s by planetary scientist Robin Canup. The main innovation of the new study was taking into account the internal…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (436+ words) For a long time, analysis of data on the interaction between Earth’s magnetic field and the solar wind showed a certain process of “saturation.” Scientists believed that this could mean that during a powerful solar storm, our protection might prove…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) In fact, the primary motivation for the Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft — the first to capture an image of Earth — to end its mission in lunar orbit was the imperative to initiate lunar exploration at the earliest opportunity. Although the Apollo program…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) The SkyFall mission consists of three helicopters, one larger and two smaller. Each carries four scientific instruments, including visible- and near-infrared cameras, radar, temperature sensors, and a radiation monitor. The vehicles will be able to transmit data directly to orbiters,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) The search for life beyond Earth has gained a new point of reference. A study by an international team of biologists suggests that the first free-living cellular lineages on our planet may have arisen not once, but twice. If life…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (188+ words) Others take a more pragmatic view. Skeptics point to the Fermi Paradox and note that such “anomalies” are most often the result of digital glitches, camera sensor artifacts, or solar flares that distort images. Similar discoveries that resemble familiar objects…...