You Can Experience ‘Pluto Time’ Twice a Day on Earth
Photo: 24K-Production (Shutterstock) As the quote goes, “Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.” It’s true: Barring some monumental development, our kind is destined to…
Venus and Jupiter Are Kissing Again
Photo: Javier Rosano (Shutterstock) You may not always notice them, but Venus, Jupiter (and a few other planets) often appear as extra-bright stars in the evening sky. Right now, those…
NASA Shares Stunning Image Of Pluto That Shows Its ”True Colours”
NASA explained Pluto’s surface as cracked and cratered, coloured white, tan, and brownish-redNASA on Saturday shared a stunning image on Instagram taken by its New Horizons spacecraft, showing Pluto’s true…
Planet Possibly Covered With “Deep Ocean” Discovered 100-Light Years Away
A team of researchers have recently discovered a planet about 100 light years away from Earth that they believe could be completely covered in water. According to the National Aeronautics…
New Method Detects Radio Signals to Find Exoplanets
Exoplanets are those cosmic bodies or planets that orbit a star outside our solar system. According to NASA, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed to be detected so far.…
Exoplanets With Leaking Atmosphere Could Explain Gap in Planetary Evolution
Scientists have discovered four exoplanets that appear to be shrinking in size and losing their atmosphere gradually. The rate at which this change is taking place suggests that these celestial…
NASA’s EZIE Mission Cleared for Progressing to Construction Phase
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission has passed on to the construction phase after a rigorous review for design cleared the project for further…
When to See a Bunch of Planets Line Up in the Sky This Month
Graphic: nikiteev_konstantin (Shutterstock) Did you think Venus and Jupiter appearing to line up in the sky earlier this year was cool? Sure, that conjunction was fine, but this month, five…
When to See the Venus-Jupiter Conjunction This Weekend
Photo: Renata Barbarino (Shutterstock) Something cool is happening this weekend: Venus and Jupiter will look really close in the sky, almost appearing to touch each other, even though they’re millions…
When to See a Fuckton of Planets Align in the Sky This Month
Photo: Zhuravlev Andrey (Shutterstock) If you like planets (and who doesn’t these days?), the solar system has a gift just for you. Beginning on April 17 and continuing through July,…