Largest fails of space exploration in 2019
At the end of 2019, it is time to remember what were the biggest science fiascos. But first of all, let us point out that learning also comes out …
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Star Wars: Scientists develop holograms with sound as movie
When we think of developing technologies based on Star Wars movies, the first, second and third thing that goes through the minds of fans is the creation of real-life …
Asteroid-feeding bacteria may explain origin of life on Earth
A new study suggests that meteorites may be a food source for living things, more specifically a microorganism called Metallosphaera sedula, a metal-eating species. Metallosphaera sedula is a species of bacterial-like …
South African telescope uncovers unprecedented Astronomical transient event
Using the MeerKAT telescope, located in the Northern Cape, South Africa, scientists have identified a large radio-emitting explosion from a binary star. The phenomenon identified as “transitory” represents an important …
Scientists developed a new method to identify exoplanets that can harbor life
A group of US scientists has developed a new method that can help identify exoplanets with the greatest potential to harbor life. The novelty was described in a study published …
NASA Astronaut Beats Record as Woman Spending More Time in Space
Christina Koch, the astronaut who took part in the first all-female spacewalk alongside Jessica Meir, once again made history. It is that last Saturday (28), Koch broke the longest space mission record …
Scientists discover an extraterrestrial mineral in Australian meteorite
Scientists found a new mineral in a meteorite that crashed to Earth in 1951. It took almost seven decades of analysis to find the formation, which is just one …
What happens if you swallow 1 gram of each element of the periodic table?
In addition to high school chemistry classes and college entrance exams, have you ever wondered what each chemical element in a periodic table means? Some of them are more obvious, such …
How do astronomers calculate the orbits of planets, moons and stars?
Calculating the orbit of a celestial body is critical in determining its characteristics and interactions with other objects in space. The sun itself orbits around the center of the Milky …
5 of the most important scientific discoveries of the decade
From gravitational wave detection to advances in artificial intelligence, the development of genetic editing techniques such as CRISPR, and the finding of evidence that Mars once harbored water in …