A giant horned “devil” comet has exploded en route to Earth — the second time the interstellar snowball’s blown its stack in two weeks. Named 12P/Pons-Brooks, the falling star’s latest display was caught on camera by Arizona-based astronomy buff Elliot Herman. “Comet 12P appears to be manifesting more frequent outbursts, a new outburst only two weeks from the... Continue Reading →
A city-sized comet barreling towards Earth grew “horns” after a second massive volcanic eruption occurred on Oct. 5. The “cryovolcanic” comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to Earth in 2024, according to LiveScience. And the enormous space rock (some 18.6 miles in diameter) just violently exploded for the second time in four months.... Continue Reading →
Earth has been hit by a blast from a dead star so energetic that scientists cannot explain it. The burst of gamma rays, originating in a dead star known as a pulsar, is the highest energy of its kind ever seen. It was equivalent to about ten trillion times the energy of visible light, or 20 tera-electronvolts. Scientists... Continue Reading →
If I asked you to picture a psychopath, what kind of character might spring to your mind? Thanks to Hollywood, we may imagine them to be “American Psycho”’s (1992) blood-soaked Christian Bale revving a chainsaw, or “Psycho”’s (1960) eerie Anthony Perkins brandishing a butcher’s knife while we’re just trying to take a shower. But the reality is... Continue Reading →
An image from Jupiter taken by NASA's JunoCam shows a bright green dot on the planet's north pole. Turns out, the glowing orb is a lightning bolt, NASA says. While lightning on Earth often comes from water clouds near the equator, clouds containing an ammonia-water solution oftentimes cause lighting near Jupiter's poles, according to NASA. Juno started its mission on... Continue Reading →
A black spot four times the size of the Earth has appeared on the surface of the Sun. The appearance of a black spot is rarely a good sign, just ask any pirate. While these particular spots may not themselves be a problem, they could be a harbinger of something more dangerous. It's certainly a... Continue Reading →
Private company ispace lost communication with its Hakuto-R M1 mission, and it’s now believed the robotic lander failed to land safely on the lunar surface. Japanese aerospace company ispace attempted to make history on Tuesday when it sought to land a robotic probe on the surface of the moon—which would have made it both the... Continue Reading →
Confirming the existence of RNA nucleobases in space rocks, a recent study of an asteroid sample extracted from Ryugu has revealed the presence of uracil, one of the four building blocks of RNA. The study also identified niacin, a form of vitamin B3, that plays a significant role in metabolism, in the dust that was... Continue Reading →
Star Wars fans thought they'd found proof that there was another Jedi out there, after spotting a 'lightsaber' on Mars in a new picture released by NASA. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@perseverance.mars) The image in question shows a thin metal tube with a thick end, which... Continue Reading →
