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How Does Space Travel Affect the Human Body?

news | Apr 15, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

Although NASA’s Twin experiment was completed in 2016, there are still reports of new findings. The point of the experiment was to compare physical condition of twin brothers, one of whom spent 340 days in space.

The first ever photo of a black hole has been published

news | Apr 11, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

The photo of the mysterious object was made possible thanks to Event Horizon Telescope — a chain of observatories all over the planet. Their combined capacity, which surpasses the sensitivity of Hubble many times over, allowed scientists to take a picture of a black hole.\n

Orion spacecraft safety system passes all tests

news | Apr 06, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

NASA announced that the Orion emergency system has successfully completed all tests. The technology was built to safely move spacecraft away from its launch vehicle in case of malfunction.

Plants will help us colonize Mars

news | Apr 04, 2019 | Science & Education | 6

Plants are structurally complex, and a lot of the processes they go through could be used for the benefit of mankind. Scientists at the University of Melbourne are currently considering how our Earth neighbors could help us colonize Mars.

NASA announces finalists in Mars habitat design contest

news | Apr 02, 2019 | Business & Startups | 24

Launched in 2015, the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is finally coming to a close. The objective for the challenge was to select the best habitat concepts for life on the Red Planet. Finalists will share a $100 thousand prize and take part in a final Grand Prix in the beginning of May.

Mars-bound Helicopter Passes First Tests

news | Apr 01, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

The mission called upon to find out whether life has ever existed on the red planet is scheduled to start out in 2020. It will be carried out by Mars 2020 rover accompanied by a small helicopter. NASA recently announced that the helicopter had passed its first tests.

PSR J0002+6216 - "sprinter" among the stars

news | Mar 31, 2019 | Science & Education | 6

The rotation speed of stars around the galaxy centers does not usually exceed 100 km/sec. But in recent years, scientists have found increasingly more objects with significantly higher speeds and PSR J0002+6216 is one of the fastest recently- discovered stars.

Drones to help mankind colonise Mars

news | Mar 30, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

Using the Martian cavities to house colonisers’ first bases is one of the most popular concepts today. This is where drones come into play to help mapping the intricate alien mazes on the far-off planet.

Mars on Earth: where it is and what it looks like

news | Mar 27, 2019 | Science & Education | 5

Devon is one of the largest uninhabited islands in the world, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. But this isn’t the only thing that makes it unique: the island’s special climate and landscape make it practically identical to Mars.

Mercury Found to Be the Closest Planet to Earth

news | Mar 24, 2019 | Science & Education | 7

The newly created model of the Solar System makes it possible to accurately determine the positions of the planets while they move around the Sun. It turned out that most of the time the planet closest to the Earth is Mercury.

Toyota will put a car on the moon

news | Mar 13, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

The famous auto manufacturer is always trying itself in new fields. The company has recently announced an interest in conquering space. Toyota plans to manufacture a rover that will transport astronauts across the surface of the moon.

Scientists present the sound of our universe

news | Mar 12, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

NASA has posted a video on their official YouTube channel showing a photo taken in space, accompanied by somewhat disturbing, but ultimately spectacular sounds. Representatives from the agency have explained that the ‘music’ was created based on ultrasound signals.

Hayabusa 2 collects sample from the surface of Ryugu

news | Mar 07, 2019 | Science & Education | 5

A Japanese space probe has collected a soil sample from the asteroid Ryugu by firing a tantalum pellet at its surface. Photos illustrating this event have been published by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Mars X-House project: 3D-printed houses on Mars

news | Feb 26, 2019 | Business & Startups | 4

3D printing is considered one of the most promising technologies of our time. Having successfully tested it on Earth, people dream of using 3D printing on other planets and these dreams sometimes translate...

Scientists develop instrument for finding extraterrestrial organisms

news | Feb 22, 2019 | Science & Education | 6

The development is credited to Dutch scientists. The instrument can detect plants at a distance of several kilometers. This technology may come in handy when we start exploring other planets.

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