Meet The Scientists Hunting for Alien Technology Through ‘Technosignatures’ MJ Banias·December 28, 2020The scientists who search for extraterrestrial technosignatures are coming up in the astronomy world and they want you to know it.
Physicists Say Milky Way Is a Graveyard of Alien Civilizations Researchers from Caltech argue that civilizations will eventually self-annihilate due to technology. Collin Jones·December 22, 2020New research conducted Caltech physicists suggests that the Milky Way galaxy may be full of self-annihilated extraterrestrial civilizations.
SETI Detected A Mystery Signal From A Nearby Star Radio Signals Detected by SETI Researchers may be First Artificial Signal from an Exoplanet. Christopher Plain and MJ Banias·December 21, 2020A team of researchers from SETI have detected a mystery signal coming from Proxima Centauri, our closest cosmic neighbor.
Search for Mysterious “Planet Nine” Aided by Hubble Exoplanet Discovery Micah Hanks·December 12, 2020An exoplanet with a peculiar orbit 336 light-years from Earth may shed light on the search for the long-sought Planet Nine.
Chang’e-5 Lander Returning to Earth from Lunar Surface China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle is bringing back the first lunar soil samples to be collected since the 1970s. Collin Jones·December 5, 2020China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle is bringing back the first lunar soil samples to be collected since the 1970s.
Is There Life on Mars? New Study Says It’s Probably Underground MJ Banias·December 3, 2020A new study concludes that if life ever existed on Mars, it would have to dwell well below the planet's surface.
New Findings May Place the Asteroid Apophis Within Striking Distance of Earth Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect. MJ Banias·December 2, 2020New data presented in late October indicates that the 340-meter-wide Apophis asteroid may drift much closer to Earth than initially thought.
Astronomers Analyze A Rare 470 Year Old ‘Baby’ Magnetar Swift J1818.0−1607 Is A Rare Magnetar But Its Even More Special Because Its Just A Baby. Chris Rutkowski·November 30, 2020Astronomers analyse a 470 year old "baby" cosmic object known as a magnetar using the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Iconic Arecibo Telescope To Be Demolished Due to Structural Failures Repairing The Dish Far Too Risky As Support Cables Fail. MJ Banias·November 20, 2020The radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be demolished after suffering structural damage.