Ironically, New Evidence of the Existence of Planet Nine Might Disprove the Existence of Planet Nine
A team of astronomers claim to have found visual evidence of the long-sought after Planet Nine, except that there’s one catch: it’s nowhere near where Planet Nine is expected to be, and if this find is verified, it might actually disprove a decade-old theory of the elusive planet’s existence. Although the idea of a planet […]
Science Under Attack Part 1: The White House Makes a Massive Funding Cut Request for NASA, NOAA
In its continued assault on science, the Trump Administration has issued a request for extensive budget cuts to be made to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, calling for Congress to eviscerate the science programs of NASA by half, and NOAA’s by three-quarters. These extreme measures could cripple […]
Astronomers Have Discovered a ‘Tunnel’ of Hot Gases Extending Out From Our Region of Space
Astronomers with Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics has discovered a strange interstellar “tunnel” of hot gases that stretches out for hundreds of light years from our region of space, a relatively empty pocket of space that the Sun is currently travelling through, toward the constellation Centaurus. Estimated to be roughly 1,000 light years […]
Flying Higher Than Anyone in Over Fifty Years, the First Civilians Have Walked in Space
The first spacewalk by a civilian was conducted on September 12 by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an activity that has, until now, been the exclusive domain of professional astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts. On September 10 the Crew Dragon capsule Resilience that carried Isaacman and his three crewmates into orbit was launched atop one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets to an altitude […]