Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) continue to capture public imagination and spark conspiracy theories, viral videos and a growing belief in extraterrestrial visitors. From sightings in remote deserts to leaked military footage, many see these phenomena as proof that intelligent life is already among us. But not everyone agrees. Joseph Gutheinz, a former senior special agent…
Found 120 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Leo, the K2-18b planet is causing ripples among scientists. Twice the size of the Earth, the planet orbits the habitable zone of its star where temperatures may be conducive to the presence of liquid water. Scientists recently discovered chemicals in its atmosphere in the form…
NASA has released an image of a mysterious, 328-foot-wide hole on Mars, describing it as a potential “portal” to underground caves that may support alien life. The image, originally captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2017, was shared on April 13 as part of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Scientists believe such pits…
In a potential breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of researchers led by Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan has reported compelling evidence of biological activity on a distant exoplanet, K2-18b, located 120 light-years from Earth. The discovery is centered around the detection of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a molecule that, on Earth, is…
Astronomers from the University of Cambridge have uncovered promising signs that a planet orbiting a distant star could be home to life, reports BBC. The planet, K2-18b, lies a staggering 700 trillion miles away, yet powerful observations from Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are bringing it into scientific focus like never before.The team, led…
With TV cameras pointed at her, Felisa Wolfe-Simon began speaking at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2010. “I’ve discovered — I’ve led a team that has discovered — something that I’ve been thinking about for many years,” Dr. Wolfe-Simon said. She was at that time a visiting researcher with the U.S. Geological…
NASA needs help fetching rocks from Mars, and on Tuesday, agency officials announced that they have not yet quite decided how to do that. Instead, they are leaving a final decision to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump. But the officials said they had figured out how to potentially launch the mission and…
Nasa has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its groundbreaking “Dragonfly mission,” an ambitious project that will send a car-sized octocopter to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Scheduled for liftoff between July 5 and July 25, 2028, from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dragonfly will be carried to Titan…