The first steps toward growing plants on the moon have been taken as scientists were able to successfully grow terrestrial plants in lunar soil. In a new paper published in the journal “Communications Biology,” University of Florida researchers showed that plants...
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Every new discovery we make in the universe helps us to understand its nature and characteristics a little better. However, not every galactic discovery immediately leads to an expansion of our earthly horizon of understanding. In the gigantic expanses of space,...
While we’ve seen some groundbreaking galactic milestones in the past, many of the more recent astronomical discoveries prove with certain regularity that there are still many mysteries in the vast expanse of space waiting to be unraveled by mankind. In today’s...
Could Proxima B be another earth planet? These are speculations everyone keeps making. The search for an alternative habitable planet and alien life on other planets is something that humans are fascinated with. There have been various speculations and the fact...
Three taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China’s new Tiangong space station. Xinhua News Agency The International Space Station (ISS) is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022,...
AN SPACEFLIGHT The James Webb Space Telescope began sending its first images back to Earth in the summer of 2022. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via Flickr, CC BY NASA had a banner year in 2022, with many successful missions in what...
The AstroRad vest floats in zero gravity on the International Space Station. NASA Radiation exposure has always been a huge concern for astronauts working in space. “Astronauts are exposed to ionizing radiation with effective doses in the range from 50 to...
As the Earth orbits the Sun, the Sun appears to move through the ancient constellations of the zodiac. Tauʻolunga/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA I was born a Capricorn (please don’t judge me), but the Sun was in the middle of Sagittarius when...
