Solar flares are believed to be among the main factors that contributed to the apparition of life on Earth. According to NASA scientists, roughly 4 billion years ago, when the Earth and the Sun were still in their “adolescent” period, our planet was much colder, and the Sun far more unpredictable. Luckily, the solar flares the star emitted were enough to warm our planet and … [Read more...]
Given Away by its Gravitational Signature Planet 9 Remains Hidden
The Monitor Daily (U.S.) - Given away by its gravitational signature Planet 9 remains hidden for the moment, with astronomers hoping to catch a glimpse of it in the following five years. Thorough analysis of objects in the Kuiper Belt suggested a gigantic planet could influence their stance. Working with the sparse clues, researchers with the California Institute of … [Read more...]
Comets Could Be More Dangerous than Asteroids
With time, we have come to fear asteroids, but we never thought that comets could be more dangerous than asteroids. A team of astronomers from the University of Buckingham and from the Armagh Observatory reported hundreds of giant comets, outside of our planetary system, meaning a possible great danger to Earth. The research of the team was published in the Astronomy and … [Read more...]
Akatsuki Slings into Venus’s Orbit
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration agency announced they’ve granted Akatsuki, the wonder-probe, the benefit of the doubt. Akatsuki slings into Venus’s orbit, taking some amazing shots of the planet’s dense and toxic atmosphere. As they say, no one can hear you scream out there, in the void of space and that there is no place for failure when it comes to space exploration. … [Read more...]
Mars Once Had A Huge Ocean On Its Surface, Scientists Claim
A recent research claims that more than a fifth of the planet Mars surface was covered with water. This claim increases the odds that Mars was once a habitable place. According to an analysis of the Martian atmosphere an its chemical "signature", researches found that a huge ocean, bigger than Earth's Arctic Ocean, had once flooded Mars. It happened 4.2 billion years ago. … [Read more...]
