OTD In Space - November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message
On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials. They did this using what was then the largest radio telescope in the world, located at ...
How Old Is the Solar System, and How Did It Form?
Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...
Origin of Life Breakthrough: New Research Shows Gamma Radiation Can Create Life’s Building Blocks From Simple Gases
Gamma radiation transforms methane into glycine and various other complex molecules. A research team reports in the journal ...
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SETI Institute invites applications for the 2025 William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship
The SETI Institute is pleased to open the call for applications for the 2025 William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship (WJWPF) ...
Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its findings may have misled us for 40 years.
Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, ...
The 10th Anniversary Return Of Interstellar Is Another IMAX Debacle
Interstellar is returning to IMAX for the sci-fi film’s 10th anniversary on December 6. Normally, this would be a time for ...
Data from decades old mission solves Uranus mysteries
NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data ...