Discovery of asteroids may reveal the secret behind the start of life on Earth

Discovery of asteroids may reveal the secret behind the start of life on Earth

A groundbreaking study suggests that ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu played a crucial role in providing essential materials for life to early Earth. The research, led by Dr. Matt Genge from Imperial’s Department of Earth Science and Engineering, analyzed samples from the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa2 mission. Scientists found evidence that freeze-thaw cycles fractured … Read more

The Perseverance Rover spies incredible blue rocks on Mars and makes incredible discoveries

A rocky Martian landscape with various sizes and shapes of blue-tinted boulders scattered across a reddish-brown sandy terrain. The ground slightly rises in the background under a pale sky.

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the clearest image yet of the Martian landscape, showing incredible blue rocks on the dusty surface that raise crucial questions about the Red Planet’s complex history. The new image from Mars shows rich, dark blue, jagged volcanic rocks spread across an ancient Martian lake bed at Mount Washburn, named after a … Read more

NASA spacecraft receive signal from depths of the solar system

NASA spacecraft receive signal from depths of the solar system

Astronomers at NASA have made a crucial breakthrough for space communications by sending a signal from a staggering distance of 290 million miles. The feat — sending a laser signal to the Psyche spacecraft, named after the Greek goddess of the soul and launched on a SpaceX rocket last year — broke the agency’s previous … Read more

Urgent warning for Irish stargazers as ‘spectacular’ sky event takes place TONIGHT

Urgent warning for Irish stargazers as 'spectacular' sky event takes place TONIGHT

IRISH STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month, with two separate meteor showers visible in the sky. And the first meteor shower, called the Draconids, will be visible in Irish skies tonight. 1 A meteor shower will hit the Irish skies TONIGHT and will last for a few daysCredit: Getty Images – Getty The … Read more