What is needed for life on another planet?

Dr Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Astronomical Society, tells IBTimes UK some of the most important things that a planet would need to have if it was to sustain life forms.

Feb 23, 2017

Would humans survive the journey to the Trappist-1 system?

The fastest moving machine humans have ever developed is the Voyager 2, which is travelling at about 17kms, at that speed it would take us about 700,000 years to reach the Trappist-1 system.

Feb 23, 2017

NASA looks to solve mystery behind the presence of dark matter in massive M31 galaxy

A concentration of pulsars (neutron stars) present in the centre of M31 is also assumed to be the reason behind the strong gamma ray emissions. The pulsars weigh almost twice as much as the Sun

Feb 23, 2017

TRAPPIST-1: NASA has found 7 habitable exoplanets that could finally save the human race [VIDEO]

The exoplanet system, TRAPPIST-1, has been observed by The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope in Chile, and the news briefing was made at NASA's Washington headquarters

Feb 23, 2017

Mars might be developing Saturn-like rings, and here's why

It is believed that at some point in the future, the moons will shatter after getting too close to the planet due to its gravitational pull. The process has already started and will take around 20 to 70 million years before the rings are fully formed

Feb 22, 2017

5 planets that could host alien life

These five exoplanets are prime candidates to potentially support life. They are very likely to be rocky, and orbit in the conservative estimates for the habitable zones of their host stars. It is important to note that just because these planets are in the habitable zone, it does not necessarily mean they are home to lifeforms. Further observations will be needed to determine this for sure.

Feb 21, 2017

NASA is about to reveal a discovery made beyond our solar system: Here's when and where you can watch it LIVE!

NASA officials also stated that the public could ask questions during the Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, which would take place right after the briefing

Feb 21, 2017

More than 100 planets, along with four moons, likely to be added to our solar system!

Apart from our Moon, Europa and Ganymede -- moons of gas giant Jupiter — and Titan and Enceladus -- the moons of Saturn, are likely to also be added as planets in the solar system,

Feb 21, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 mission: Watch the successful launch and landing of the Falcon 9 rocket! [VIDEO]

The landing of SpaceX Falcon 9's first stage was a success too; it took place some miles away from the launch site in Florida. This was the first daytime landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Feb 21, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft explores the salty ocean in Saturn's icy moon Enceladus

Cassini's magnetometer instrument found that Enceladus was the most reflective celestial body in the solar system.

Feb 20, 2017

SpaceX launch rocket to International Space Station with ease

A SpaceX Dragon craft made a successful launch on 19 February carrying supplies to the International Space Station. The first mission by Elon Musks company, since a test rocket exploded on the launch pad in September 2016 at Cape Canaveral, went smoothly despite being somewhat delayed.

Feb 20, 2017

SpaceX's CRS-10 rocket launch to ISS took place a day later from NASA's Kennedy Space Center

The launch to the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed just 13 seconds prior launch due to technical glitches in Falcon 9's upper stage.

Feb 20, 2017

NASA discovers life's building blocks on dwarf planet Ceres!

The organic matter present on the dwarf planet was spotted with the help of Dawn's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIR).

Feb 18, 2017

Reason why SpaceX has deferred Mars mission launch date; Falcon Heavy to carry Dragon spacecraft to space in 2020

SpaceX could have decided to focus more on Falcon Heavy rocket following the explosion of its Falcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle.

Feb 18, 2017

Here's why NASA cancelled shifting Juno spacecraft closer to Jupiter

NASA has shelved the original plan due to a technical glitch in Juno spacecraft's propulsion system. The next flyby is likely to be made on March 27.

Feb 18, 2017