Recently, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has announced that a newly discovered asteroid, named 2023 DW, has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 23 years, potentially on Valentine’s Day in 2046. The asteroid is approximately the size of … Continue reading Newly Discovered Asteroid Could Impact Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046 | The Inquisitive Journal
In a major breakthrough for exoplanetology and astronomy, two Earth-like planets have been discovered in outer space. Named LP 890-9b and LP 890-9c, these planets exhibit all the key characteristics that astronomers look for when searching for life in the … Continue reading Exciting Discovery: Two Earth-Like Planets Found in Outer Space | The Inquisitive Journal
NASA’s Artemis mission is a bold and ambitious undertaking, with the goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 2024. But this mission is not just about landing a few modules or landers … Continue reading NASA’s Artemis Mission: Building a Lunar City with 3D Printing| The Inquisitive Journal
Seven Earth-size planets have been found huddled around an ultra-cool, red dwarf star. They could be little more than chunks of rock blasted by radiation, or cloud-covered worlds as boiling hot as Venus. On the other hand, they could harbor exotic life, thriving under twilight skies like that you see on the movie “Avatar”. Scientists are pondering the possibilities after this week’s announcement: the discovery of seven worlds orbiting a small, cool star some 40 light-years (or 240 TRILLION miles) away, all of them in the ballpark of our home planet in terms of their heft (mass) and size (diameter). … Continue reading 7 Earth-Sized Planets Found!
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