(Natural News) At 45 years of age, the decades-old Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was due for an upgrade. This four-meter reflector telescope will be given just that this year. Though instead of a new eyepiece or objective lens, the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was instead outfitted with about 5,000 fiber optic sensor-equipped, pencil-sized robots. By […]

(Natural News) Hopes for the discovery of another Earth – and alien life – have taken off again after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) Kepler space telescope discovered nearly 100 new exoplanets, reported The Daily Mail. Data from the space observatory identified 275 possible candidates, which an international team of researchers narrowed down to 95 confirmed planets. Every […]

(Natural News) Technology has light and dark sides. Even as it grants astronomers further sight and deeper insight into the cosmos, it also spawns pollution that veils the empyrean, warned a Science News For Students article. During the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society this January, astronomers warned about increasing amounts of space debris, light pollution, […]

(Natural News) The term extraterrestrial used to stand for something truly great. Now, as far as the general public is concerned, it has all but lost its meaning. The same applies to the related phrase, extraterrestrial intelligence. Perhaps both terms just don’t roll off the tongue. No matter the reason, it’s quite clear that both words […]

(Natural News) The presence or absence of oxygen can determine whether or not a planet can support life. It’s a strategy that many alien life hunters continue to use until this day. It holds true for our very own planet. However, a recent study has put forth the bold suggestion of looking for two other […]

(Natural News) The European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced that a French-led project, known as Exoplanets in Transits and their Atmospheres (ExTrA), may help space experts better observe the night sky for signs of Earth-like planets through three new telescopes installed at the La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. According to ESO, the new telescopes were designed to monitor the […]

(Natural News) If humans are ever going to achieve interplanetary space travel, you can bet that somehow, the U.S. National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) will be involved. Its latest plans involve first sending an unmanned spacecraft to one of the nearest star systems, and then figuring out how or where to proceed from there. This […]

(Natural News) At the end of the month, eager sky gazers can marvel at the auspicious “trio of lunar phenomena” which will all take place during the upcoming “Super Blue Blood-Moon.” On January 31, the second full moon of the month will be visible. This will be the first of two “blue” moons that can […]