Nasa: discovery of a new planet that could harbor life

If you ask astronomers how many planets in the universe harbor life, they will likely say there are only two possible answers: one or infinity. We can rule out zero, thanks to the decidedly alive Earth, which means that so far one is the answer. But if we discover another, the answer jumps straight...

The planet Mars is losing water faster and faster

Contrary to what had been established, the precious liquid present in the form of ice evaporates faster than expected The question torments all astronomers around the world. Will humans find water on Mars if they ever manage to set foot on its soil? If scientists knew that the precious liquid had...

Two habitable super-Earths discovered around nearby stars

Two recently detected exoplanets, named GJ229Ac and GJ180d, will constitute new prime targets for the search for life. You probably won't remember their name, but astronomers are not going to forget them. The two exoplanets that researchers at the Carnegie Institution have just discovered have remarkable...

SpaceX: last successful test before sending a manned flight to the International space station

Elon Musk's space company successfully simulated, at the Kennedy Center in Florida, the emergency ejection of astronauts from a rocket. It was the last step before I could send a manned flight to the International Space Station. On Sunday January 19, SpaceX successfully simulated the emergency...