space Adventures

Nicole Oliveira, an 8-year-old Brazilian girl has found 18 Asteroids under the project 'Asteroid Hunters' run by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration. The project is affiliated with NASA and is meant to engage young kids in science by giving them a chance to make space discoveries of their own. Little Oliveira is now called the World's Youngest Astronomer for reaching out to stars at such a young age.

American physicist and futurist Michio Kaku recently said reaching out to the extra-terrestrial life would be a terrible idea. Citing the development of the Webb telescope, which will increase the probability of contacting aliens, he said, "I think that aliens out there would be friendly but we can't gamble on it." He added that even if the scientific fraternity want to connect with aliens, it must be done "very carefully".

China is planning to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in the upcoming days to the moon to bring back lunar rocks. The scientists are assuming that the collected materials will give a more clear idea about the moon's origins. The spacecraft, named after the ancient… read-more