Space

The precursors to life found on asteroid Bennu

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Have you ever pondered the possibility of extraterrestrial life? This question has plagued scientists and intellectuals for years, even centuries. Amid the numerous research endeavors directed toward space exploration and discovering signs of life beyond the bounds of our planet, breakthrough results were recently reported about organic material recovered from the Bennu asteroid, which orbits […]

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The interior world of a mysterious moon: A search for life in our solar system

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It was a simple question, asked offhandedly over a casual meal, but it has spurred decades of research far beyond the confines of our Earth. In 1950, physicists Enrico Fermi, Edward Teller, Emil Konopinski, and Herbert York shared a meal and let their imaginations run wild. The conversation dipped into topics like aliens, flying saucers,

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The answer to life, the universe, and everything could be neutrinos

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How did we get here? This question is not just an existential dilemma, but a driving force behind the life’s work of particle physicists. 13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang occurred. In a matter of milliseconds, all the matter that would create our universe and life as we know it was formed. However, this

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Galaxy clusters: Unveiling cosmic cities with Professor Jacqueline McCleary

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Imagine an entire city in space — a sprawling metropolis of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, planets, and black holes. These cosmic cities are known as galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe.  To help unravel the mysteries of these enormous entities, NU Sci spoke with Professor

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The Polaris spacewalk: Do we need billionaires exploring the final frontier?

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On the morning of September 10th, SpaceX launched a crew of 4 non-professional astronauts 870 miles above Earth’s surface to test the performance of the company’s spacesuits while in orbit as part of its Polaris Dawn space mission. One of the members of this crew in particular is notable for the lead role he plays

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