Ghana Space News

NASA Scientists Help Probe Dark Energy by Testing Gravity

Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists says not yet. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists don’t know why. This phenomenon seems to contradict everything...

NASA Gets Unusually Close Glimpse of Black Hole Snacking on Star

Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors. Multiple NASA telescopes recently observed a massive black hole tearing apart an unlucky star that wandered too close. Located about 250 million light-years from...

Scientists Think That They Have Discovered the Portal to the Fifth Dimension in a New Study

While we live our everyday life in the space of three dimensions, some scientists anticipate researching hypothetical particles that may serve as a gateway to a warped fifth-dimensional space. The researchers visualize this fifth dimension as a region that mediates the cosmic realms of light and...

How Ghana is Utilising Satellite Technology to Combat Illegal Mining

Africa is a resource-rich continent, with Ghana being the continent’s largest and the world’s sixth-largest gold producer. However, 60% of Ghana’s water bodies have been polluted due to unlawful mining activities. While efforts to curb these activities have not delivered the desired results...

Is Time Travel Possible? Here’s Why Our Descendants Will Not Visit Us In 2023 From The Future

Is time travel possible? Imagine waking up tomorrow with a knock on your door, and the visitor claims to be your descendant from a thousand years into the future. You will definitely doubt the visitor as the concept of time travel has been mostly explored in science fiction and novels than in...

12 Best Space Gifts For Astronomy Lovers In 2022 (Including Special Gifts For Both Kids And Adults)

Presenting special space gifts to any lover of astronomy is a great way to put a smile on the person’s face. As you make plans to purchase these gifts, you should consider going for the best options to prove to your loved ones how much you support their interests in astronomy. Instead of selecting a...

NASA’s Insight Lander Fails to Respond to Call from Earth As its Power runs Low

On Sunday, (December 18), NASA lost contact with its Mars Insight Lander after the space probe ignored in responding to communications from Earth. After the InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, it has been studying quakes on Mars. However, as Mars dust continues to cover its solar arrays...

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover just dropped its 1st sample on the Martian surface

NASA’s Perseverance rover just dropped its first rock sample on the Martian terrain at a region where future mars missions will pick up the precious rock samples and return them back to Earth. NASA released a statement on Wednesday (December 21), detailing how this rock sample will help to advance...

NASA’s Hubble And Spitzer Space Telescopes Just Discovered Two Exoplanets That May Be Mostly Water

Finding an Earth-like planet with the potential of sustaining any form of life has remained the primary goal of most space agencies. To take this goal even further, NASA has successfully launched several powerful space Telescopes including Hubble and Spitzer. A team of scientists led by Caroline...