ISS Astronaut Snaps Incredible Photo Of Incoming Crew Capsule
Earlier this week, the International Space Station welcomed a trio of new travelers. The mission brought NASA's Jessica Meir, Russia's Oleg Skripochka, and Hazzaa Al…
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Astronomers Spot A Trio Of Black Holes On A Devastating Collision Course
Black holes are one of the most interesting features of our universe. So incredibly dense that their gravitational pull can swallow up light itself, they…
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Scientists Just Proved That Life On Earth Stretches Back At Least 3.5 Billion Years
Determining how far back in Earth's history life took root has been an immense challenge for scientists over the years. Finding fossils dating back tens…
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This Black Hole Animation From NASA Is Glorious
Scientists may know more about black holes today than ever before, but that doesn't make them any easier to see. By their very nature, black…
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NASA Boss Floats Vague Notion Of 'Space Security' During Trip To Japan
NASA is looking forward to sending humans back to the Moon within the next five years, and despite some serious hurdles regarding budget and funding,…
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Researchers Want To Know How The T-Rex Could Crush Bones Without Busting Its Own Skull
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate food processor. It didn't really mess around with tearing meat from bone in the way that smaller predators…
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'Alien' Comet From Outside Our Solar System Gets An Official Name
It's now been a couple of weeks since an amateur astronomer stumbled across what appeared to be the second interstellar object ever observed by mankind.…
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Scientists Sliced Up A Bunch Of Tapeworms To Figure Out How They Regrow Their Bodies
Tapeworms might not be the cutest or cuddliest of creatures cooked up by Mother Nature, but what they lack in charm, they more than make…
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NASA Prepares To Dump Billions Of Dollars On Lockheed Martin For Orion Capsules
Getting humans back to the Moon is going to be complicated, and NASA is juggling a lot of different projects right now in the hopes…
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This Video Of Boston Dynamics' Creepy Humanoid Robot Doing Parkour Is Equal Parts Amazing And Terrifying
Robots have always had certain advantages over humans. They're typically made of more durable materials than the soft tissue covering human bodies and since they…
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Scientists Discover Entirely New Mineral Hiding Out In South Africa
We generally have a pretty solid grasp of what kinds of materials exist in Earth's crust, but despite centuries of study, sometimes our planet throws…
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Russia Says It Won't Tell NASA Why A Hole Appeared In The International Space Station
The mystery of why a small hole appeared in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space Station last year is now somehow even…
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Venus May Have Once Been Habitable, But A Mysterious Event Changed That
Today, the planet Venus is incredibly hostile to life as we know it. With surface temperatures near 500 degrees Fahrenheit and a thick cloud layer…
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Videos From 'Storm Area 51' Show A Bunch Of Stupid People Doing Very Little Actual Storming
What started as a joke on Facebook — and eventually spawned a real-life gathering of alien hunters in the Nevada desert — quietly reached its…
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Feast Your Eyes On This 'Dead' Nearby Galaxy, Thanks To Hubble
Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and the galaxies most pleasing to the eye are always in the most recognizable shapes. Dramatic spirals with…
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China Releases New Images Of A Bizarre Substance Found In A Moon Crater
Earlier this month, the Chinese space agency revealed that the Yutu-2 rover it sent to the far side of the Moon months back found something…
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captures Shades Of Blue On The Red Planet
The Mars we know is a dry, dusty, barren place and in just about every image we see of the planet, it's a pale shade…
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New House Bill Includes No Extra Allowance For NASA, Threatening 2024 Moon Program
NASA wants to go back to the Moon. That was true even before Donald Trump won the presidency, but a mandate by the administration to…
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US Navy Confirms Recent UFO Videos Are, In Fact, Real
UFO sightings are a dime a dozen, but some are definitely more credible than others. Your neighbor two doors down that swears he saw a…
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NASA Couldn't Find India's Crashed Moon Lander, And Hope Is Fading Fast
It's now been nearly two full weeks since India's lunar lander, Chandrayaan-2, went quiet moments before what was supposed to be a soft landing on…
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New Taser Alternative Will Let Police Pretend To Be Spider-Man
Police shootings tend to dominate headlines wherever and whenever they happen, and rightfully so, but sometimes "less-than-lethal" weapons like tasers end up being equally deadly.…
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There's Absolutely No Way This 'Space Hotel' Will Be Ready For Guests By 2025
NASA is currently planning to finally send humans back to the lunar surface by 2024. It's an incredibly ambitious and optimistic timeline, and there are…
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FDA Warns Of Cancer-Causing Impurity In Popular Heartburn Drug Zantac
Heartburn, and its even uglier cousin, acid reflux, can leave a person feeling incredibly uncomfortable, which is why drugs meant to treat such conditions are…
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Mars' North Pole Looks So Bizarre In New Photo By ExoMars Orbiter
The Mars we often seen in photos from rovers and orbiters is dry, dusty, and barren, but there are parts of the planet that, when…
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Scientists Spot Bizarre Shape-Shifting Jellyfish, And It's Carrying A Passenger
For scientists exploring the deepest reaches of Earth's oceans, surprises are hiding around just about every corner. Poking around on the ocean floor is difficult,…
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Explosion At Russian Lab Housing Smallpox Virus Somehow Hasn't Triggered The Apocalypse... Yet
Scientists studying deadly pathogens have to be extremely careful to ensure troublesome viruses and bacteria don't somehow make it out of their controlled environments. That…
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CDC Begs Backyard Poultry Owners To Stop Kissing Their Chickens In Wake Of Salmonella Outbreak
You don't have to live on a farm to raise chickens, and so-called "backyard poultry" operations have steadily risen in popularity across the United States…
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