NASA Might Give SpaceX Permission To Do Something Nobody Has Ever Done Before
Launching rockets into space is a dangerous, risky job for anyone. Doing so with a crew pod sitting on top complicates things even more, so…
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Scientists Say There's Definitely Ice On The Moon's Surface
The Moon has captured the hearts and minds of humans for, well, pretty much as far back as we know. It appears each night like…
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Scientists Say The Likelihood Of 'Water World' Exoplanets Is High, Which Is Good News For Aliens
If you hope to one day wake up to the news that scientists have discovered a planet with alien life, the scientists working with the…
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Hubble Just Took A Brand New Photo That Will Make You Feel Completely Insignificant
We all might be anxiously awaiting the eventual launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope — which has been stuck in an endless series of…
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The Mars Opportunity Rover Might Be Busted Even If It Wakes Back Up
In case you haven't been keeping track of the plight of NASA's Opportunity rover, I'll get you caught back up: A dust storm covered Mars,…
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NASA Finally Figured Out What This 'Foreign Object' On Mars Actually Is
Despite what so many people would love to believe, NASA hasn't discovered any evidence of past or present intelligent life on Mars. So, when the…
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Does Earth Have More Than One Moon? Researchers Propose 'Mini-Moon' Theory
We've all been taught from a very young age that the Earth has just one natural satellite. The Moon is there, it's easy to see…
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Russian Cosmonauts Accidentally Broke A GoPro That Would've Captured Incredible Footage
Just being aboard the International Space Station seems like it would be a pretty stressful experience — I mean you're floating up there... in space…
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Dr. Eugene Parker Watches As NASA's Solar Probe That Carries His Name Begins Its Historic Mission
When NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe on Sunday it was the beginning of a mission that will break new ground in Sun research. The…
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NASA's Opportunity Rover Still Hasn't Woken Up From A Mars Dust Storm, And Engineers Are Getting Nervous
NASA's Opportunity rover has had an incredible career already, spending years upon years studying the Martian surface and proving to be an incredibly reliable and…
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Scientists Finally Have A Suitable Explanation For Jupiter's Weirdly Colorful Bands
Of all the planets in our Solar System, Jupiter is probably the most interesting to look at. It's just a big ball of fast-moving gasses…
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NASA Is About To Launch The Fastest Manmade Object Ever
You've already heard plenty about the Parker Solar Probe over the past year or so, and with good reason. It's NASA's long-planned attempt to "Touch…
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This Meteorite Was Hiding A Mineral That Has Never Been Found On Earth
Humans have been on Earth for long enough that we have a pretty darn good idea of what our planet is made of. Scientists have…
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NASA's Historic Mission To 'Touch The Sun' Will Begin On Saturday
It's been a long time coming, but NASA's Parker Solar Probe is finally just days away from its historic launch towards the star that hosts…
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Jupiter's Moons Create Invisible 'Killer' Waves That Could Destroy Spacecraft
Here on Earth, electromagnetic waves around the planet are typically pretty calm. When the Sun fires a burst of charged particles at the Earth we…
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Celebrated Its Sixth Birthday, But It Didn't Sing Itself A Song
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has been delivering all kinds of fantastic data and observations from the Martian surface since it landed back in 2012, and…
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Astronomers Discover Bizarre Rogue Planet Glowing With Auroras
When astronomers are searching the depths of space for new objects it's typically easier to find undiscovered planets if they're orbiting a star. That's because…
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Canada's New Radio Telescope Just Picked Up A Strange Signal From Deep Space
Canada's shiny new radio telescope is up and running, and it just heard something very, very odd coming from deep space. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity…
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Boeing's Starliner Has Been Delayed Again, Because Of Course It Has
Another day, another news story that makes it seem like NASA is never actually going to send astronauts back into space. The administration has been…
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Hubble Captures Photo Of Massive Nearby Galaxy That Is Still Growing
For most of us, staring up at the night sky only lets us see the brightest nearby stars, and if you're anywhere near a city…
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NASA Says Dropping A Bomb On Mars Is Probably Not Going To Make It A Better Place To Live
Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our Solar System. It's rocky, it's not too big or too small, and its temperature isn't that far…
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NASA Still Hasn't Decided On A Spacesuit For Future Missions, And It's Getting Kind Of Silly
NASA stands at the very edge of an incredibly exciting time in space exploration. Mankind has discovered incredibly interesting things on Mars as well as…
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The US Missed Friday's Blood Moon Eclipse, But These Images From The ISS Are Stunning
Friday night offered skywatchers a fantastic reason to look up, with the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. It was a fantastic event for…
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NASA's High-Powered Planet Hunting Satellite Is Now Searching For Alien Worlds
Way back in April, NASA finally managed to launch TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. TESS is the latest weapon in NASA's arsenal that is…
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NASA Is Ready To Name The Astronauts Who Will Take The Very First SpaceX And Boeing Flights
NASA's plans for sending manned missions aboard spacecraft from SpaceX and Boeing might be a bit delayed — thanks to the companies, not NASA itself…
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Mars Looks So Weird Right Now
NASA's Hubble might be aging rapidly but it's still capable of taking some really, really fantastic photos. Scientists recently pointed the telescope at both Mars…
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You Can't See The Longest Total Lunar Eclipse Of The 21st Century From The US, So Watch Live Here
Last year, the United States got treated to an awesome skywatching event in the form of a total solar eclipse that traveled from one side…
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