Here's What Might Happen When The Sun Finally Bites The Cosmic Dust
You don't need me to tell you that the Sun is pretty important to all of us. Without it, we wouldn't be here, but it…
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Wild New Theory May Explain Why Some Aliens Never Leave Their Home Planet
If you're looking for reasons why mankind hasn't found aliens yet, you can come up with a whole bunch of them. We've never left our…
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NASA Builds Nuclear Reactor For Space That's Capable Of Providing Power For 10 Years
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds, and making observations of far-off planets is humanity's next big challenge. We're already accomplishing some of those feats, but…
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Boeing Makes A Fool Of Itself By Calling Out SpaceX, Saying The Falcon Heavy Just Isn't Big Enough
When SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this year, it earned the title of "most powerful operational rocket." That little "operational" modifier is pretty…
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NASA Just Discovered Something New In 20-Year-Old Galileo Data
Normally when NASA publishes exciting new discoveries it's thanks to data that just arrived from one of its many pieces of high-tech space hardware. NASA's…
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Watch Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Successfully Launch Its New Shepard Rocket And Totally Stick The Landing
SpaceX has dominated headlines so far in 2018 thanks to the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy and numerous Falcon 9 missions, but it's not…
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Astronomers Capture Incredible Image Of 14 Galaxies About To Collide With Each Other
The blurry, confusing image you see above might not seem all that interesting at first glance, but it's actually an incredible glimpse into the early…
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Going To Mars Is Going To Cost A Lot Of Money That NASA Doesn't Have
If you've been following space, science, or even general technology news over the past few years you've heard a whole lot about Mars, as well…
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The European Space Agency Just Released The Most Detailed Map Of The Milky Way Ever Constructed
You might think of our Solar System as a pretty special place — and considering it's produced the only known example of life, that's probably…
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Scientists Just Figured Out What Uranus Smells Like, And The Jokes Write Themselves
Uranus isn't the most popular place in the Solar System. It's a cold, harsh world, and it hasn't been studied nearly as much as some…
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Origin Of Diamonds Found In Meteorite Have Been Traced To A Long-Lost Planet
Mankind has managed to learn a lot about our Solar System and the planets that reside in it simply by gazing into the night sky,…
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Watch SpaceX Deliver NASA's Planet-Hunting TESS Satellite Into Orbit Live
Monday was supposed to be the day that NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite rode into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, but the launch was scrubbed…
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SpaceX Forced To Delay Launch Of NASA's Planet-Hunting TESS Satellite
NASA's powerful, planet-hunting satellite TESS was supposed to launch into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Monday, but plans were nixed at the last moment…
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NASA's 3D Flyover Of Jupiter's North Pole Is Absolutely Terrifying
Back in early March, NASA released some really stunning images that the Juno probe captured of Jupiter's poles. The pictures were created using the spacecraft's…
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NASA Just Released A 'Moon Tour' Video In Stunning 4K
Visiting the Moon is an incredibly rare privilege. Just 12 people have ever been there, and your chances of joining those ranks are essentially zero.…
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The First NASA Spacecraft That Will 'Touch The Sun' Is Just About Ready To Launch
You probably don't think about it on a daily basis but the Sun is pretty darn important. Without it, we wouldn't be here, and our…
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NASA's Juno Snapped Another Photo Of Jupiter That Looks Like A Watercolor Painting
Out of all the different pieces of NASA hardware floating around our Solar System, the Juno spacecraft probably has the best gig in terms of…
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We Finally Know Why SpaceX Had To Mysteriously Cut Its Latest Livestream Short
Back on March 30th, SpaceX sent yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets skyward, delivering a payload of 10 satellites into orbit for communications company…
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Something Is Flashing Brightly In Deep Space And Scientists Have No Idea Why
Scientists searching the sky for supernova explosions recently got something they truly didn't expect. Hoping to observe the long, sustained pulses of light associated with…
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India Just Lost Contact With Its Brand New Satellite
Countless satellites are orbiting the Earth at this very moment. Some of them are working fine, some are long dead, and others are somewhere in…
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Astronomers Spot The Most Distant Star Ever Observed
Spotting objects in space has gotten easier and easier thanks to technological advances, but sometimes mother nature gives astronomers a bit of help as well.…
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Watch SpaceX Launch A Used Falcon 9 Rocket To Resupply The ISS
2018 has already been incredibly busy for Elon Musk's SpaceX, but the launch schedule isn't slowing down yet. On Monday afternoon, SpaceX will launch a…
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SpaceX Failed To Catch Its Nosecone Fairing Again, This Time For A Totally Different Reason
This morning, SpaceX launched a used Falcon 9 rocket with a hefty payload of 10 satellites that it successfully delivered into orbit. Such a thing…
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Watch SpaceX Launch 10 New Satellites And Then Try To Catch Its Rocket's Nosecone With A Boat
It's only the end of March, but SpaceX has already had a pretty stellar year. The company successfully launched its much-hyped Falcon Heavy into space,…
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Scientists Spotted A Galaxy With No Dark Matter, And They Can't Figure Out Why It Exists
In attempting to explain how the universe works, scientists have largely settled on the existence of a mysterious type of matter known simply as "dark…
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Want To Watch China's Busted Space Station Plummet From Space? Here's How To Maximize Your Chances
China's Tiangong-1 space station is now just a big old hunk of space junk, and it's going to fall back to Earth within days. When…
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NASA Just Delayed The Launch Of Its Most Powerful Tool Until 2020
Everyone loves gawking at the gorgeous photos NASA gathers from its various spacecraft. They deliver breathtaking views of Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter on a regular…
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