NASA Astronaut John Glenn Orbits Earth 60 Years Ago Today: Here's How He Survived This Bumpy Journey

SPACE 02.21.2022 02:05 AM

NASA astronaut John Glenn launched a small capsule dubbed Friendship 7 from Florida's Cape Canaveral six decades ago today.

Solar Orbiter Probe Captures First-Of-Its-Kind Photo of Billowing Arc of Plasma During Solar Flare [LOOK]

02.21.2022 01:34 AM

European Space Agency and NASA, which jointly manage the Solar Orbiter mission, revealed an image and video from the satellite observations depicting the greatest solar prominence outburst yet seen.

NASA NOAA GOES-T To Become New Weather Eyes in Space Soon: How to Watch Launch This March

02.20.2022 22:46 PM

The NASA NOAA GOES-T satellite is set to launch on Tuesday, March 1 at 4:38 p.m. ET. Meteorologists have a new gadget to monitor the atmosphere over the United States.

New Planet Spotted Around Proxima Centauri; Rocky Object Too Hot to Be Inhabited, Study Says

02.20.2022 22:02 PM

Proxima d, a new rocky but light-weight exoplanet found orbiting within Proxima Centauri, is too hot to be inhabited.

SpaceX Starlink Prepares to Launch More Than 40 Satellites On Presidents' Day

02.20.2022 19:31 PM

On Presidents' Day 2022, SpaceX will launch over 40 Starlink satellites and recover the return rocket.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Photo of 3 Galaxies Tearing Each Other Apart

02.20.2022 01:20 AM

In a breathtaking new image acquired by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, three faraway galaxies collide.

NASA Perseverance Rover Learns How to Run on Its 1st Anniversary on Mars: What Are Its Accomplishments?

02.20.2022 00:02 AM

During its first anniversary on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover learnt how to run on its own! The NASA Perseverance Rover recently learned how to run on its own after marking its arrival on Mars one-year anniversary.

NASA Mars Curiosty Rover Cameras Stares Into the Sky, Recording Clouds on Red Planet [Look]

02.19.2022 21:57 PM

Curiosity, NASA's rover on Mars, shoots an incredible shot of the Martian sky with clouds of carbon dioxide ice moving ahead.

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Captures 18 Twinkling Stars After Pointing In 'Right Direction'

02.18.2022 22:52 PM

After pointing its fine-guidance instruments in the right directions, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully caught 18 unfocused replicas of a single star.

Milky Way Eats Remains of Long-Lost Galaxy, ESA Gaia Spacecraft Says

02.18.2022 20:57 PM

According to the ESA Gaia spacecraft, a previously unknown galaxy known as "Pontus" collided with the Milky Way 8 billion to 10 billion years ago.

More Giant Flares in the Near Future? Sun Eruption Unceasingly Happening All Month

02.18.2022 08:49 AM

SpaceWeatherLive, which tracks the activity of the solar system recently reported that the Sun has been erupting every day since the beginning of February.

First Known Quadruple Asteroid System Found: How 130 Elektra Got 3 Moons

02.18.2022 08:00 AM

An asteroid having not one, not two, but three moons has been identified by a researcher. Astronomers found the first known quadruple (technically a quaternary) asteroid containing three moons: 130 Elektra.

NASA, Other Space Agencies Partnering With Car Manufacturers to Custom Build Electric Lunar Rovers

02.18.2022 02:50 AM

NASA and other space agencies are eyeing electric car technology as they partner with car manufacturers to retrofit commercial vehicles for future space missions to the Moon and Mars.

NASA to Make Concrete, Fire-Resistant Homes on ISS for Moon, Mars Missions

02.18.2022 02:11 AM

NASA is sending a fire and concrete experiments to the International Space Station to explore how they behave in space.

Psyche Asteroid Rocks Harder Than Scientists Thought, Is It Less Heavy Metal Now?

02.17.2022 23:18 PM

The Psyche asteroid, which was formerly estimated to be rich of iron, nickel, and gold and valued $10,000 quadrillon, may be more hard rock than heavy metal.