James Webb Telescope Now Placed Atop Ariane 5 Rocket: Gold Iconic Mirror Explained

SPACE 12.14.2021 21:44 PM

Inside the final assembly facility in French Guiana, the James Webb Space Telescope is lifted on top of its Ariane 5 rocket.

Meteor Lights up Vancouver Island Sky During Geminid Meteor Shower Peak [Watch]

12.14.2021 21:06 PM

During the peak of the Geminid meteor shower on Sunday evening, a celestial spectacle lit up both the skies above Vancouver Island and social media.

Is Life Possible on Venus? Scientists Investigate Habitability on the Hottest Planet in the Solar System

12.14.2021 20:54 PM

Scientists will soon be sending a probe to explore Venus, the neighboring planet of Earth, with support from a new privately-financed mission, to see if life is possible there.

Mars Sample Return Mission: NASA Begun Testing Robots That Will Collect Martian Rocks in Search of Life in the Red Planet

12.14.2021 04:52 AM

Scientists threw a mock rocket into the air at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) during tests of a launch system that aims to fire a rocket off Mars and will bring rock samples for closer study.

Biggest Geomagnetic Storm Hit Earth 150 Years Ago: What Have We Learned? And Are We Ready for the Next One?

12.14.2021 04:42 AM

From one of the biggest geomagnetic storms in history that hit roughly 150 years ago, humans have learned and developed countermeasures that experts believe will prepare us for any future events.

Bill Gates Refuses to Join Space Race With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos; Prefers to Cure Polio, Other Sickness

12.14.2021 04:30 AM

Bill Gates is unlikely to join his fellow billionaires in the space race because he is more concerned with eradicating polio and other diseases.

LOOK: Mind Blowing 300-Megapixel Image of the Sun Is Made Up of 150,000 Individual Photos Taken With a Modified Telescope

12.14.2021 02:37 AM

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a modified telescope to capture the 300-megapixel image of the Sun that is made up of 150,000 individual photos. He calls it the "Fire and Fusion."

Japanese Billionaire Shares Time-Lapse of ISS Doing a Complete Orbit of Earth [LOOK]

12.14.2021 00:47 AM

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese millionaire, captures a 'breathtaking' timelapse of Earth from the International Space Station as it completes one whole orbit around our globe.

Double Pulsar Test Proves Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Is Right

12.13.2021 22:37 PM

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has been proven once again by two pulsars locked in tight binary orbit.

China Wants to Send Astronauts to Mars Immediately, Will It Beat NASA's Orbital Mission to the Red Planet?

12.13.2021 21:40 PM

China intends to launch its first crewed expedition to Mars in 2033, as it pursues its space aspirations in a race with the United States.

Iran Preparing Space Launch Soon? Satellite Images Show Ongoing Work Amid Tattered Nuclear Deal With World Powers

12.13.2021 06:48 AM

Satellite images of Iran, the capital city of Iran showed that the country seems to be preparing for a space launch aid its negotiations in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

Pluto Demotion to Dwarf Planet Rooted in Folklore? Scientists Want to Reinstate It, Make Moons As New Planet

12.13.2021 02:28 AM

Scientists recently published a study describing why the International Astronomical Union should rescind their controversial 2006 decision of demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet and change their definition for full-bodied planets.

Massive Solar Storm From a Star as Big as the Sun Could Be a Warning Sign for Earth, Study Says

12.12.2021 23:30 PM

EK Draconis fired an explosion of plasma into space that was more enormous than any earlier documented for a sun-like star, according to scientists.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares a Photo of Another Spiral Galaxy 230 Million Light-Years Away

12.12.2021 22:25 PM

The Hubble Space Telescope captured UGC 11537, a beautiful spiral galaxy with lengthy spiral arms and a brilliant cluster of stars in its core.

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Will Soon Do Things Hubble Couldn't Do, Experts Say

12.12.2021 22:15 PM

NASA is set to launch James Webb Space Telescope into space December 22 and investigate galaxies formed billions of years ago.