Arianespace Vega Rocket Launches 1 Earth Observation Satellite, 4 Tiny Cubesats to Capture Daily Imaging from Space

SPACE 08.17.2021 21:55 PM

This was Arianespace's seventh successful launch of the year, and the second with the Vega spacecraft in 2021.

Several Solar Systems Are Facing Radioactive Decay, Another Mysterious Process Like in Ours

08.17.2021 08:55 AM

Our solar system's inception and evolution were strongly influenced by a radioactive isotope. Scientists discovered it in a system of forming stars.

NASA Perseverance Rover Completes 'Substantially Risky' 12th Flight

08.17.2021 07:53 AM

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has already made a dozen flights on Mars, rising at 32.8 feet above the surface for 169 seconds!

NASA Slams Russia for Claims That Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor Drilled a Hole in the ISS

08.17.2021 05:26 AM

NASA rebuts Russian accusations that Serena Auón-Chancellor bored a hole in the International Space Station in 2018 to compel an early return to Earth after an 'acute psychological crisis.'

Not Rocky but Fuzzy Core: Cassini Imaging, Recent Research Claim Saturn as a Giant Soupy Planet

08.17.2021 04:09 AM

Saturn's core is more fluid than solid and makes up more of the planet's core than previously assumed, experts say.

Expedition 65 Highlights: Here Are The Major Events That Happened In The ISS Yet [PHOTOS]

08.16.2021 23:45 PM

Expedition 65 is happening during a very busy time in the ISS's schedule and is NASA's 65th long duration expedition yet. Here's what happened!

Jeff Bezos Sues NASA for 'Fundamental Issues' in Awarding the $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract

08.16.2021 21:50 PM

Jeff Bezos is suing NASA due to some "fundamental issues" in awarding the $2.9 billion lunar lander deal and accuses the space agency of unlawful and improper evaluation of proposals during the selection process. SpaceX is yet to comment on the matter.

Not the Glutton That You Think: Black Holes Do Not Swallow Everything in Space

08.16.2021 09:10 AM

Researchers said that black holes can have a bending light around them. They coincidentally proved that Einstein's theory of general relativity is real and that not everything in space cannot escape a black hole.

Asteroid Impact on Mars Possibly Caused Microscopic Life to Phobos Billions of Years Ago

08.16.2021 08:25 AM

Asteroid collisions on Phobos may have hurled tiny life to Mars billions of years ago, and the Japanese space agency hopes to locate the 'dead remnants' in 2024.

From Exploration to 3D Printing Colonies: NASA Wants 3D Printing Simulation Included in ISS Cargo for Materials

08.16.2021 04:10 AM

NASA's most recent International Space Station resupply flight includes a machine to show 3D printing regolith on the Moon and other surfaces.

Jupiter in Relatively Large, Bright Sight When It Positions Opposite the Sun; Watch As It Happens on August 20

08.16.2021 03:20 AM

Next week, planet Jupiter is set to a position opposite the sun. It then makes this giant planet visible when the sun sets and vanishes, and again, when it rises.

Arianespace Vega Rocket To Launch 5 Satellites Tonight; How To Watch Live

08.16.2021 00:50 AM

Arianespace Vega rocket will launch several payloads and one observation satellite on August 17. They will broadcast the launch live on YouTube.

Disney's Space 220 Restaurant Set to Open in September: Take a Space Elevator to This Out-of-This-World Diner!

08.15.2021 22:55 PM

The highly-anticipated Space 220 of Disney is set to open this September. It is a new restaurant at EPCOT set aboard the space station 220 miles above Earth.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 Mission: How Astronauts Prepare For The Launch Next Month

08.15.2021 22:17 PM

The Inspiration4 mission, dubbed "the world's first all-civilian mission" will launch with SpaceX to orbit in September this year!

Orionids Meteor Shower 2021: How and When to Watch 20 Shooting Stars Per Hour on October

08.15.2021 01:00 AM

Comet Halley's debris will be seen from the ground again and will graze the skies with 20 shooting stars per month.