Betelgeuse's Great Dimming: Did a Dark Star-Spot Cause the Supergiant Star's Temperature Drop?

SPACE 08.06.2021 07:38 AM

Betelgeuse's 'Great Dimming' was caused by a dark star-spot that made temperatures plummet more than 300°F, study claims.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Rover About to Drill Rock As Ingenuity Helicopter Notches 11th Flight

08.06.2021 05:35 AM

NASA's robotic rover Perseverance prepared to drill its first rock sample after the Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew on its 11th flight.

NASA's Juno Celebrates 10th Year in Space! How Jupiter's Probe Studied the Planet, Took Photos of Moon Ganymede

08.06.2021 01:27 AM

Jupiter is being explored by NASA's Juno mission for 10 years now, which aims to uncover mysteries about the big planet and our solar system.

Nearby Star Resembles Young Version of Sun; Could Shed Light on How Life Began on Earth

08.05.2021 23:00 PM

NASA astronomers may have found a young version of the Solar System's Sun in a nearby star. It has the same mass, radius, and temperature when the Sun was only 600 to 700 million years old.

This Supernova Shrapnel Star Is Running Away From The Galaxy, 2M Miles an Hour

08.05.2021 11:43 AM

Researchers closely studied a star 2,000 light-years away. It is not only moving fast but is also rotating as it hurtles out of the Milky Way. Researchers believe that it is likely a remnant of a star that went supernova.

Elon Musk Is Looking for a Mixologist for SpaceX! What Is This For?

08.05.2021 11:21 AM

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking for a “Spaceport Mixologist” who can whip up space-themed drinks to the rocket factory in Texas!

Dancing Ghosts: Astronomers Found Strange Clouds Dancing in the Universe

08.05.2021 11:06 AM

Astronomers found two ghosts dancing deep in the universe. They had never seen anything like it before, and they had no idea what they were.

Hubble, Spitzer Space Telescope Detect Stars Exploding in Hidden Galaxies

08.05.2021 10:38 AM

New research from NASA's defunct Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the discovery of five supernovae that had previously gone unnoticed in optical light.

Blob: Brainless Single-Cell Slime Mold Sent to Space to be Observed in Microgravity

08.05.2021 07:56 AM

A brainless slime mold named Blob will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the investigation of how microgravity will affect life. It will be carried into space aboard an uncrewed spaceship alongside other science experiments.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says NASA Made The Wrong Decision For Choosing Elon Musk's SpaceX

08.05.2021 02:10 AM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin remains critical in NASA’s decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX with the only astronaut lunar lander contract.

Caltech's Space Solar Power Project Made Possible by Billionaire's $100M Donation

08.05.2021 00:33 AM

California Institute of Technology recently revealed that a real estate developer and his wife donated $100 million for their Space Solar Power Project. Their donation had helped seed an off-Earth energy revolution that will benefit humankind.

Big Jupiter Energy Solved: Why These 'Surfing' Ions in The Atmosphere Make Spectacular Light Show

08.05.2021 00:10 AM

After baffling researchers for decades, new readings from NASA and the ESA have revealed the cause of Jupiter’s chaotic auroras in the atmosphere.

Apollo Mission Photos Resurface in the Quest To Find Water on the Moon

08.04.2021 08:59 AM

In the ongoing effort to prove whether the Earth's moon once held water and ice on its surface, scientists turned to decades-old data for additional clues, using photos taken during the Apollo Mission series.

Technical Issue Delays Boeing's Starliner Launch to ISS; No Exact Date of Liftoff

08.04.2021 07:07 AM

The Starliner's trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is once again delayed due to an unexpected issue in its propulsion system. Unfortunately, it is uncertain when it will get off from the ground.

Beauty After Star Explosions: NASA Shares Photo of 300-Year-Old Cassiopeia A, Supernova Remnant

08.04.2021 04:49 AM

Three of NASA's Great Observatories captured an image of Cassiopeia A at three different wavebands, which gave a colorful photo of the supernova remnant in 2005. NASA shared its photo again on its Instagram account.