China Zhurong Mars Rover Shares Photo of Its Parachute, Partially Burnt Backshell

SPACE 07.16.2021 22:55 PM

China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, has captured new images of the Red Planet. The images from China National Space Administration, show the rover’s parachute and partially burnt but still intact protective shell on the ground.

NASA to Relocate Crew Dragon Port on Space Station for Boeing's CST-100's Arrival; Here's How to Watch

07.16.2021 08:20 AM

Crew Dragon port's relocation to International Space Station will free up harmony’s forward port for Boeing’s CST-100 starliner docking. NASA TV will show the event live.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Unusual Bump in Mars; Ends Up on Bedrock

07.16.2021 07:26 AM

NASA's Perseverance rover is on a road trip across Mars and shared snaps from a roadside attraction that's caught the rover team's attention.

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein Will Make a Near-Earth Approach in 10 Years, Looks Like a Beautiful Dot in Image

07.16.2021 02:34 AM

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, as it’s now known, won’t make its closest approach to the Sun for another 10 years.

NASA Chandra Captures Abell 1775 Collision, Slingshot Recorded From Galaxy Clusters

07.16.2021 02:00 AM

A new galaxy cluster collision has been recorded by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This collision may cause a slingshot event which is a rare phenomena exhibited by massive cosmic collisions.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Crew Includes 18-Year-Old Dutch Student As Fourth Passenger: Who Is Oliver Daemen?

07.16.2021 01:03 AM

The rich mystery bidder who won a seat on the maiden crewed flight of the New Shepard rocket now has "scheduling conflicts."

NASA's Juno Captures Astounding Video From Jupiter, Unique Images of Giant Moon Ganymede Appear

07.16.2021 00:52 AM

NASA's Juno spacecraft has recently shown an astounding new video from Jupiter and its moon Ganymede also appeared as captured.

Chile Peppers in Space: Why Is NASA Growing Spices in the ISS? What Does It Mean for Astronauts?

07.15.2021 07:50 AM

NASA is spicing up the outer space by planting and growing chile peppers in the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts will have to wait for four months before they can eat them.

FAA Clears Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Launch: How to Watch New Shepard's Flight to Space

07.15.2021 07:42 AM

Jeff Bezos will head skywards onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 on a journey that from lift-off to soft landing will take just 11 minutes.

Will NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Carry a Plaque of Famous People to Space? Here's What This Agency Claims

07.15.2021 07:17 AM

NASA engineers installed a time capsule on the Lucy spacecraft late last week that includes messages from Nobel Laureates and musicians, among others.

Hubble’s Eye Captures Frequently Rediscovered Globular Cluster in Scorpio

07.15.2021 01:38 AM

This image shows the globular cluster NGC 6380, which lies around 35,000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Scorpio (The Scorpion).

Hubble Space Telescope: NASA May Finally Know the Cause of Its Major Computer Glitch

07.14.2021 23:44 PM

NASA engineers pore over the manuals of the Hubble Space Telescope ahead of switching on the backup computer of the space telescope. They think they have finally identified the cause of the glitch and will attempt this risky procedure later this week.

Isotopes Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for the First Time Yet

07.14.2021 22:10 PM

An international team of astronomers have become the first in the world to detect isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.

Extreme Solar Activities Detected Through Tree-Ring Dating Back From 5,410 BCE

07.14.2021 08:40 AM

A new evidence of the most extreme SPE bursts in history had been discovered by astrogeologists. This evidence was from tree samples located at the regions in the northern hemisphere.

Why Is Venus So Bright? Here's How Its Proximity to Earth, Highly Reflected Clouds Affects It

07.14.2021 07:12 AM

Both Jupiter and Mars are bright planets, but neither of them could compare to the brightness of Venus. It is easily visible from the Earth and at times shines even brighter than usual. So, how did this neighboring world become so bright?