ESA Seeks More Female And Persons With Disability Astronauts

SPACE 02.16.2021 20:55 PM

ESA is on the hunt for more female astronauts for the first time in more than 10 years. The agency also now has a parastronaut project for aspiring astronauts with physical disabilities.

New Theory of Dinosaur Extinction Involves Long-Distance Comet from Solar System's Edge

02.16.2021 15:34 PM

Dinosaurs were long thought to have gone extinct by a large asteroid slamming against the surface of the earth 66 million years ago. However, a new theory suggests it wasn't quite an asteroid.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Fails to Land as it Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites to Space

02.16.2021 04:00 AM

Elon Musk’s SpaceX deploys 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday morning.

Pluto at 91: How Did Clyde Tombaugh Discover This Dwarf Planet?

02.16.2021 02:28 AM

Scientists marked the 91st anniversary of the discovery of Pluto this week. The IAU took away Pluto's planetary status in 2006. This dwarf planet continues to spur vigorous debate.

Two Backwards-Spinning Planets Spotted

02.16.2021 01:30 AM

A planetary system 897 light-years away from Earth consists of two planets that orbit a star, rotating backward.

Astronauts on the ISS are Testing Boeing's Antimicrobial Surface Coating

02.16.2021 00:52 AM

Astronauts on the ISS are testing an antimicrobial surface coating that can kill bacteria and coronavirus developed by researchers from Boeing and the University of Queensland.

NASA Finally Reconnects With Voyager 2 Space Probe After Almost a Year of Silence

02.15.2021 23:35 PM

NASA’s sole means of sending commands to the distant space probe, launched 44 years ago, is being restored on Friday.

Crusts from Planets Similar to Earth Discovered in ‘Dying’ Stars

02.15.2021 02:22 AM

Fragments of planets with crusts akin to Earth have recently been discovered in the atmospheres of four white dwarf stars nearby by astronomers at the University of Warwick.

Researchers Created a Magic Carpet Through Light; Will This Hoverboard Make It To NASA?

02.15.2021 01:43 AM

Experts made a magic carpet based on light-induced flow technology. Such innovation could carry climate sensors high in the atmosphere soon.

SpaceX Starlink v1.0 L19 Mission Launching Scrubbed Due to Weather

02.15.2021 01:24 AM

SpaceX Starlink v1.0 L19 launch was scrubbed due to inclement weather and is rescheduled to proceed with the Starlink mission on Monday, February 15.

United Arab Emirates Shared Hope Probe's Stunning First-Ever Mars Photo

02.15.2021 00:20 AM

Hope spacecraft entered Mars orbit last week. The United Arab Emirates Space Agency shared the probe's first image of the Red Planet on Sunday.

Is Farfarout Officially the Most Distant Solar System?

02.14.2021 22:53 PM

Farfarout is around 132 astronomical units away from the Sun. That is approximately 132 times away from where Earth is in our solar system.

Look! Experts Saw a Heart-Shaped Crab Nebula Just in Time for Valentines Day!

02.13.2021 23:20 PM

The Royal Astronomical Society highlighted a rather intriguing and iconic heart-shaped Crab Nebula just for Valentine's Day 2021.

NASA 's Insight Lander Hibernates as it Meets Dusty Winter on Mars

02.13.2021 22:17 PM

NASA’s InSight Lander on Mars will soon slumber through the Martian winter before digging scientific investigations once the sun returns this summer.

Terrains on Mars Might Be Far Older Than Previously Thought

02.11.2021 23:06 PM

A scientist from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains, suggesting that ancient water bodies' effect on the planet's surface is older than previously thought.