First Meteor Shower Forecasted in 2021; Here's How To Watch It

SPACE 12.30.2020 11:00 AM

The Quadrantids will greet the New Year with up to 90 shooting stars per hour. NASA says it's the best meteor shower!

Did Scientists Just See A 1,600 Lightyear Long Jet From a Young Universe?

12.29.2020 16:00 PM

PSO J0309+27 spewed a fast-moving jet of radiation and plasma into the cosmos. Almost 13 billion years later, the jet is visible to humans through a blazar.

Scientists Discovered Plasmoids in Uranus From Voyager 2's Data From 30 Years Ago

12.29.2020 13:00 PM

Thirty years ago, Voyager 2 made a flyby on Uranus which sent valuable data back to Earth. But it was not only recently that scientists discovered that there are plasmoids in Uranus, an indication that its atmosphere is being stripped away.

Japan Planning to Launch the First Wooden Satellite in 2023

12.29.2020 04:00 AM

A Japanese company and Kyoto University have collaborated to develop the world's first satellites made out of wood by 2023.

The World's Largest Camera Has Taken the First 3,200 Megapixel Images at SLAC

12.28.2020 20:00 PM

The world's largest camera has taken the first 3,200 megapixel images at SLAC that will need 378 4k ultra HD screens to display one of them in full size.

Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches Nearest Approach to Venus

12.28.2020 18:00 PM

The joint American-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft "had an appointment with Venus" yesterday morning, the first "in a series of planetary flybys" to hone the orbit of a probe on its journey to the sun.

Using a Single Image, Scientists Changed People’s Insight of the Sun

12.28.2020 12:00 PM

The Inouye Solar Telescope released the initial images of the Sun it captured. It unveiled the Sun not just in unprecedented detail but also helped scientists look into the mechanics behind the star's unpredictable space weather.

Space Architects Completed Their Two-Month Stay In Lunark in the Arctic For the Next-Gen Moon Explorers

12.28.2020 09:30 AM

Two space architects have completed their two-month stay in Greenlandaboard the Lunark, the origami-inspired foldable shelter used in the next generation Moon explorations.

5 Major Threats to Overcome Before Humans Reach Mars

12.24.2020 19:00 PM

Presently, it appears like only a matter of time before humans approach Mars. However, to get there, there are some dangers for humans to be familiar with and overcome first before the trip to Mars.

Did NASA's Hubble Telescope Just Capture a Warped Galaxy And Proved Albert Einstein's 'Molten Ring' Theory?

12.24.2020 12:00 PM

NASA's Hubble Telescope showed Albert Einstein's "molten ring" curving around the edge of a galaxy! Was the theory right?

SpaceX Next Prototype on Launchpad, Ready for Next Test Flight

12.24.2020 07:00 AM

SpaceX's Starship SN9 rolls out to the launchpad at Boca Chica, Texas. Will the prototype launch before the year is over?

NASA's New Launchpad in Kennedy Space Center for Commercial Space Flights Is Now Open

12.23.2020 08:30 AM

The new launchpad of NASA in Kennedy Space Center for commercial space flights is now open for its multiple customers.

Moon Found to Have Far More Craters than Most People Thought

12.23.2020 07:00 AM

The number of craters recorded on the surface of the moon is now more than a dozen times bigger than it was in the past.

SpaceX Next Starship Rolls Out to Launch Pad; Newer Prototype Construction Debuts

12.22.2020 13:00 PM

SpaceX SN9 and SN10 are the next Starship prototypes that will serve as a successor to the SN8 vehicle.

China's Moon Orbitor Going Near the Sun for Extended Mission

12.22.2020 08:00 AM

China’s Chang’e-5 is now heading to a Sun-Earth Lagrange point to carry out observations of the Sun and make operational tests.