NASA Extends Juno, InSight Missions to Two Planets

SPACE 01.11.2021 00:30 AM

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the extension of Juno and InSight missions to further investigate Mars and Jupiter.

NASA Set to "Hot Fire" Its Space Launch System Core Stage

01.10.2021 22:41 PM

NASA unveiled its plans for the final test in its Space Launch System's (SLS) Green Run series, the "hot fire," and the agency is looking for a January 17 test run.

Fast and Highly Magnetic Baby Neutron Star, Discovered

01.10.2021 20:58 PM

Swift J1818.0-1607 is the recently discovered baby magnetar that is more magnetized and spins faster than other neutron stars.

Mars Curiosity Rover: What You Should Know About Its Long Mission on Mars

01.10.2021 01:00 AM

Perseverance joins another rover and lander currently working on Mars with other orbiters in the skies above. What sets this car-like robot apart?

Water May Have Been Recently Carried by Meteorites From the Dawn of the Solar System

01.09.2021 20:10 PM

Water has been discovered to have flowed in carbonaceous chondrites as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago.

SpaceX Kicked Off 2021 With First Launch This Year Sending Turksat 5A to Orbit

01.09.2021 01:56 AM

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent Turkey's Turksat 5A communication satellite to orbit on January 7, the first flight this year in what is believed to be a busy year for Elon Musk's company.

Can Black Holes Ring Like a Bell? Here's What Astronomers Could Say

01.08.2021 06:40 AM

Experts could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity and help revolutionize scientists’ understanding of black holes.

SpaceX Announces Test Launch of Its Starship SN9 Could Happen as Early as this Weekend

01.08.2021 06:20 AM

SpaceX seems to be getting ready for the test launch of its SN9 Starship prototype, which could happen as early as this coming weekend.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares Photo Gallery of Colliding Galaxies

01.08.2021 04:01 AM

NASA and the ESA telescope have a knack for stunning mergers of galaxies. Hubble shares unusual occurrences that are prone to drastic shifts in the appearance of galaxies.

Cygnus Set to Test New Tech on the ISS for 5G Communications, Other Applications

01.08.2021 03:10 AM

Back in October 2020, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply craft delivered new scientific experiments to the International Space Station (ISS). Aside from the delivery, Cygnus is set to host a two-week test of new technologies known as SharkSat.

Did Astronomers Just See Mercury's Tail?

01.07.2021 23:10 PM

Almost like a big old comet, Mercury's tail stream millions of kilometers away from Earth, glowing with faint orange-yellow light.

2021 Calendar for Space Enthusiasts: SpaceX Test, Mars Mission, and Moon Landings

01.07.2021 11:00 AM

Space is set to be a show for various missions in 2021. Here is a timeline documenting all of this year's big rocket flights, missions, and Mars landings.

NASA Green Lights SPHEREx Space Telescope Design, Aiming to Demysify Big Bang Further

01.07.2021 09:30 AM

NASA's SPHEREx will research the first moments of the Big Bang and scan our galaxy for water ice.

New Research Suggests That Dark Matter Does Not Exist

01.07.2021 08:00 AM

New research suggests that gravitational forces in the galaxy can be explained by mathematics and not by dark matter.

A Day Was Shorter Than 24 Hours in 2020 Because of Earth Spinning Faster

01.07.2021 07:00 AM

Scientists think that adding a negative leap second would correct the time because the Earth is spinning faster than it has in the last five decades, making the day shorter than 24 hours.