NASA Plans to Operate Nuclear Power Plants on Moon and Mars by 2026

SPACE 11.18.2020 06:00 AM

NASA mulls building a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars by 2026 to support its long-term exploration plans.

The Atmosphere of Uranus is Leaking Gas Once A Day

11.17.2020 21:00 PM

A new study suggests that when Uranus is at the correct angle, solar winds can enter the magnetosphere and blow through it at least once a day.

European Vega Rocket Suffers Major Anomaly During Launch of European Earth Observation Satellites

11.17.2020 13:00 PM

The Vega launch vehicle with two satellites onboard did not complete its mission because it deviated from the trajectory.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Docked At the ISS

11.17.2020 08:30 AM

SpaceX launched on Sunday the Crew Dragon, its first operational mission into orbit, and on Monday night, it successfully docked on the International Space Station (ISS).

Leonid Meteor Shower 2020: Here's When and How to Watch Them All!

11.17.2020 04:30 AM

November is one big astronomical event for the cosmic entities above the skies. Be sure to catch them all!

SpaceX's Starship SN8 Prototype Fires Engines for 3rd Time

11.16.2020 22:00 PM

The next firing tests of the SpaceX Starship SN8 rocket prototype failed, again. But the rocket remained intact.

[LOOK] Images From Mars Reveal Unusual Triple Craters Overlapping Each Other

11.16.2020 19:00 PM

The triple craters are made up of three overlapping basins located in the 4-billion-year-old Noachis Terra on Mars.

International Space Station Will Be Visible to The Naked Eye Soon! Here's How to See The Space Craft

11.16.2020 17:00 PM

The International Space Station (also known as the ISS) will be visible in the skies above during November 2020.

Mars is Continually Losing Its Water Due to Dust Storms, Heat – NASA

11.16.2020 11:00 AM

Scientists have further decoded the phenomenon that led Mars to lose the equivalent of a global ocean of water up to hundreds of feet deep over billions of years.

Astronauts Finally Board SpaceX Rocket to ISS Without Musk; What Makes This Trip Extra Special?

11.16.2020 09:00 AM

A Musk-less SpaceX Crew Dragon finally went aboard to International Space Station. This Japanese astronaut sets a new record by going to the ISS thrice onboard different spacecrafts.

NASA Unlikely to Land Humans on Moon by 2024; Will It Affect Mars Missions Too?

11.16.2020 04:00 AM

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine recently hinted that he would not be a part of the space agency under Joe Biden's administration.

This 1966 Rocket Booster from Surveyor 2 Pays A Brief Visit to Earth Orbit Again

11.15.2020 07:00 AM

The 1966 Surveyor 2 robotic Moon lander mission may be paying Earth a brief visit after returning from deep space.

Kepler Space Telescope Reveals About 300 Million Habitable Planets Possibly Exist in the Milky Way

11.14.2020 12:00 PM

Scientists found that about 50 percent of Sun-like stars consist of rocky planets that have the ability to host "liquid water on their surfaces."

Mars Global Ocean Could Have Dried Out From Years of Dust Storms

11.13.2020 18:00 PM

A recent analysis of several missions explains how dust storms and solar wind may have been responsible for drying out Mars.

Astronomers Detect Rare, Unexplained Kilonova Explosion

11.13.2020 17:00 PM

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected an explosion that defies their expectations.