Space Telescope Ariel: Europe Moves Ahead With Exoplanet Mission

SPACE 11.13.2020 07:00 AM

The UK-led Space Telescope Ariel has been given the green light to go "full speed ahead" on a world-first mission to study more than 1,000 planets beyond our solar system.

Bright Stars in the East: Mercury and Venus Joins Moon at Dawn

11.13.2020 04:00 AM

A particularly bright star appeared under the Moon as it climbed the eastern skies early in the morning.

SpaceX Successfully Test Fired Falcon 9 Days Before Historical Astronaut Launch

11.12.2020 18:00 PM

Elon Musk's SpaceX made some tests before carrying the NASA astronauts to ISS this weekend. SpaceX successfully carried out a Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 rocket for the first operating Crew Dragon flight, Crew-1.

Spent Rockets To Be Repurposed Into Miniature Space Stations

11.12.2020 17:00 PM

Space junk has been a growing problem with not enough solutions, threatening existing satellites, the International Space Station, and astronauts.

SpaceX Finally Scored a Historic First From NASA

11.12.2020 09:00 AM

NASA has officially certified SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for future use in crewed missions to space. NASA's Crew-1 Dragon is already officially certified for a six-month space journey on SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon 9 Rocket Ships to # LaunchAmerica for its trip to the International Space Station ( ISS).

Every Planet In the Solar System Will Appear This Week, Even Ex-Planet Pluto

11.11.2020 19:00 PM

A visiting star cluster will also appear, and the Moon will shine extra brightly. This November, we may not have a meteor shower show, a blue moon, and only certain countries have the privilege of witnessing the Northern Lights.

The Universe is Getting Hotter - Is it Affecting Global Warming?

11.11.2020 16:00 PM

The universe is getting warmer due to natural activity, astrophysicists report in a new study. Does this have anything to do with global warming?

NASA Auctioned Neil Armstrong's Photo For $70,200! Space Agency Sold Other Photographs For Over $2M!

11.11.2020 04:00 AM

NASA's most rare photographs were sold for $2 million! Here's how much Neil Armstrong's photo is worth!

Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa 'Glows in the Dark' Due to Radiation, Scientists Say

11.10.2020 13:00 PM

Jupiter's moon Europa may actually glow in the dark due to the bombardment of radiation it gets from Jupiter.

Arecibo Telescope Suffered Even More Damage; Will It Set Back Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

11.10.2020 11:00 AM

The Arecibo Observatory, responsible for hunting alien life and hazardous asteroids, suffered from another break-in just three months.

Earth's Mighty Microbe Survived Life Outside of the ISS For Years, Experts Say

11.10.2020 05:00 AM

Deinococcus radiodurans was first found in a can of meat. How is it a year after living outside the ISS?

Stellar Flares Affect the Habitability of Exoplanets

11.09.2020 19:00 PM

Researchers discovered that active stars might be responsible for exoplanets becoming inhabitable. The evolution of planetary atmospheres is influenced by space weather which generally comprises of events on the Sun and near-Earth space.

Astronomers Found Leaking Cavities in Asteroid Bennu; Is It Dying?

11.09.2020 16:00 PM

OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu shows spots on the Asteroid's surface. Scientist claims that it is close to its death.

Astronomers Found Better Way to See Dark Matter Halos

11.09.2020 11:00 AM

A small group of astronomers has come up with a way to 'see' dark matter using current telescopes to measure halo.

Mars Had More Water Before There Was Life On Earth, Ancient Meteorite Shows

11.09.2020 08:00 AM

We know that Mars had water before there's life on Earth. But the questions of when it formed and evaporated remains in question.