China's Chang’e-5 Spacecraft Has Landed on the Moon for Samples

SPACE 12.02.2020 07:00 AM

Chang’e-5 spacecraft completes 112-hour journey from Earth, according to Beijing’s space agency.

Lack of Dark Matter Reveals That Galaxy NGC1052-DF4 Is Entering Death Spiral

12.01.2020 22:00 PM

NGC1052-DF4's dark matter is being stripped by a larger galaxy nearby and is beginning to tear apart smaller galaxies.

Space Race for Moon and Mars May Cause Conflict

12.01.2020 21:00 PM

Can one country take over a planet? Who owns outer space? The first race in space was a competition for national prestige and strategic advantage between the US and the Soviet Union.

Brightly Burning Object Lights Up Japan's Night Sky

12.01.2020 18:00 PM

A huge and bright meteor streaks over the sky of Japan on Sunday. Cameras have captured the astonishingly huge and brightly burning meteor that streaked across the sky of western Japan on Sunday, November 29.

Massive Solar Flare Affected Earth's Radio Signals

12.01.2020 12:00 PM

A HUGE sunspot erupted on the surface of the Sun, releasing a "plasma bomb," which caused a radio blackout here on Earth.

China’s Chang’e 5 Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit

11.30.2020 20:00 PM

Several days after taking off on what's described as a "heavy-lift" Long March 5 rocket, the Chang'e 5 sample return spacecraft of China entered orbit around the moon.

Watch Out for the Penumbral Eclipse This Monday: Here's How

11.29.2020 05:20 AM

On November 29-30, the penumbral eclipse will become a minor event when the Moon passes through the Earth's outer shadow.

Trial Device MOXIE Could Contribute to Rocket Launch Off Mars

11.28.2020 12:00 PM

The MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment is a trial device with the ability to yield oxygen.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launched a Set of 60 Satellites on Its 100th Flight

11.26.2020 17:00 PM

SpaceX has set a new milestone in Falcon 9 reuse, launching 60 satellites into low Earth orbit during its 100th flight.

Ancient Martian Megaflood Once Washed Through Gale Crater on Mars’ Equator - Study

11.24.2020 22:00 PM

The megaflood might have been the product of a meteoric effect generating fire in Mars. The chain of events could have eradicated the ice deposits on the Martian planet and caused gigantic ripples.

Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

11.24.2020 21:00 PM

Dark matter was first suggested more than 70 years ago to clarify why the force of gravity in galaxy clusters is so much greater than predicted.

Solar-Powered Space Rocket Might Become Possible for Interstellar Travel Soon

11.24.2020 20:00 PM

Engineers have been developing a rocket engine powered by the sun that would make interstellar travel possible in the near future.

China Launches Chang'e 5 to Collect Lunar Rocks

11.24.2020 16:00 PM

Chang’e-5 spacecraft’s bounty may bring great scientific value. Four decades have passed since Earth had lunar samples.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Signs of Mars Megafloods

11.24.2020 10:00 AM

A study which the Scientific Reports journal published this month provides the 'first identification of megafloods.'

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares "Cinnamon Bun" Galaxy

11.24.2020 09:30 AM

A picture of a cinnamon bun-shaped galaxy snapped by the Hubble telescope was posted by NASA. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a "tantalizing" thin bright rays and dark shadows beaming from the Northern Hemisphere constellation of Andromeda.