Solar Activity Is Declining -Scientists

SPACE 08.23.2015 21:29 PM

Scientists find that our Earth might slowly heading for a new ice age as the solar activity is declining.

Odd Space Weather Leads To Electrical 'Bermuda Triangle'

08.21.2015 01:13 AM

According to new research, the equatorial electrojet about 60 miles above the surface of the Earth could be disturbing electrical grids near the equator when it amps up.

NASA Develops Gecko-Inspired Robot

08.18.2015 22:03 PM

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed a gecko-inspired robot, Lemur 3, that can perform task along the exterior walls of the International Space Station.

Company Gets Patent For Space Elevator

08.17.2015 22:00 PM

A Canadian company gets U.S. patent for their innovative space elevator technology. Researchers are looking for new ways to access the outer space, more efficient and cheaper.

Scientists Find Clues When The World Will End

08.16.2015 20:07 PM

A new study confirms that our 13.8 billion-year-old universe is slowly fading out. Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA), an Australian-led project, has been measuring the energy output of stars for the last few years.

First time in the history of mankind: Astronauts experience 'delicious veggie' produce through space-farming

08.11.2015 19:11 PM

"Taste good. Awesome." These are the words came from the six astronauts who became the first people to eat food grown in space -a fresh red romaine lettuce.

NASA captures 'crab-like' image on Mars

08.06.2015 20:50 PM

The car-size robotic rover tag as the "Curiosity" of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA has recently captured a 'crab-like' image on the red planet's surface.

Scientist says galaxies are possibly made by a giant disk of gas

08.06.2015 20:43 PM

A recent study titled “A Giant Protogalactic Disk Linked To The Cosmic Web” would answer the question on how galaxies are formed.

After decades: Public to witness NASA's Columbia, Challenger Shuttle Wreckage

08.06.2015 00:14 AM

Nasa's first ever public viewing of the remains of the space shuttle, Columbia and Challenger. In honor and commemoration of the astronauts who died in the flight.

NASA Begins Mission To Find Life on Jupiter’s Moon

05.31.2015 17:36 PM

NASA has now begun its mission to learn if Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon could potentially harbor an ocean filled with alien life. So far, the mission is just in its early stages, but the agency has selected nine science instruments for the trip, which is a follow to the Galileo mission that found strong evidence that Europa could be concealing an ocean beneath its frozen crust.

University of Alabama Students Win NASA’s Space Mining Competition

05.31.2015 17:35 PM

It seems the University of Alabama is now known for more than just their championships in athletics, as a group of engineering and computer science students are adding even more academic trophies in a national robotics competition held by NASA.

Chinese Astronauts Hope to Come aboard International Space Station, and End US Ban

05.31.2015 17:35 PM

In the fifteen years since the International Space Station has been in operation, this multi-nation venture has steadily advanced our understanding of science, from astronomy, to human physiology, to materials science. It represents a global effort in scientific research and includes five participating space agencies, from the U.S., Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada. Noticeably absent is China. The Chinese would like to see that change.

Four New Inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame

05.31.2015 17:34 PM

The Astronaut Hall of Fame is now four members stronger after NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld and former astronauts Steve Lindsey, Kent Rominger, and M. Rhea Seddon were inducted on Saturday, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame explorers to 91.

NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Sends Back New Images of Ceres

05.30.2015 15:56 PM

New images have been taken of Ceres by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft and they offer some of the best quality shots of the dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.

Hubble Spots Collisions and Cosmic Disarray At the Center of Black Hole

05.30.2015 15:55 PM

When it comes to high-speed collisions, nobody here on Earth has anything on black holes. Astronomers have witnessed a new first: two high-speed knots of matter colliding in a sort of rear-end impact. They saw this after creating a time-lapse video of a super-speed jet of plasma as it shot out of a supermassive black hole. The knots of matter were inside the black hole until it blasted them out-and into each other.