NASA Hubble Telescope Detects Weird Supernova Explosion With a Surprisingly Cool Star in It

Medicine & Technology May 06, 2021

An international team of researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe a massive yellow star 2.5 years before it exploded in a supernova.

Experts Finally Knows How Long a Day Is in Venus

May 06, 2021

One Venusian day is equivalent to 243.0226 Earth days – roughly two-thirds of one Earth year – and it changes with a variation of about 20 minutes.

Blue Origin Space Tourism: Here's How To Join Jeff Bezos Bid for July's First Launch Aboard New Shepard

May 05, 2021

Blue Origin said it started taking sealed bids on Wednesday for a seat on its July launch. The auction will shift to public online bidding on May 19.

Tianwen-1 Mission: China Reveals Attempt to Land on Mars Through Zhurong Rover

May 05, 2021

After NASA's recent Red Planning landing, China's Tianwen-1 is next in line and the space agency recently shared how it will attempt to touch down on Mars.

NASA Shares Celestial Lightsaber, Real Death Star, Tatooine in Space and More to Commemorate Star Wars Day

May 04, 2021

On Star Wars Day, we collected all the occasions when NASA gave the franchise nods by discovering similar planets and bringing characters like Baby Yoda into space.

U.S. Tracks Out-of-Control Chinese Large Modular Space Station That Could Reenter Earth's Atmosphere

May 04, 2021

China's Long March 5B rocket's core stage is set to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere in the next few days.

Where Will Chinese Space Station Rocket Debris Land?

May 03, 2021

The Long March 5B rocket's core stage could fall from space any time soon. Should we worry about where it would land?

Hundreds of Thousands of Humans Could Inhabit Space by 2050

May 03, 2021

A space advocate has been advising investors and company owners on the potential of space as a field of business. They believe that space in 2050 could already be inhabitable.

Spacex Crew-1 Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth in Nighttime Splashdown

May 03, 2021

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from JAXA, return to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown after a six-month stay on ISS.

Here's How To Watch Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower This Month!

May 03, 2021

You’ve probably heard of Halley’s Comet, which takes 76 years to orbit the sun. But what about the Eta Aquarids?

Here's Your Guide to the Moon and Planets in May 2021!

May 02, 2021

There will be a ‘super flower blood moon’ eclipse and an improbable planetary ‘kiss’ for the month of May!

NASA Sunspots: Sprays of Plasma Forming on the Sun Seen on Satellite Images

May 02, 2021

NASA satellites detect "Sunspots" forming on the Sun. Should we worry about this phenomenon?

China's Space-Station Launch Could Fall Back to Earth Totally Uncontrolled

May 01, 2021

A Chinese rocket stage could fall to Earth totally uncontrolled in the next few days. It can rain heavy chunks of rockets on populated areas.

Watch SpaceX's Crew-1 Mission Astronauts Return to Earth Tonight

May 01, 2021

SpaceX's first crewed operational mission is about to come to an end. NASA expects the Crew-1 mission to start its return to Earth.

NASA Roleplays Space Objects Passing By Earth; Here's What Happened

Apr 30, 2021

NASA held a tabletop exercise this week in which planetary defense officials pretend a near-Earth object is about to collide with the Earth.