NASA James Webb Telescope Launch Moved to Christmas Eve; Here's Why

SPACE 12.15.2021 22:07 PM

NASA reported Tuesday afternoon that the launch of the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has been postponed once more.

NASA Announces Four Earth Science Missions in 2022 That Will Monitor the Changing Planet

12.15.2021 10:08 AM

NASA's Earth science mission next year will be discussed at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union that aims to monitor the changes happening on Earth.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Have to Use Carbon Dioxide as Rocket Fuel

12.15.2021 00:56 AM

Elon Musk announced on Twitter that SpaceX would begin a new program to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and utilize it as rocket fuel.

NASA Parker Solar Probe Finally Kisses Sun’s Atmosphere For The First Time

12.14.2021 23:38 PM

NASA's Parker Solar Probe undertakes a once-in-a-lifetime journey into the Sun's atmosphere.

Elon Musk Wants To Have ‘Futuristic Noah’s Ark’ To Mars; Scientists React

12.14.2021 22:55 PM

Elon Musk's ambition is to go to Mars via spaceship and build an intergalactic "self-sustaining metropolis," but some scientists mocked it.

James Webb Telescope Now Placed Atop Ariane 5 Rocket: Gold Iconic Mirror Explained

12.14.2021 21:44 PM

Inside the final assembly facility in French Guiana, the James Webb Space Telescope is lifted on top of its Ariane 5 rocket.

Meteor Lights up Vancouver Island Sky During Geminid Meteor Shower Peak [Watch]

12.14.2021 21:06 PM

During the peak of the Geminid meteor shower on Sunday evening, a celestial spectacle lit up both the skies above Vancouver Island and social media.

Is Life Possible on Venus? Scientists Investigate Habitability on the Hottest Planet in the Solar System

12.14.2021 20:54 PM

Scientists will soon be sending a probe to explore Venus, the neighboring planet of Earth, with support from a new privately-financed mission, to see if life is possible there.

Mars Sample Return Mission: NASA Begun Testing Robots That Will Collect Martian Rocks in Search of Life in the Red Planet

12.14.2021 04:52 AM

Scientists threw a mock rocket into the air at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) during tests of a launch system that aims to fire a rocket off Mars and will bring rock samples for closer study.

Biggest Geomagnetic Storm Hit Earth 150 Years Ago: What Have We Learned? And Are We Ready for the Next One?

12.14.2021 04:42 AM

From one of the biggest geomagnetic storms in history that hit roughly 150 years ago, humans have learned and developed countermeasures that experts believe will prepare us for any future events.

Bill Gates Refuses to Join Space Race With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos; Prefers to Cure Polio, Other Sickness

12.14.2021 04:30 AM

Bill Gates is unlikely to join his fellow billionaires in the space race because he is more concerned with eradicating polio and other diseases.

LOOK: Mind Blowing 300-Megapixel Image of the Sun Is Made Up of 150,000 Individual Photos Taken With a Modified Telescope

12.14.2021 02:37 AM

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a modified telescope to capture the 300-megapixel image of the Sun that is made up of 150,000 individual photos. He calls it the "Fire and Fusion."

Japanese Billionaire Shares Time-Lapse of ISS Doing a Complete Orbit of Earth [LOOK]

12.14.2021 00:47 AM

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese millionaire, captures a 'breathtaking' timelapse of Earth from the International Space Station as it completes one whole orbit around our globe.

Double Pulsar Test Proves Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Is Right

12.13.2021 22:37 PM

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has been proven once again by two pulsars locked in tight binary orbit.

China Wants to Send Astronauts to Mars Immediately, Will It Beat NASA's Orbital Mission to the Red Planet?

12.13.2021 21:40 PM

China intends to launch its first crewed expedition to Mars in 2033, as it pursues its space aspirations in a race with the United States.