Giant Blinking Star Detected Near Galactic Center of Milky Way; What Is This?

SPACE 06.15.2021 02:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.

Sounds of Mars: How Audio Could Help Future Mars Exploration

06.15.2021 00:54 AM

Experts from NASA explain why audio is the next frontier in Mars exploration. The Perseverance rover is currently navigating the uneven surface of Mars, and it's hardly a peaceful journey.

NASA's First Megarocket Space Launch System to Carry Humans to the Moon Completed

06.14.2021 04:36 AM

NASA has finished assembling the first of its massive Space Launch System (SLS) rockets that will ferry humans to the Moon this decade under the Artemis mission.

Over 100,000 Star Nurseries Mapped Across 90 Galaxies May Help Us Understand the Universe

06.14.2021 03:35 AM

A group of astronomy experts from Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby Galaxies program has located more than 100,000 star nurseries, which may answer the origin of the universe, in clear view across 90 galaxies.

Gaseous Planets Orbiting Bright Star Discovered: Citizen Scientists Finds Exoplanets With Sizes Like Neptune and Saturn

06.14.2021 00:59 AM

An otherworldly discovery has just been reported after a pair of gaseous planets was discovered orbiting the HD 152843 bright star.

Mars Perseverance Rover's SuperCam Vaporize Martian Rocks in NASA Video Update

06.13.2021 23:20 PM

Perseverance rover's high-tech SuperCam gets its time in the spotlight in NASA's new video update, showing that it vaporizes rocks that are 23 feet away.

Sterile Nutrinos Could Kick-Off Our Understanding of Dark Matter

06.13.2021 23:07 PM

Scientists have measured the mass of a new theoretical particle that could kick off further understanding of dark matter and the known asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the known universe.

Mars Selfie: China Captures Coolest Photos of the Red Planet

06.13.2021 22:51 PM

China recently landed its own rover on the surface of the Red Planet and in fact, it even just revealed a Mars selfie, one of the coolest Martian pictures ever seen.

Rouge Exoplanets' Wandering Moons Might Be Habitable, Atmosphere and Water Found?

06.13.2021 08:20 AM

While exoplanets itself might not be habitable, new evidence suggests the existence of a vast population of moons orbiting them could host life.

NASA Approves Near-Earth Object Space Telescope; Will It Improve Planetary Defense Efforts?

06.13.2021 01:52 AM

The telescope aids NASA in the detection of near-Earth objects (NEOs), which are asteroids and comets that pass within 30 million miles of Earth's orbit.

Mystery Bidder Wins Blue Origin's First Space Tourism Flight for $28 Million

06.12.2021 23:09 PM

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will be going into space on July 20 with the winner of the auction for its first tourism flight - a mysterious bidder who pledged $28 million for the experience.

Could This 3 Billion Light-Year Long Chain Overturn Cosmology?

06.12.2021 22:57 PM

Experts say this 'giant arc' stretching 3.3 billion light-years across the cosmos 'shouldn't exist.'

Humans Could Possibly Produce in Mars: Sperm May Survive on Red Planet for Up to 200 Years!

06.12.2021 22:24 PM

Scientists believe found sperm could survive on Mars for up to 200 years. Hence, they believe humans will be able to reproduce on Mars,

NASA Awards 2 Wake Forest Teams for Printing 3-D Human Liver Tissues in a Lab

06.11.2021 04:21 AM

A pair of engineering teams from Wake Forest University took home first and second place in NASA's Vascular Tissue Challenge, NASA said.

China Rolls Shenzhou-12 Rocket on Pad, Prepares to Send First Crew to Space Station

06.11.2021 03:14 AM

Three astronauts will blast off next week to spend three months on China’s new Tianhe space station.