Where Stars Are Born: NASA's SOFIA Telescope Captures High-Resolution View of a Star Nursery in the Milky Way

TECH & INNOVATION 06.24.2021 04:00 AM

Researchers from the University of Maryland used NASA's SOFIA telescope to capture the first clear view of an expanding bubble of hot plasma where stars are born.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Crew Dragon Might Spend Halloween in Space While Tesla Undergoes Investigation

06.24.2021 03:18 AM

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to land some things near trouble as Tesla gets investigated. SpaceX has had a busy year, as seen by its 19 completed flights and 12 planned flights in 2021.

NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Stayed 77.4 Seconds on Air for Its 8th Flight

06.24.2021 01:46 AM

NASA is not sharing many details about Ingenuity's eighth test flight, what it has said is that the helicopter flew for 77.4 seconds over a distance of 160 meters.

Did Radio Waves From Earth Reach More Than 1,700 Star Systems? Here's What Experts Say

06.24.2021 00:09 AM

More than 1,700 nearby stars could have seen Earth and potentially detected life here, and four of those stars are known to possess rocky planets of their own.

Strawberry Moon: It's Time! Know Some Important Things About the Last Supermoon of 2021

06.23.2021 22:27 PM

June 24, 2021, will be the next full Moon which, according to reports, will appear "opposite the Sun, in Earth-based longitude at 2:40 pm EDT".

Space App Camp: Here's How to Join ESA's Event to Win $2,900 in Creating an App to Make Earth Data Public

06.23.2021 08:51 AM

Take part in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space App Camp that aims to develop an app that makes Earth observation data more accessible to a wide range of people using their smartphones and personal devices.

Space Development Agency Taps SpaceX Transporter-2 In Bringing 5 Satellites to Space

06.23.2021 06:08 AM

SDA’s experiments were done in collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Plasma Wind Tunnel Heats Satellite in Mimicry to Find Out How Space Junk Burns Out Atmosphere of Earth

06.23.2021 02:45 AM

Reports recently said a new experiment used a plasma wind tunnel in simulation to determine how space junk is burning out the Earth's atmosphere.

"Clash of Titans": Despite Glitch, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Collision Between 2 Galaxies

06.23.2021 01:09 AM

The two galaxies are in the final phase of their merger and astronomers expect a powerful flow of gas to trigger a frantic burst of star formation in the resulting compact galaxy.

Tennis Ball Scale Primordial Black Holes: Will be Detected by a New Device Which Captures Gravitational Wave, Developed by Astrophysicists

06.23.2021 00:45 AM

A news device was developed by experts to detect primordial black holes from the big bang. The tennis ball-sized black holes emit gravitational waves that can help us understand the origin of our universe.

China's Long March Rocket Creates Weird 'Dr. Strange' Spiral Over the Southwest Pacific

06.23.2021 00:19 AM

A spiral appeared in the sky over the southwest Pacific islands on June 18. An astronomer revealed that it formed from gas released by China's Long March rocket.

Gigantic Galactic Wind Discovered: Researchers Say It is from 13.1 Billion Years Ago

06.22.2021 23:23 PM

A new study found a gigantic galactic wind from a supermassive black hole, shedding light on the evolution of galaxies.

NASA Juno Spacecraft Captures Astonishing Photos of Earth

06.22.2021 23:05 PM

During the flyby on 9 October 2013, the “JunoCam” on board the probe captured these stunning images of our planet from space.

Quadrillion-Dollar Asteroid 16 Psyche May Be Less Metallic Than Expected

06.22.2021 06:50 AM

New University of Arizona research finds that the target asteroid of NASA’s Psyche mission may not be as metallic or dense as previously predicted.

NASA Brings Dozens of Baby Hawaiian Squid to ISS; What Will Astronauts Do?

06.22.2021 04:08 AM

Dozens of squids have been carried along with SpaceX during the resupply mission on their way to the International Space Station.