NASA Prepares All-Electric X-57 for High-Voltage Ground Testing, What Made NASA Invest in X-Planes?

TECH & INNOVATION 02.26.2021 00:56 AM

NASA created an all-electric X-57 Maxwell, an aircraft with 14 motors on its wing. The aircraft will exclusively be used for technology research.

NASA Perseverance Rover Gives 360° View of Mars in High-Resolution 'Virtual Tour'

02.26.2021 00:07 AM

NASA Perseverance's high-resolution panorama reveals rocks that Martian winds have eroded for billions of years and structures that ancient volcanoes may have formed.

Astonishing Photos of Venus Officially Shared By NASA Parker Solar Probe Team

02.25.2021 21:28 PM

NASA Parker Solar Probe might’ve made a shocking discovery on a flyby around Venus. NASA shares an official, stunning image of Venus, captured by a spacecraft they sent out to observe the Sun.

Snow Moon: Here's How To Catch It This Weekend

02.25.2021 21:04 PM

Get ready for February's snow moon this weekend as it reaches its peak on February 27. Here's how you can see the full moon beaming brightly on Saturday night.

Elon Musk Says Disused Oil Rigs Will Be Used as Spaceship Launchpads This Year

02.25.2021 00:13 AM

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's floating oil rig spaceship launchpad would be in limited operation by the end of the year as part of its grand vision for Starship.

Apollo Rock Samples Analysis Reveals Insights On Early Moon History

02.24.2021 22:42 PM

Volcanic moon rocks brought back to earth from the NASA Apollo missions have isotopic signatures that offer insights into our Moon's early history, a new analysis reveals.

Rare Triple Conjunction: Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury Alignment This Week Won't Happen Again Until 2026!

02.24.2021 21:31 PM

Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury will be visible in the night sky in a rare triple conjunction this week. Experts say it won’t happen again for five years.

Energy From Space Could Soon Be Beamed Anywhere in the World Using the Space-Based Solar Panel

02.24.2021 10:00 AM

Scientists at Pentagon said the space-based solar panel, Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM), could soon beam energy from space to anywhere in the world.

Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Origin: Are These Remnants of a Lost Moon?

02.24.2021 05:02 AM

A new study suggests that Mars' two moons - Phobos and Deimos - actually came from a common progenitor, challenging existing knowledge about the twin moons.

SpaceX SN10 Prototype Test Fire Successful: Why Were Residents Given Standard Safety Alert?

02.24.2021 02:11 AM

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires up this new SN10 Starship prototype on the launch pad in Texas for the first time to prepare for a test flight.

Fish on the Moon? Farming Planned for Future Lunar Village

02.24.2021 00:52 AM

Researchers in France are planning to rear fish on the moon, testing which variety of fish eggs could survive the trip to the moon.

Mars Rover's Parachute Has a Secret Code and the Internet Just Solved It

02.23.2021 21:29 PM

Mars rover's parachute has a hidden message in it and people have immediately solved it just after six hours when it was first shown.

Could Sparkling Dust Particles From Martian Dust Storm Affect Mars Perseverance Rover?

02.23.2021 06:16 AM

Experiments conducted by the University of Oregon show that electrical sparks might light up the raging dust storms on Mars.

NASA Juno Space Probe Shares Photos of Stunning Deep Jet Streams in Jupiter's Atmosphere

02.23.2021 04:50 AM

Scientists have said that the mighty atmospheric jet streams of Jupiter stretch much further than previously thought.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Double Satellite Internet Speeds of Starlink in 2021

02.23.2021 00:28 AM

Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, recently announced via Twitter that his company's satellite internet service Starlink would have speeds close to 300 Mbps in late 2021.