NASA Shares Out-Of-This-World Videos From International Space Station

SPACE 01.18.2021 00:57 AM

NASA posts its five favorite relaxing images taken aboard the International Space Station by astronauts.

Researchers Try to Turn the Red Planet to Green Using Minerals

01.18.2021 00:41 AM

Scientists are trying to recreate Martian soil conditions on Earth to find a way of stimulating plant growth on the Red Planet for future manned missions.

Space Missions in 2021: Here are The Most Exciting Events To See

01.17.2021 23:54 PM

Last year, space exploration was affected by the pandemic. Space exploration was affected last year by the pandemic. But in another otherwise challenging, exhausting 2020, we were somehow able to make our way through the universe.

[Explainer] Here's Why Earth is Spinning Faster This Year

01.17.2021 01:10 AM

Our Earth is now revolving faster than it has for five decades, assumed to be slowly winding down, but you need to know why this is happening.

A New Study on Theia 456 Reveals Hundreds of Stars Born Almost at the Same Time

01.17.2021 00:55 AM

While the Milky Way alone has more than 8,000 stellar streams - all named Theia - one particular stream, Theia 456, appears to be special.

[WATCH] NASA Hot Fire Test Cut Short By Engine Shutdown

01.16.2021 22:00 PM

NASA's hot fire test - the final test for the SLS Green Run - was cut short by an engine shutdown, with the planned eight-minute trial run lasting for a little over a minute.

There’s No ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ Direction in Space, Research Reveals How Our Brains Should Deal With It

01.15.2021 04:15 AM

Researchers recently showed that the interpretation of an individual of gravity's direction could be changed by how their brains respond to visual information.

Mars Still Experiences Landslides Like Any Active Planet

01.15.2021 01:45 AM

Mars was thought of as a dead planet during the 1960s and 1970s but the Marsquakes and landslides observed in the later years have proven that it is still an active planet.

Scientists Lay Down A Wild Plan to Harvest Energy From Black Hole

01.15.2021 00:30 AM

Experts say black holes could be theoretically harvested to provide power for future off-planet colonies.

NASA Declares Mars Digger Defunct After Failing to Burrow Into Planet

01.14.2021 22:44 PM

Mars Digger was expected to dig 16ft into Mars, but it just drilled down a few meters. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proclaimed the Mars Digger dead or defunct.

SpaceX Tested Starship Spacecraft Three Times Within Four Hours

01.14.2021 21:59 PM

SpaceX fired up its newest Starship prototype three times with four hours on Wednesday, ahead of its scheduled launch from Boca Chica Beach, in South Texas.

Giant Flare That Swept Through Solar System Came From Another Galaxy 11.4 Million Light-Years Away

01.14.2021 04:15 AM

NASA satellites detected a giant flare was detected in April as it swept past Mars. Experts say it came from a powerful neutron star 11.4 million light-years away.

Kepler Finds Triple-Star System With a Skewed Configuration

01.14.2021 00:22 AM

KOI-5Ab is an exoplanet that orbits around a triple-star system with a skewed configuration discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.

Intuitive Machines Selects SpaceX for Next Lunar Lander Mission

01.13.2021 23:59 PM

Intuitive Machines has already booked a first lander mission via SpaceX to make lunar landfall under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

NASA To Upgrade ISS This Year as Solar Arrays Continue to Degrade

01.13.2021 22:28 PM

NASA said the International Space Station's solar arrays are now due to a much-needed upgrade as it shows signs of wear and tear after 20 years of continuous work in space.