Kepler Space Telescope Reveals About 300 Million Habitable Planets Possibly Exist in the Milky Way

SPACE 11.14.2020 12:00 PM

Scientists found that about 50 percent of Sun-like stars consist of rocky planets that have the ability to host "liquid water on their surfaces."

Mars Global Ocean Could Have Dried Out From Years of Dust Storms

11.13.2020 18:00 PM

A recent analysis of several missions explains how dust storms and solar wind may have been responsible for drying out Mars.

Astronomers Detect Rare, Unexplained Kilonova Explosion

11.13.2020 17:00 PM

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected an explosion that defies their expectations.

How Did SpaceX Become NASA's Partner in Launching Its Astronauts to Space?

11.13.2020 13:00 PM

How did NASA become the "customer" of SpaceX? SpaceX just scored a historical event with NASA as they are set to launch astronauts this Saturday, November 14, on its first operational mission to the International Space Station (ISS) independent from Russia after nine years of relying on them.

Space Telescope Ariel: Europe Moves Ahead With Exoplanet Mission

11.13.2020 07:00 AM

The UK-led Space Telescope Ariel has been given the green light to go "full speed ahead" on a world-first mission to study more than 1,000 planets beyond our solar system.

Bright Stars in the East: Mercury and Venus Joins Moon at Dawn

11.13.2020 04:00 AM

A particularly bright star appeared under the Moon as it climbed the eastern skies early in the morning.

SpaceX Successfully Test Fired Falcon 9 Days Before Historical Astronaut Launch

11.12.2020 18:00 PM

Elon Musk's SpaceX made some tests before carrying the NASA astronauts to ISS this weekend. SpaceX successfully carried out a Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 rocket for the first operating Crew Dragon flight, Crew-1.

Spent Rockets To Be Repurposed Into Miniature Space Stations

11.12.2020 17:00 PM

Space junk has been a growing problem with not enough solutions, threatening existing satellites, the International Space Station, and astronauts.

SpaceX Finally Scored a Historic First From NASA

11.12.2020 09:00 AM

NASA has officially certified SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for future use in crewed missions to space. NASA's Crew-1 Dragon is already officially certified for a six-month space journey on SpaceX's Dragon and Falcon 9 Rocket Ships to # LaunchAmerica for its trip to the International Space Station ( ISS).

Every Planet In the Solar System Will Appear This Week, Even Ex-Planet Pluto

11.11.2020 19:00 PM

A visiting star cluster will also appear, and the Moon will shine extra brightly. This November, we may not have a meteor shower show, a blue moon, and only certain countries have the privilege of witnessing the Northern Lights.

The Universe is Getting Hotter - Is it Affecting Global Warming?

11.11.2020 16:00 PM

The universe is getting warmer due to natural activity, astrophysicists report in a new study. Does this have anything to do with global warming?

NASA Auctioned Neil Armstrong's Photo For $70,200! Space Agency Sold Other Photographs For Over $2M!

11.11.2020 04:00 AM

NASA's most rare photographs were sold for $2 million! Here's how much Neil Armstrong's photo is worth!

Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa 'Glows in the Dark' Due to Radiation, Scientists Say

11.10.2020 13:00 PM

Jupiter's moon Europa may actually glow in the dark due to the bombardment of radiation it gets from Jupiter.

Arecibo Telescope Suffered Even More Damage; Will It Set Back Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

11.10.2020 11:00 AM

The Arecibo Observatory, responsible for hunting alien life and hazardous asteroids, suffered from another break-in just three months.

Earth's Mighty Microbe Survived Life Outside of the ISS For Years, Experts Say

11.10.2020 05:00 AM

Deinococcus radiodurans was first found in a can of meat. How is it a year after living outside the ISS?