Spaceflight Triggers Structural Changes in the Brain of Astronauts

SPACE 11.16.2019 06:41 AM

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed how the human brain adapts to extreme conditions such as the microgravity environment outside of Earth.

Scientists May Have Figured Out the Origins of Solar Spicules

11.16.2019 06:24 AM

Prior to this study, there are previous findings that also suggested that magnetic reconnections can also be the reason behind larger outbursts such as coronal jets, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections.

Jezero Crater Hosts Rich Amounts of Hydrated Silica—a Mineral Perfect for Preserving Biosignatures

11.15.2019 07:46 AM

Researchers from Brown University developed a technique that will help scientists find rare and hard-to-detect mineral data taken from the orbiting spacecraft.

NASA Spots Space Rock that is Set to Be Near Earth Before Christmas

11.15.2019 06:47 AM

A massive asteroid was spotted by NASA and it is set to hit Earth's orbit five days before Christmas

Brace Yourselves: Mercury is Here

11.11.2019 07:32 AM

This year, the planet Mercury will take at least five hours to complete its transit, making first contact with the sun at 7:15 AM.

Unsolved Mystery: Scientists are Still Debating Whether Pluto is a Planet or Not

11.08.2019 08:26 AM

In order for a celestial body to be a planet, it should become gravitationally dominant with no other celestial body close to its size except for some of its satellites which, unfortunately, Pluto cannot.

NASA's TESS Spacecraft Presents Panoramic View of Exoplanets

11.08.2019 08:18 AM

In the panoramic view, there are at least 29 exoplanets captured and more or less 1000 candidate planets.

NASA Plans to Re-Visit Pluto Through a New Spacecraft

11.06.2019 08:40 AM

The spacecraft will also be designed with the right instrumentation for sizing up the glaciers and determine their depth.

Boeing Tests Starliner Capsule Launch Abort System

11.06.2019 08:10 AM

The pad abort test was done on Launch Complex 23 at the White Sands Missiles Range, New Mexico. The launch was scheduled at 7:15 in the morning.

The Mars Helicopter is Set to Launch with the Mars 2020 Rover

11.05.2019 08:53 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is geared up for their expedition to Mars this coming 2020. As a part of this project, NASA asks the question: "What will happen if we bring an aerial vehicle to Mars?" The answer is in the development of the Mars Helicopter.

Jessica Meir Snaps a Photo of Israel and Dedicates it to Her Late Father

11.05.2019 08:34 AM

She posted pictures she captured of Israel from the International Space Station and dedicates it to her father.

Space Oven is Ready for a Test Cook-Off

11.04.2019 07:27 AM

This will be tested to bake chocolate chip cookies from scratch in a zero-gravity environment. Eating is entirely a different matter when you're an astronaut.

Hubble Captures a Ghoulish Image Produced by Twin Galaxies Colliding

11.04.2019 06:56 AM

The crash resulted in the galaxies being pulled and stretched on an outward direction and because of this stretch, star formation turned to shape the nose and face of the intergalactic ghoul.

Full-Speed Ahead: NASA Aims for Manned Mars Mission by 2035

10.25.2019 11:17 AM

NASA aims for human exploration of the Red Planet by 2035, as said during this year's IAC. Several representatives of the world's leading space agencies are gathered at the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) currently ongoing in Washington.

Hubble Telescope Takes Sharpest Image Yet of First-Ever Confirmed Interstellar Comet

10.21.2019 08:52 AM

NASA's Hubble Telescope captures an amazing shot of the first confirmed interstellar comet to enter our solar system.

Trump Calls NASA's First All-Female Spacewalk Crew

10.21.2019 08:06 AM

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir from the first ever all-female spacewalk get a direct call from President Trump, a tradition since 1969.

Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Execute First All-Woman Spacewalk

10.19.2019 10:41 AM

Friday's spacewalk was the 221st performed to support the International Space Station, but it was the first to be conducted entirely by women.

Evidence of Martian Life Found in 70s, Says Former NASA Scientist

10.16.2019 06:18 AM

Dr. Gilbert Levin, who previously headed NASA's Labeled Release experiments, suggests that we found Martian life in 1976.

NASA Engineer Proposes Engine That Runs Without Any Fuel

10.15.2019 04:55 AM

David Burns, a NASA engineer, has proposed an engine which runs on forward momentum. Strictly speaking, this violates the law which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, but his design focuses on Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity which can make the mechanism possible.

3-D printed prototypes to explore Saturn's moons

10.09.2019 05:30 AM

A new series of robots developed by NASA will lead the exploration on Saturn's moons This may sound like it is straight out of the movies, but NASA developed a shape-shifting robot that can fly, roll, float, and even swim, and then morph into one machine.

Moon Lander—Builder Wanted: NASA Invites Firms to Build Lunar Lander

10.08.2019 06:28 AM

Project Artemis is a moon-landing mission set to happen in 2024. NASA is looking for private firms to help build the lunar lander.