Brightest Galaxy Ever Discovered Could Contain 300 Trillion Suns

Medicine & Technology May 24, 2015

Scientists have discovered an ultra bright galaxy that while very far away at an estimated 12.5 billion light years, is still considered to be the most luminous galaxy every found in the universe and scientists believe it could contain more than 300 trillion suns.

Finding the Most Luminous Stars In the Sky

May 23, 2015

NASA has seen the most luminous galaxy ever discovered using its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope. The remote galaxy glows with enough light to rival 300 trillion suns.

NASA's New Horizon Probe Could Send Crowdsourced Data to Aliens

May 23, 2015

The man responsible for the "golden record" on Voyager now wants to beam crowdsourced data to the New Horizons probe to take with it as it leaves the solar system.

NASA Releases Best Images Ever of "Alien Lights" on Ceres

May 22, 2015

NASA has released the most detailed and clear images of the mysterious lights on the dwarf planet Ceres, but unfortunately the agency is no closer to explaining exactly what they are.

Hubble Observes Unique Star Dubbed "Nasty"

May 22, 2015

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found surprising new clues about a large, fast aging star that has never been seen before in the Milky Way galaxy. In fact, the star is so different that astronomers have nicknamed it "Nasty 1," a play on its catalog name of NaSt1. This strange star may represent a brief transitory stage in the evolution of extremely massive stars.

Reasons Why Some Scientists Believe There is Life on Mars

May 22, 2015

While Mars is no Earth, many scientists believe that there could still could be life on the surface of the Red Planet just waiting for us to discover, despite the differences between the two planets. So why do scientists believe there could still be life on Mars?

NASA's New Cheap Spacecraft To Explore New Worlds

May 22, 2015

Today, the cost of studying the atmosphere of a distant planet or moon is a multi-million dollar affair. However, NASA is working on a way to make the exploration of space much more affordable by using cheap, lightweight crafts known as CubeSats.

25th Anniversary of Hubble Brings With It the Clearest Views of Space

May 20, 2015

The Hubble Space Telescope took its first image-a blurry, black and white one-on May 20, 1990, 25 years ago. Since that time it has provided us with many iconic images which have come to form our collective mind's eye view of the cosmos.

Hang Gliders Could Allow Us to Land Probes on Mars

May 20, 2015

A truly innovative new idea could one day allow us to attach small robotic probes to hand gliders and land them in potentially intricate and difficult to reach locations on the surface of Mars.

Travel to Mars Focus of Toronto Conference

May 19, 2015

Traveling to Mars and beyond will be one of the top subjects that are discussed at a five-day international space development conference held in Toronto this week.

Are You a Whiz At Cad? NASA Offers $2.25 Million Prize for Best Space Habitat Design

May 19, 2015

NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, known as America Makes, are hoping that additive construction innovators will design a deep space exploration habitat and then fabricate it in a new competition worth US $1.1 million for each of two winners. Phase One registration opened at the Bay Area Maker Faire on Saturday, and the second stage begins September 27.

How the ISS Plans on Getting Rid of Space Debris—Plans to Vaporize Comets in Space

May 19, 2015

Fans of shoot-em-up sci fi everywhere will be thrilled with the latest proposal for freeing the International Space Station (ISS) from the need to repeatedly alter its trajectory to avoid crashing into space junk. Researchers from the Riken Computational Astrophysics Laboratory of Japan want to use a laser system to zap dangerous space debris on a collision course with the ISS.

New Technique May Help Find Traces of Life on Mars

May 18, 2015

Humans have always fantasized about "little green men" on Mars, and now scientists have created a new way to search for traces of alien life on the Red Planet.

Google and NASA Join Forces to Inspire Girls Into Science

May 18, 2015

Disney Junior approached both Google and NASA last year for a new series about a space adventure boy and his smart sister who codes in a spaceship piloted by their mother, everyone was ready to bury those stereotypes once and for all.

SpaceX Earns Certification to Launch NASA Science Missions

May 17, 2015

It's official. NASA has formally certified SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch all but the agency's most costly robotic science missions. The first mission for SpaceX will be the launch of a United States and France oceanography satellite that is scheduled for liftoff from California in July.