MIT develops asteroid strike 'decision map'
2-22-2020 |
5
Scientists have come up with a way to decide upon the best response to an incoming apocalyptic asteroid.
Japan to launch Phobos sample-return mission
2-21-2020 | 0
Japan's space agency has greenlighted an ambitious mission to retrieve a piece of Mars' moon Phobos.
SpaceX in new bid to send tourists into space
2-19-2020 | 11
The space firm is expanding into the space tourism sector with plans to send tourists as early as 2021.
Arrokoth rewrites theory of planet formation
2-17-2020 | 2
New Horizons' encounter with a Kuiper belt object has turned what we know of planet formation on its head.
NASA celebrates 30 years of the 'Pale Blue Dot'
VIDEO 2-14-2020 | 1
This humbling image of our world taken from far away has been honored this week with a modern remaster.
Mysterious radio burst repeats every 16 days
VIDEO 2-11-2020 | 57
Astronomers have discovered the first known example of a fast radio burst that repeats in a steady cycle.
Exploding meteor captured on doorbell camera
VIDEO 2-4-2020 | 7
A doorbell cam in Derby, England captured the moment a meteor spectacularly exploded in the night sky.
Voyager 2 is back online after power glitch
2-3-2020 | 9
The long-lived spacecraft went into fault protection mode last week after unexpectedly drawing too much power.
Most detailed ever images of the Sun revealed
VIDEO 1-30-2020 | 5
Newly released high-resolution photographs show the surface of our star in more detail than ever before.
Space Force logo looks like it's from Star Trek
1-25-2020 | 35
President Donald Trump has revealed the official logo for the US Space Force - and it looks somewhat familiar...
Astronauts create first ever food baked in space
1-24-2020 | 5
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the astronauts aboard the ISS have baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
New facility to produce oxygen from Moon dust
1-22-2020 | 11
A new technique could help make it possible for humans to live on the lunar surface in the not-too-distant future.
SpaceX rocket explodes as part of abort test
VIDEO 1-20-2020 | 3
The firm deliberately destroyed the rocket as part of its preparations for sending astronauts up to the ISS.
'Strange objects' spotted at the galactic core
1-16-2020 | 7
Scientists have discovered a new type of object that is so weird that it has been assigned a whole new class.
World's oldest material is older than the Earth
1-15-2020 | 2
Scientists have identified the oldest material ever to make it onto our planet - and it even predates the Sun.
Wolf moon lunar eclipse will be visible tonight
VIDEO 1-10-2020 | 0
Depending on where you are in the world, a penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible over the next few hours.
Study claims to have 'debunked' dark energy
1-9-2020 | 21
A controversial new study has suggested that this hypothetical form of energy may not actually exist at all.
Mars 2020 rover to launch within 7 months
12-29-2019 | 19
NASA has confirmed that it has almost completed work on its upcoming robotic Mars exploration rover.
Is the star Betelgeuse about to go supernova ?
12-24-2019 | 25
One of the brightest stars in the night sky is exhibiting signs that its explosive demise might not be far away.
Boeing Starliner capsule fails to reach ISS
VIDEO 12-22-2019 | 11
Boeing's reusable crew vehicle had aimed to dock with the station this week but things didn't go quite to plan.
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