New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
3-11-2018 |
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NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
Neil deGrasse Tyson shoots down flat-Earthers
VIDEO 3-11-2018 | 16
The popular astrophysicist has provided an in-depth rebuttal to the absurd notion that the Earth is flat.
Jupiter's swirling atmospheric winds run deep
3-8-2018 | 0
NASA's Juno probe has been revealing more about Jupiter's internal structure than ever before.
Captain Kirk books his name on trip to the Sun
3-7-2018 | 11
William Shatner is one of thousands of people whose names will soon be sent to the Sun on a memory card.
Tiangong-1 space station to crash within weeks
3-7-2018 | 158
The out-of-control station is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between March 24th and April 19th.
Second Falcon Heavy to launch 25 satellites
3-4-2018 | 3
The success of last month's launch has meant that the next Falcon Heavy will be carrying more than just a car.
Astronomers detect signal from the first stars
VIDEO 2-28-2018 | 5
A table-sized antenna has picked up the fingerprints of the first ever stars to emerge after the Big Bang.
4G mobile network to be set up on the Moon
VIDEO 2-28-2018 | 3
The network, which is being set up by Vodafone and Nokia, will enable HD live-streaming from lunar rovers.
NASA's SLS rocket engine undergoes test fire
VIDEO 2-26-2018 | 5
New footage has been released showing the Space Launch System engine reaching 113 percent thrust level.
Opportunity rover marks 5,000 days on Mars
VIDEO 2-24-2018 | 6
The remarkably resilient rover has managed to extend its original three-month mission to over 13 years.
Universe is expanding faster than predicted
2-24-2018 | 4
New data from the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that the universe is expanding faster than expected.
Inflatable space hotel could launch by 2021
VIDEO 2-23-2018 | 4
Tourists may soon have the opportunity to book a room in a hotel with a rather extraordinary view.
NASA reveals Phoenix lander's dusty grave
VIDEO 2-22-2018 | 1
A new image of the long-dead Phoenix lander on Mars has shown that it has become coated in a layer of dust.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot could soon disappear
2-20-2018 | 9
Scientists have indicated that the famous storm could blow itself away within the next 10 to 20 years.
Hunt for Earth 2.0 yields 95 new exoplanets
VIDEO 2-18-2018 | 0
A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
Andromeda is comparable in size to Milky Way
2-16-2018 | 2
It turns out that our closest neighboring galaxy is not the behemoth that scientists had previously thought it to be.
Earth photographed from 62 million km away
2-15-2018 | 5
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe has captured a stunning new image of the Earth against the blackness of space.
Probe takes farthest ever images from Earth
2-12-2018 | 2
NASA's New Horizons probe has made history again by capturing images 3.79 billion miles from the Earth.
'Alien visitor' asteroid had a violent past
2-12-2018 | 9
The space rock known as 'Oumuamua is thought to have been tumbling around chaotically for billions of years.
ISS could end up being privatized after 2024
2-11-2018 | 11
Rather than being discontinued, the International Space Station could be turned in to a commercial venture.
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