NASA astronaut snaps gorgeous photo of aurora from the International Space Station
Being chosen to be part of a crew aboard the International Space Station is an incredible honor, and while heading to the orbiting laboratory means …
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Daring maneuver brings NASA’s orbiter closer to an asteroid than ever before
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the space rock known as Bennu since the start of the year. It caught up with the asteroid in …
Houston residents spot alligator swimming with a knife sticking out of its skull
For residents of many southern U.S. states, alligator sightings are a common occurrence. The large reptiles love bodies of water of all sizes, and it’s …
Poop transplant claims one life, prompts FDA warning
In a bulletin that will make many people do a double-take, the Food and Drug Administration just issued a very serious warning for individuals considering …
NASA reminds everyone it still needs another $30 billion for Trump’s Moon mission
So, NASA wants to go back to the Moon. It’s wanted to do it for a while now and has been slowly piecing together how …
Hubble spots tiny galaxy working overtime to build new stars
Like everything else in the universe, galaxies are born, live, and ultimately die, and thanks to incredibly powerful tools like the Hubble Space Telescope, we …
NASA’s Mars orbiter spotted the ‘Star Trek’ logo on Mars and fans are freaking out
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is an incredibly useful tool that allows scientists to image areas of the planet’s surface with ultra-sharp detail. It has revealed …
Jupiter’s Europa is seriously salty
Of all the places in our solar system (besides Earth, of course), Jupiter’s moon Europa might have the best chance of hosting life. Scientists studying …
NASA’s Cassini reveals more detail in Saturn’s rings
NASA’s Cassini mission officially ended way back in 2017. It was then that the spacecraft plunged into Saturn, destroying itself in a blaze of glory, …
NASA’s Spitzer telescope refuses to die
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is finally nearing the end of an absolutely incredible journey. The spacecraft has been peering deep into space for well over …
Switch up your protein sources to live longer, study says
Studies focusing on potential links between consumption of red meat and overall life expectancy have long suggested that eating a lot of red meat — …
Watch a SpaceX rocket cut through fog to deliver trio of Canadian satellites into orbit
Bad weather can be a death sentence for a scheduled rocket launch, but SpaceX didn’t mind a bit of fog getting in the way on …
NASA says now is a great time to leave Earth
When you’re planning on taking a trip it pays to plan ahead, and one of the first things you should do is check the weather …
An entire New Jersey jail has been quarantined due to mumps outbreak
If you end up in a county jail, chances are you’re not having the greatest of days to begin with. Inmates who found themselves behind …
New planet habitability study is bad news for alien hunters
If you’re hoping to one day wake up to news that life has been found hiding out on some distant planet, researchers from the University …
Large asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in September
Space groups like NASA and the ESA track a huge number of near-Earth objects on a daily basis, and many of them have a chance …
Astronomers warn of solar ‘superflare’ that could hit Earth
Like all life on Earth, we owe a lot to the Sun. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it also has the power to …
Kraft wants to trick kids into eating veggies by calling salad dressing ‘frosting’
Keeping children on a course for healthy eating is a challenge, and convincing a crabby youngster to chomp on some broccoli is often an exercise …
NASA’s about to test a safer rocket fuel for the first time ever
The fuel that powers most spacecraft today is incredibly toxic to living organisms. That’s normally not a big issue when you’re sending something into space, …
Scientists strapped antennas to the heads of seals, for science
Scientists studying the behavior of ice in Antarctica got some help from native wildlife in a new study that focused on the causes of massive …
NASA addresses Trump’s bizarre Moon tweet, says everything is fine
It was only a couple of months ago that Donald Trump sent Mike Pence to deliver a directive to NASA, publicly commanding the space agency …
The Moon’s largest crater is hiding something, and astronomers don’t know what
Compared to other bodies in our Solar System, Earth’s moon isn’t particularly huge. However, its relatively small size belies one of its most interesting features, …
Sleeping with the TV on is linked to weight gain, study says
There are plenty of things that we all know can affect our weight. Cramming heaps of calorie-dense processed foods is a big no-no if you’re …
NASA wants to commercialize the International Space Station, and make heaps of cash doing it
NASA has big plans for its immediate future, including missions to Mars and of course the Moon 2024 effort that was completely unaccounted for in …
NASA’s lunar lander was just rediscovered after being lost in space for 50 years
Back in 1969 NASA was in the middle of the biggest space race in human history. The Apollo 10 mission was a huge milestone in …
London will soon be home to the world’s most frightening hotel pool
Have you ever visited a hotel and thought to yourself “Boy, this place would be so much better if the entire roof was a pool”? …
NASA set up a webcam so you can watch them build the Mars 2020 rover
NASA’s mission to Mars in 2020 is a very, very big deal. After the death of Opportunity a number of months back, NASA has just …
NASA is putting the finishing touches on its Mars helicopter
The Mars 2020 mission will truly be one for the record books when it begins in July of next year. Not only is the Mars …
How old are your organs? New study offers complicated answers
Your age is something that you’re not likely to ever forget, but how long you’ve been alive doesn’t necessarily reflect the true age of certain …
Mysterious illness that killed a Texas couple in Fiji remains unknown
The bizarre illness that claimed the lives of two U.S. residents on vacation in Fiji remains unknown, but new details reveal some of the symptoms …
