Last week, astronauts aboard the International Space Station woke to an alarm warning them of a pretty serious situation. The space station was losing pressure, …
You might think that with so many telescopes at its disposal NASA and the astronomy community at large would have plenty of time to gaze …
When NASA launches manned missions to space they have to bring just about everything along with them. You can’t reach out into space for resources …
“Planet Nine,” the mythical hidden planet that may or may not be lurking in the very distant reaches of our Solar System, continues to avoid …
Here on Earth, auroras are pretty neat sight to see. The phenomenon, commonly called the “Northern Lights,” is fairly well understood by scientists. They occur …
You probably don’t spare much thought for the Moon. I mean it’s there in the night sky, being all bright and cool and whatnot, but …
It’s been about two months since Japan’s space program, JAXA, arrived at the asteroid known as Ryugu. The mission began way back in 2014, and …
The saga of the Mars dust storm that may have killed NASA’s Opportunity rover may still come with a twist ending. The rover, which has …
Yesterday, Russian space organization Roscosmos and the European Space Agency broke the news that the International Space Station had sprung a leak. That’s a pretty …
The amount of information we have about the human family tree is steadily growing, but there are still plenty of unanswered questions. One of the …
An idyllic dip in the ocean off the coast of Massachusetts turned into an actual nightmare for 61-year-old William Lytton earlier this month. Without warning, …
What happens when a star dies? When most stars exhaust their bountiful supply of energy they enter a state where they become white dwarfs. These …
Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict. When they happen in a major city or populated area they can be utterly devastating, and warning people ahead …
When an alarm sounds in your office building you’ll probably just end up standing around in the parking lot for a few minutes while someone …
It might not have seemed possible after their incredibly slow start, but self-driving cars are looking more and more like the future of personal transportation. …
It might be hard to imagine today, but life on Earth hasn’t always had an go of things. The volcano that is thought to have …
NASA’s New Horizons mission is a pretty interesting one. Rather than heading to one specific location, as many other spacecraft do, the New Horizons craft …
A meteor streaked through the skies above a heavily populated area of Australia last night, prompting countless residents to gaze skyward and sparking a scientific …
It’s been over half a decade since scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) managed to capture what they believed was the elusive “God …
Diseases can spread incredibly rapidly throughout a population, and as past outbreaks of infections diseases have demonstrated it’s incredibly important that scientists have time to …
A tiny seaside town in northwestern France has been forced to warn locals and tourists against swimming in the ocean. What could possibly warrant such …
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, and the competition really isn’t even close. It’s an absolutely massive planet and it helped define …
Some humans will fly into space, but a much larger group never will. That later group includes just about all of us, and while you …
It’s common knowledge that, because of the speed at which light travels, we can see things in space that aren’t even there anymore. If we …
Sailors used to share tales of “sea monsters” with massive tentacles that could drag an entire ship and its crew down to the ocean depths. …
When most people hear what sounds like the buzzing of a wasp they tend move rapidly in the opposite direction. Not The Bee Man. No, …
“Day 77 of the post-Title II era: The Internet is free and open, and it’s National Dog Day,” tweeted Matthew Berry, the Chief of Staff …
The premise of Jurassic Park was that scientists found a way to use dinosaur DNA to bring long-extinct species back from the dead. The reality …
Lionfish are incredibly eye-catching creatures, and they’re a favorite of salt water aquarium enthusiasts because they just plain look cool. They’re also an incredibly troublesome …
When you step outside in the morning and take a nice deep breath you might feel refreshed and energized. Of course, if you’re in the …
