Japan is about to launch a mini space elevator that could be a sign of things to come
Getting into space can be a tricky thing. Right now, the hardware that can get you there — a rocket — is complex, pricey, and …
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NASA might sell naming rights to missions and expand endorsements to raise money for new missions
Exploring space isn’t cheap. We live in an age where technology is allowing us to discover distant worlds and learn more about our neighboring planets …
That hole in the International Space Station was caused by a drill, not a meteorite, and the search is on for the culprit
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, …
Hubble captures mysterious nebula in gorgeous new image
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 …
NASA will pay you up to $750,000 to come up with a way to turn CO2 into other molecules on Mars
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 …
It might be another 1,000 years before we can see the elusive ‘Planet Nine’
“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 …
Saturn’s auroras sure do look pretty
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 …
A big fake Moon is slowly making its way around the Earth
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 …
Japan just announced when it will attempt to land on an asteroid
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 …
NASA crosses its fingers as skies over its sleeping Opportunity rover continue to clear up
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 …
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had to plug this hole with their thumb
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 …
Freezing temperatures likely contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals
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 …
This 61-year-old man survived a great white shark attack by beating it up
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, …
Scientists think black holes could bring dead stars back to life as ‘zombies’
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 …
A Harvard scientist built an AI that can predict earthquake aftershocks, with help from Google
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 …
The International Space Station has sprung a leak after being hit by a meteorite
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 …
Jaguar Land Rover wants to stick googly eyes on self-driving cars so you’ll trust them
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. …
A massive ancient volcano wiped out roughly 90 percent of all life on Earth just 250 million years ago
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 spacecraft just spotted its next target, more than 100 million miles away
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 …
Scientists are hunting for a meteorite that just struck in Australia
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 …
Scientists finally observed ‘God Particle’ behavior that supports our understanding of physics
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 …
China has samples of a deadly new flu virus and it won’t share them with anyone
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 …
Lonely dolphin has humped so many tourists that a French town had to ban swimming with him
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 had some major growth problems in its early years
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 …
Ex-SpaceX engineer and NASA astronaut candidate decides he doesn’t actually want to go to space
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 …
Scientists may have discovered the very first ‘ghost’ black hole from a different universe
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 …
Massive squid washes up on New Zealand beach, and it’s a true sea monster
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. …
Ohio’s ‘Bee Man’ tackles supersized hornet nest, doesn’t break a sweat
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, …
Researchers have finally found a way to keep an eye on the state of net neutrality
“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 …
Researchers claim dinosaurs still exist today, we just call them birds
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 …
