
NASA’s Hubble captures gorgeous photo of galaxy with totally unpronounceable name
There’s plenty of reasons to envy anyone whose job it is to find cool stuff in space. I mean, they get to stare into the …
There’s plenty of reasons to envy anyone whose job it is to find cool stuff in space. I mean, they get to stare into the …
There’s lots of curious creatures in the world’s oceans — and we got a stunning glimpse at some of the most mysterious ones very recently …
Russia is set to launch potentially the brightest artificial object in the night sky, which could outshine everything except for the Moon, starting next month. …
Typically, when NASA is planning on launching something it goes off without a hitch. Sometimes storms, wind, or other unforeseeable circumstances push the launch window …
At one point in our history, the most impressive example of artificial intelligence was a computer that was really, really good at chess. Today, various …
With NASA’s focus on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and as many exoplanets as it can spot, it’s easy to forget that our closest neighbor — the …
Researchers poking around at one of the oldest known sites of human civilization — and some say rituals — have discovered what they are referring …
When was the last time you worried about getting the flu? A few months? Maybe a year? How about catching the plague? It’s something the …
Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly …
After an absurd viral money-grab took the internet — and, sadly, several news agencies — by storm over the past week, NASA has finally broken …
Smartphones have been hailed as world-changing gadgets that provide humanity with a constant connection to the rest of the world, and all the knowledge it …
NASA is making great strides at learning and explaining the complexities of not just the planets in our celestial backyard, but also the makeup of …
Even if you started off your morning with a nice omelette, you probably didn’t spare a thought for where it came from, but scientists have …
Skywatchers have been theorizing and dreaming about a mysterious unknown planet hanging out at the edge of our Solar System for many years. Sifting through …
The sun at the center of our Solar System is one of the big reasons why we’re here today, but it can also be a …
This afternoon marks the beginning of a real hold-your-butts weekend for SpaceX fans. Two launches are planned over the next 48 hours, and thanks to …
What do you do when you have too much money? Most of us never have to worry about such things, but oftentimes celebrities find themselves …
NASA’s Curiosity rover has delivered some seriously stellar views of Mars to us back on Earth, but it’s easy to forget that the dusty, durable …
Space is a dangerous place to be, and since the Earth is in space, every living thing on the planet is at risk of eventually …
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as …
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has been floating in space since early 2009, and it’s already outlived its planned mission window by a handful of years, …
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi …
Deep-sea researchers working off the coast of Australia continue to find some pretty stunning examples of never-before-seen ocean life. Late last month, the group showed …
Hacking as it relates to cyber warfare and espionage is as hot a topic as it’s ever been, and everyone from the government to major …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been hanging out around Saturn and its moons for over a decade and a half now, and it’s seen a lot …
We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on …
Robots come in all shapes and sizes, but even if your nightmares of an eventual robot takeover of the Earth conjure images of heavily-armed battle …
If there’s one thing you can definitively say about Elon Musk it’s that most certainly does not lack ambition. The boss of SpaceX, Tesla, and …
At the moment, drones are in a weird place. They’re popular among hobbyists and photographers for the eye candy they can capture, but they’re also …
Mother Nature has provided humanity with some pretty awesome things in the past — existence, for example, is a pretty solid gift — but sometimes …