NASA welcomes OSIRIS-REx and first Bennu asteroid samples to Earth
After over seven years journeying through space, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has finally dropped off its first package to Earth. The asteroid-studying probe is currently headed back …
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Don’t miss the last supermoon of 2023 this week
As we head into fall, the next few months are looking good for skywatchers. For starters, many are reporting that aurora levels will reach higher …
Water on the Moon could have an unexpected source, a new study suggests
Permanently shaded regions (PSRs) on the Moon are believed to be home to pockets of surface water ice. However, no one is sure how the …
New study claims we could see 100-year floods yearly by 2050
Climate change is going to change the shape of our world forever. From the possibility of ancient ice shelves melting and causing the sea level …
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander missed its check-in
Back in early August, the Chandrayaan-3 mission captured a breathtaking video of the Moon as the spacecraft prepared to land on the lunar surface. Then, …
A never-before-seen virus was discovered at the bottom of the ocean
Scientists working in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, have unearthed a previously undiscovered virus that could change everything we know about the …
Scientists are closer than ever to figuring out how pink diamonds are made
Pink diamonds are some of the rarest gems you’ll find on the planet. In fact, these diamonds are so rare that a single mine in …
This giant prehistoric predator lived long before the dinosaurs
It’s easy to think of dinosaurs as the most ancient of the prehistoric predators. However, the discovery of a skull in Southern Brazil has opened …
NASA mosaic showcases Lunar South Pole, where Artemis III may land
NASA has released a new mosaic of the Moon’s southern pole. The mosaic was created using images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and …
This Japanese city is built inside a volcano that could blow at any moment
Living on an island can be nice. This dream drives some families to move across the world to beautiful tropical paradises. But not all island …
The Solar Orbiter is one step closer to solving a 65-year-old solar mystery
The European Space Agency may have finally taken a step towards solving a 65-year-old solar mystery that has left scientists scratching their heads for decades. …
Will the asteroid Bennu hit Earth in 2182? Here’s what you need to know
Over the past seven years, NASA scientists have been working hard on a mission known as OSIRIS-REx. The mission saw a small spacecraft interact with …
The Parker Solar Probe just flew right through a coronal mass ejection
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has been extremely busy over the past couple of years, becoming the first spacecraft to touch the Sun when it breached …
SpaceX has completed engine tests for the Artemis III Moon lander
NASA’s Artemis missions are some of the most exciting upcoming space missions that humanity has to look forward to. We still have a long way …
Archaeologists are losing it over Virgin Galactic’s latest spaceflight
Last week, Virgin Galactic completed yet another flight, sending three passengers and an instructor to the edge of space. But it wasn’t the living passengers …
NASA successfully generated oxygen on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has done the unthinkable. Or, at least, a small device on the rover has. According to a tweet and article shared by …
NASA’s Frank Rubio just broke the record for the longest U.S. space mission
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has broken the record for the longest U.S. space mission aboard the International Space Station. Rubio traveled to the ISS on …
Artemis III: Everything we know about NASA’s return to the Moon
This next decade will be a big one for space exploration, especially as we await the arrival of asteroid samples aboard NASA spacecraft and prepare …
James Webb snaps beautiful image of a young star’s outburst
The James Webb Space Telescope is a modern marvel, peering deep into the very ethers of the universe and seeing light from thousands of light-years …
Scientists observed an incredible phenomenon Einstein said we’d never see
Decades ago, Albert Einstein predicted gravitational lenses as part of his theory of general relativity. Another physicist at the time predicted that if the Earth …
NASA wants to play a bigger role in UAP and UFO research
NASA has officially released its latest UAP study, which was conducted by a third-party team. The study looks deep into the current state of how …
NASA will release its UAP report this week
NASA will host a briefing this coming Thursday at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss its new UAP report. The briefing will focus heavily on the …
Alien bodies were discovered in ancient mines, so-called UFO expert claims
A so-called UFO expert claims to have discovered alien corpses in an ancient mine in Cusco, Peru. The National Autonomous University of Mexico analyzed the …
Webb telescope spots carbon-based molecules on an ocean world
An ocean world first discovered in 2017 has provided new evidence that it may be closer to our world than previously thought. K2-18 b is …
This is your only chance to see a rare green comet for the next 400 years
Discovered in August of this year, the comet Nishimura is a very rare occurrence. The comet gives off a green coma and tail. The comet …
Scientists in China may have just reinvented the toilet bowl
Scientists at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, have created a new type of ultra-slippery toilet bowl, making it impossible for anything …
Imprisoned scientist who gene-edited babies wanted to transform the human species
The idea that genetic modification can improve humanity isn’t new, but it has taken some interesting turns within the scientific community over the past few …
NASA’s highly anticipated Psyche mission finally has a launch date
Asteroid 16 Psyche is estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. The asteroid was originally discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis in 1852 and has …
Researchers say 50 percent of black holes burp up star remains years later
A new study claims that approximately 50 percent of all black holes that consume stars will burp up star remnants years later. Astronomers say they …
India’s Pragyan rover goes to sleep following successful 2-week mission
It’s been over two weeks since India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft became the world’s first spacecraft to touch down at the southern lunar pole. Now, the nation’s …
