NASA captures Jupiter’s south pole as you’ve never seen it before
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System and, because of that, it’s been photographed many, many times. We’ve seen the planet’s swirling cloud …
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Elon Musk just tried to catch falling bits of spacecraft with a giant net because sure, why not
SpaceX is the undisputed king of commercial spaceflight at the moment, thanks in large part to its highly efficient method of landing and reusing its …
NASA’s Phoenix robot is being swallowed up by Mars
When NASA shot its Phoenix lander into space in August of 2007, it wasn’t expecting it to last very long. The robotic spacecraft touched down …
Watch live as SpaceX performs its groundbreaking internet satellite launch after scrubbing yesterday’s attempt
SpaceX is still riding high on a wave of public hype from its Falcon Heavy launch, but even as Starman sails through space the company …
Amateur astronomer witnesses something scientists have been waiting decades for
Victor Buso is a locksmith. He spends his days fiddling with locks and keys, and in his spare time he stares into the heavens in …
Watch real footage of Elon Musk’s Tesla flying through space as a tiny, insignificant speck
It’s now been a couple of weeks since Elon Musk and SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy into space. Its payload, a Tesla Roadster with the …
Watch live as SpaceX launches the first of nearly 12,000 internet satellites into space
With the Falcon Heavy mission completed, SpaceX will return to its regularly scheduled Falcon 9 launches, starting today with a departure from Vandenberg Air Force Base …
New website tracks Musk’s Tesla Roadster and Starman as they fly through space
After weather forced SpaceX to delay the launch multiple times, Elon Musk’s aerospace company launched its massive Falcon Heavy rocket into space on February 6th. …
There’s something wrong with NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA has had an incredible streak of good luck as of late with spacecraft that have far outlived their expectations. Cassini at Saturn, the Opportunity …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be dying, and could disappear within our lifetimes
With the exception of Saturn and its iconic rings, Jupiter is probably the most recognizable planet in our Solar System. Its long, thick stripes are …
NASA’s Opportunity rover just discovered possible evidence of water on Mars
Mars is a big, dusty, dry ball of rock, sand, and dust… we think. Believe it or not, despite the fact that NASA has several …
A colossal Neptunian storm just vanished before our eyes
You don’t have to look far for fresh news about Mars, Saturn, or Jupiter these days, but Neptune doesn’t always get the same kind of …
NASA just discovered nearly 100 new alien planets as the search for life heats up
NASA’s Kepler space telescope was launched for the purpose of finding new objects, like planets, far off in space, and it has done its job …
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster might crash into Earth – and scientists think they know when
Remember when we first heard that a Tesla Roadster that’s speeding through space at 25,000 mph would not crash into Mars, but instead just fly past …
NASA is going to return an ancient Mars rock to its home planet
An incredibly old Martian relic will soon be headed back from the planet where it originated thanks to the Mars 2020 mission. The space agency …
Meteorite hunting is big business, and this chunk just sold for nearly $250,000
Money might not grow on trees, but it most certainly does fall from the sky. Meteorite hunting might sound like a quirky pastime but it …
Solar storm expected to reach Earth today – here’s what you need to know
The Sun is pretty important to life as we know it. After all, we wouldn’t be here without it, but it also gives us a …
Track Elon Musk’s Tesla as it travels towards Mars at 43,861mph
There was a lot to like about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch last week, like the fact that it was the heaviest commercial rocket to ever …
SpaceX reveals why Falcon Heavy’s center booster crashed into the ocean
Last week’s launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was incredible for so many reasons, not least of which was Elon Musk’s extremely low expectations for the …
That bizarre ‘alien probe’ asteroid is spinning and scientists can only guess as to why
Hey, so, remember that really bizarre cigar-shaped asteroid that flew through our Solar System late last year? It whipped around the Sun and back out …
NASA releases images captured at a record-breaking 3.79 billion miles from Earth
NASA has a whole lot of fancy image-gathering hardware on Earth and in space, and we’ve seen countless of stunning snapshots taken from here on …
Watch Elon Musk freak out in disbelief during SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch
SpaceX made history last week with the successful launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket, the largest rocket ship in existence today. The world watched and …
NASA is going to send a submarine to Saturn’s sea-covered Titan
The majority of Earth is covered in an ocean of liquid water, but the other worlds in our Solar System are a whole lot different. …
The Sun is getting cooler and dimmer, but scientists aren’t worried
In what is being considered a particularly rare event, scientists are projecting that the Sun will be an unusually cool customer by the year 2050. …
Newly-discovered asteroid will slip by Earth today at an incredibly close distance
NASA tracks hundreds upon hundreds of potentially hazardous objects that routinely cruise past our planet. Many of them have been known about for years or …
Did the Air Force bomb the SpaceX rocket that fell into the sea?
One very good thing that happened this week was SpaceX’s successful Falcon Heavy test launch, and subsequent jaw-dropping dual rocket landing. But it’s easy to …
Scientists are simulating Mars in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth
Mars might be the next place humans visit but it’s not exactly the kind of place you’d want to hang out just for fun. It’s …
SpaceX releases one last photo of Starman before it heads towards Mars
We’ve now had a couple of days to digest the fact that Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a car into space using its brand new …
Listen to Falcon Heavy’s side boosters send six sonic booms roaring across the land
Unless you were living under a rock yesterday you no doubt saw plenty of coverage of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket flying towards the heavens in …
Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts played the first ever sporting event in space
Yesterday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX made history with the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, but that wasn’t the only notable space “first” to happen …
