Why this week’s ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ is so incredibly rare
You’d have to have been living under a rock to miss the incredible string of skywatching events that bestowed upon humanity. There were perfectly-timed supermoons, …
You’d have to have been living under a rock to miss the incredible string of skywatching events that bestowed upon humanity. There were perfectly-timed supermoons, …
You’ve got to hand it to Google. The company did everything in its power to push private companies into space with its Lunar X Prize …
The Moon is our closest neighbor and we’ve learned a lot about it over the past century or so. We’ve studied it, mapped it, and …
Saturn is an incredibly interesting planet for a number of reasons, not least of which is its iconic rings, but one of its many moons …
The US space program hasn’t sent astronauts to the moon since the early 1970s, but if Donald Trump has his way, NASA will be once …
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and its incredibly reliable Cassini spacecraft, we now know more about Saturn and its moons than ever before, but …
By now you’ve no doubt seen and heard the case that conspiracy theorists have put forth regarding their belief that NASA never actually landed on …
This year has been packed with plenty of sights for skywatchers to enjoy, including the epic total solar eclipse from back in August, but there’s …
A human settlement on the Moon — or at least some kind of lunar base that astronauts can hang out in — is a romantic …
Thanks to the fact that it never leaves Earth’s side, the Moon has been the subject of scientific curiosity and study for thousands of years, …
The total solar eclipse that occurred this summer drew incredible excitement from even casual sky gazers, but our moon is about to perform a feat …
With how much attention humanity has devoted to studying Earth’s moon over the centuries, you’d think we’d had a good handle on just about everything …
Back in May, we told you about the upcoming auction of a true piece of space travel history: Neil Armstrong’s very own lunar sample bag …
NASA has a bold plan to reach Mars by 2030, but that doesn’t mean it’ll actually land on the red planet. In fact, it looks …
When it comes to commercial space travel, the biggest names in the game right now are Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, but …
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 …
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 …
Traveling to, landing on, and exploring the moon is still one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments, so the historical significance of any object that joined the …
With mankind slowly marching towards a future where human space colonies are a reality — and with our brightest minds telling us we need to find a …
Nobody likes layovers, but the first astronauts heading to Mars will get to experience one of the longest such experiences of their lives. They’ll have …
It takes just about 27 days for the Moon we all know and love to make its way around the Earth, but it’s going to …
At a press conference today, prospective fallout shelter owner Elon Musk told reporters that SpaceX, Musk’s solar space travel company, will be sending a pair …
When China’s Chang’e 3 mission successfully landed a rover on the Moon in 2013 it was the first time a spacecraft had achieved a soft …
How can something start in the future and end in the past? It usually doesn’t. But then, there are some weird exceptions, and we’ll get …
Japanese sports drink company Pocari Sweat is tapping into the moon’s immense advertising potential with its ambitious plan to land the drink on the moon’s …
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has captured a series of stunning images of the Moon passing the Earth’s sunlit …
Last week’s rare blood moon eclipse was amazing, but it also took place in the middle of the night so most people in the U.S. …