Guy gets tattoo to honor NASA’s Opportunity rover, but there’s one big problem
NASA’s Opportunity rover had a long, eventful stay on Mars, but unfortunately those days are now behind us. The rover has been officially declared dead …
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NASA captures best look yet at China’s lunar lander hanging out on the Moon
China started the year off strong by landing a lunar probe on the Moon’s surface and deploying a tiny rover to do a bit of …
NASA’s Valentine’s Day eCards are the nerdiest way to say ‘I love you’
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means there’s probably a good portion of you who totally forgot to plan ahead and now have nothing to give your …
Well, that’s a wrap for NASA’s Opportunity rover
We kind of new this news would be coming today but now it’s official: NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is now officially over. The trusty rover …
NASA’s Opportunity rover is probably dead
Many of NASA’s missions to explore and learn more about Mars have vastly exceeded expectations, and the Opportunity rover has long been its poster child. …
This dune-covered volcanic rock bed is one of the coolest places on Mars
There are lots of cool sights to see here on planet Earth, but our Solar System is filled with planets that are just as interesting, …
Pretend you’re on Mars with this 360-degree video of the Vera Rubin Ridge
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for quite some time now, vastly exceeding expectations and already nearly tripling its expected mission length. With the …
New Horizons beams back a new revelation about Ultima Thule
When NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zoomed by the twin space rocks known collectively as Ultima Thule earlier this year, the images it sent back seemed …
NASA needs help from the private sector to land astronauts on the Moon again
When NASA first landed astronauts on the Moon several decades ago, it was an entirely government-driving affair. The U.S. was in the midst of a …
What is this weird stuff all over Uranus?
Each of the planets in the Solar System has a unique personality. Earth is a bustling hub of weird life forms, Jupiter is a massive …
You need to look very closely to see China’s Chang’e 4 lander in this stunning Moon photo
China’s space agency has had a busy year thus far, with a successful Moon landing and rover deployment as well as some pretty neat experiments …
This is the Kepler space telescope’s last image after nearly a decade of work
It’s now been a few months since the Kepler space telescope bit the dust, but the work it did will still have an impact for …
NASA lost contact with two mini Mars spacecraft and they don’t know exactly why
NASA’s Mars InSight mission is moving along nicely, with the robotic lander preparing for many months of research that will tell scientists more about the …
NASA’s InSight robot had to install a protective shield because Mars is windy
It’s now been over two months since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars. The landing went as smoothly as anyone could have hoped, and …
Here’s what the polar vortex looks like from NASA’s heat-mapping satellite
You don’t have to live in the U.S. Midwest to have heard about the polar vortex, but if you do you’ve no doubt felt its …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just reached a major milestone
NASA had a big year in 2018 with several bold new missions to study various features of our Solar System, and one of the most …
NASA offers best look yet at surface of space rock Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has already had quite an eventful year. After initially arriving at the space rock known as Bennu in early December, the …
Curiosity snaps a selfie before heading off to new adventures
NASA may be on the edge of its seat as it waits to see if its aging Opportunity rover will wake back up from its …
NASA is sending a desperate message to wake up Opportunity on Mars
Just last week NASA celebrated the beginning of the Opportunity rover’s 16th year on the Martian surface, but all is not well with the six-wheeled …
NASA reveals best-yet image of twin space rocks Ultima Thule
NASA’s 2019 started off with a bang as its New Horizons probe zipped by the most distant object mankind has ever tried to visit, a …
NASA is now being sued by the owner of an Apollo 11 lunar sample bag
When Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the Moon and handed over the first samples of lunar material ever gathered by human hands it was a …
NASA’s Opportunity rover enters its 16th year on Mars, but it’s still dead quiet
Today, NASA is celebrating the monumental achievements of the Opportunity rover as it tallies a full 15 years on the planet Mars. The rover landed …
There’s a new fake Moon landing theory, and it’s dumber than you could possibly imagine
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July of 1969, but that’s not what some would have …
NASA swaps out astronauts for first manned flight on Boeing’s new ship
Last year was a huge year for private spaceflight, with a steady stream of very successful launches and huge progress being made on more ambitious …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spotted fresh rainfall on Saturn’s moon Titan
NASA’s Cassini orbiter has been dead for well over a year now, but its incredible discoveries continue to trickle in as researchers pore over data …
The International Space Station will release its SpaceX cargo ship this weekend
Both SpaceX and NASA are eager to get the Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth now that it has fulfilled its duties in bringing much-needed …
NASA announces delay of SpaceX Crew Dragon test launch
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is one of the spacecraft that NASA will eventually use to ferry astronauts into space, but it’s not quite there yet. Unfortunately, …
NASA says one of Hubble’s best cameras is busted
We’ve seen a lot of amazing shots from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope over the years, but the high-powered stargazer is now experiencing some unplanned downtime. …
Amateur scientists just found a new planet, and it might even be habitable
NASA’s Kepler space telescope is dead. It ran out of fuel back in October of last year, but the incredible wealth of data that it …
Does Ultima Thule have moons? Scientists want to know
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past the peculiar asteroid binary known as Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day, and it collected an incredible amount of …
