NASA says dropping a bomb on Mars is probably not going to make it a better place to live
Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our Solar System. It’s rocky, it’s not too big or too small, and its temperature isn’t that far …
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NASA still hasn’t decided on a spacesuit for future missions, and it’s getting kind of silly
NASA stands at the very edge of an incredibly exciting time in space exploration. Mankind has discovered incredibly interesting things on Mars as well as …
NASA’s high-powered planet hunting satellite is now searching for alien worlds
Way back in April, NASA finally managed to launch TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. TESS is the latest weapon in NASA’s arsenal that is …
NASA is ready to name the astronauts who will take the very first SpaceX and Boeing flights
NASA’s plans for sending manned missions aboard spacecraft from SpaceX and Boeing might be a bit delayed — thanks to the companies, not NASA itself …
Congress destroys Northrop Grumman CEO over stupid mistakes on the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is progressing nicely. Just kidding! It’s actually a total disaster of epic proportions that has outpaced its proposed budgets so …
The United States will probably be late for its date with Mars
Mankind is determined to walk on the Red Planet sooner rather than later, and when man finally sets foot on Mars it’ll truly be a …
NASA explains why its insane mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ won’t end in catastrophe
NASA is going to send a spacecraft to the Sun. That, on its own, is pretty wild, but the fact that scientists plan on the …
Boeing’s already-delayed Starliner spacecraft suffers propellant leak during engine testing
It should go without saying that building a spacecraft isn’t easy. Building one that is capable of safely carrying a crew is harder still, which …
NASA may have just caught a nearby star eating an entire planet
Planetary systems aren’t just born overnight. When stars form and begin pulling debris into their orbit, some of that material eventually clumps up into fledgling …
The massive dust storm on Mars has completely changed how the planet looks
Remember that giant, planet-wide dust storm that sprung up on Mars in late May? Yeah, well, it’s still going on. Initially thought to be a …
The Curiosity rover finally found a rock too hard to crack, but it tried anyway
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been doing some fantastic work on Mars, and even though it had to basically reinvent how it uses its primary sampling …
Watch the International Space Station poop out a tiny satellite that will search for matter
You might think of satellites as large, imposing spacecraft that cruise through Earth’s orbit like hulking beasts, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. …
NASA finds ‘spiders’ on Mars, but not the kind you’re thinking
The search for evidence of past life on Mars is a long, complicated endeavor that NASA has devoted an incredible amount of time and money …
Watch Cape Canaveral’s iconic launch towers crumble in early-morning demolition
Cape Canaveral has always been a cherished place for the US space program, having hosting some of the most important space missions stretching back decades. …
SpaceX and Boeing are racing to put a man in space, and they’re both losing
NASA would love to stop having to rely on Russia to send its astronauts into space, but realizing that dream means that someone needs to …
NASA wants to train the James Webb Space Telescope on gas giants before searching for habitable worlds
When NASA finally sends its mega-powerful James Webb Space Telescope it will be the end of a long and troubled road, but it will also …
Former astronaut says humans could have made it to Mars decades ago, but most would probably die
You’ve heard a whole lot about humans on Mars in recent years thanks to advancements in various technologies that could allow us to get there …
Check out the insane heat shield NASA just installed on the Parker Solar Probe
The Parker Solar Probe is going to get close to the Sun than any spacecraft mankind has ever launched into space. It’s going to study …
Against all odds, NASA may have actually found a meteorite on the bottom of the ocean
Three days ago, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration teamed up with NASA in the hopes of finding leftover chunks of a meteorite …
Incredibly rude nearby star system is firing particles at Earth like a ‘cosmic ray gun’
Our Sun is obviously the most intense place in our Solar System, but it’s actually pretty chill when compared to many other systems. Eta Carinae, …
NASA is about to test ‘quiet’ sonic booms over Texas
Humans have already mastered the art of going really really fast in the sky, and modern technology has made topping the speed of sound a …
Outer space has way better fireworks than we ever will
Well, it’s the Fourth of July, which means sunburns, cookouts, and lots of questionable fuses being lit from coast to coast. But whether you’ll be …
Happy Fourth of July from the International Space Station!
The International Space Station is, as its name implies, a common ground for astronauts from many different countries, but that doesn’t stop them from having …
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft just got closer to dwarf planet Ceres than ever before, and here’s what it looks like
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is one that we don’t hear from very often these days, mainly because it spent seven years on its way to dwarf …
NASA’s latest photo of Jupiter is pretty enough to be your desktop wallpaper
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System by a pretty wide margin, and while it’s not exactly the most welcoming to human visitors, …
NASA’s Opportunity rover has been sitting silently in the dark Martian dust storm for three weeks
When you get caught in a storm here on Earth you just find shelter for a little while and let it pass, but things are …
Watch live as NASA scientists hunt for meteorites in the Pacific Ocean
NASA loves looking for cool stuff in space, but every once in a while something from space ends up here on Earth. That was the …
A bunch of stupid human errors have delayed NASA’s new space telescope yet again, this time to 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope is easily the most-anticipated new piece of hardware in NASA’s arsenal. The telescope is incredibly powerful and will give scientists …
NASA is about to give an update on the troubled development of the James Webb telescope, and you can listen to it live
NASA’s most powerful observational tool currently in development is the James Webb Space Telescope. It’s the heir apparent to the Hubble Space Telescope, and although …
Will we even recognize alien life when we see it? NASA isn’t so sure
Decades of science fiction movies, tv shows, and video games have led us to believe that when we spot another planet that has life we’re …
