This NASA video will teach you more about clouds than you’ve ever wanted to know
From the perspective of us here on Earth, clouds are usually pretty boring. Sure, sometimes we spot one that looks cool or see a unique …
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft didn’t find anything, and scientists can’t believe it
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has made a big name for itself by being a reliable source of really awesome photographs of parts of Saturn and its …
NASA just discovered a massive tsunami of gas in space
Some of the coolest discoveries made by NASA — like the personality of Martian soil, for instance — are often so small in scale that …
Hubble just delivered one of the most gorgeous space photos ever
The past few weeks have been jam-packed with stunning imagery from Saturn, delivered courtesy of the Cassini spacecraft. Now, almost as if to say “Hey, …
NASA’s meteorite-resistant space fabric is like futuristic chainmail
NASA is usually so busy showing off all the awesome stuff it finds out in space that it’s easy to lose track of the cool …
Scientists just discovered something awesome about the soil on Mars
Humans will one day walk on Mars and while it almost certainly won’t happen on the fever-dream timeline that Donald Trump seems to think is …
NASA’s Cassini survived its first Saturn dive, and delivered some mind-blowing photos
NASA delivered some fantastic news very early this morning, announcing that the Cassini spacecraft had successfully survived the first of its “Grand Finale” dives. The …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has one final mission, which ends with destruction
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been delivering fantastic views of Saturn and its moons for many years now, and this year it will meet its ultimate …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft just caught a glimpse of Earth, all the way from Saturn
NASA and its spectacular space hardware often spend so much time checking out our planetary neighbors that we forget Earth offers some pretty cool photo …
Scientists are worried that humanity just keeps sending junk into space
Space is big and the hardware that humans keep sending into the great beyond is comparatively small, but our habit of letting random bits of space …
Scientists rank all the ways an asteroid can kill you
Tonight, a particularly large asteroid is going to cruise by Earth at its closest point in 400 years, and while we humans are going to …
Watch a massive asteroid cruise by Earth live tonight
Tonight is a big night for skywatchers thanks to the relatively close approach of a large asteroid called 2014 JO25. The rock is slated to …
The first live VR rocket launch was a complete fail, because technology is awful
Earlier today, NASA and the United Launch Alliance combined to show the first-ever rocket launch in 360-degree virtual reality. It was meant to be a …
Incredible NASA announcement suggests one of Saturn’s moons could support life
NASA doesn’t usually hold news conferences for minor discoveries or observations, so when the agency announced that it would be holding a press conference this …
Watch live as NASA tells us more about the other oceans in our solar system
We’ve got plenty of oceans here on Earth, but that’s not good enough. We need oceans on other planets as well, since we’re eventually we’re eventually …
NASA to announce exciting news about ocean planets this week
NASA makes exciting discoveries about the universe and nearby planets on a regular basis, but the past few months have produced a particularly steady stream …
A massive asteroid is going to zip past Earth later this month
The universe never lets us here on Earth go very long before reminding us that we’re really just a random dice roll away from global catastrophe. The …
Astronomers just discovered something awesome about the most Earth-like planet ever found
Do you like Earth? Yeah, it’s pretty neat, huh? Well despite living on a planet as awesome as our own, astronomers are super eager to …
Astronomers may have the data they need to prove ‘Planet Nine’ exists
It’s been a while now since astronomers began openly discussing the possibility of a ninth planet in our solar system — and no, it’s not …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to attempt something truly insane
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been hanging out in space for two decades, with well over a decade of that time spent exploring the space around …
NASA astronauts dropped an important part during spacewalk, and now it’s gone forever
When you’re replacing the air filter or swapping the battery in your car and drop a tool it’s a pretty frustrating feeling. Where did it …
NASA finally thinks it knows where all of Mars’ water went
The idea that Mars was once covered in vast oceans is a relatively new theory in the grand scheme of things, but the support evidence has …
NASA’s Juno probe outdoes itself with stunning new Jupiter photos
It’s only been a few days since one of the photos sent back by NASA’s Juno probe took our breath away, but now even more of …
Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?
There’s no shortage of theories about what Mars was like billions of years ago. The prevailing guess is that water was abundant, and there may …
NASA just captured a photo of Jupiter that you won’t believe is real
NASA has managed to capture some pretty stunning photos of all the cool stuff they’ve spotted over the years, and rarely does it fail to …
This is NASA’s ridiculous new plan for harvesting samples from Jupiter’s moon
Space junkies really, really want to see what’s going on over on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. It’s a relatively small sphere compared to its host planet, …
This rogue black hole is flying through space, eating everything in its path
Supermassive black holes are one of the scariest, most destructive and utterly intimidating forces in the universe, but the good news is that they usually don’t …
Trump’s immediate plan for NASA doesn’t totally suck
President Donald Trump’s gutting of many government entities has created some serious outrage from both sides of the isle, but one scientific agency Trump isn’t really messing …
Uh oh, the Curiosity rover’s wheels are starting to fall apart
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been cruising along the martian surface for some time now. It doesn’t move particularly fast, and in the years that it’s …
Space Station astronauts celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with gorgeous night shot of Dublin
Here on Earth, most people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by heading down to their local watering hole for a pint of Guinness or maybe a …
