James Webb captures breathtaking view of Ring Nebula in new images
The universe is full of extraordinary and beautiful things. While there are still many we don’t know about, the James Webb Space Telescope and other …
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The Sun may be to blame for Neptune’s vanishing clouds
For the past several years, scientists have found themselves scratching their heads, trying to figure out why Neptune’s clouds are vanishing. In a newly released …
Martian days are growing shorter, but we don’t know why
New data gathered from NASA’s Insight Lander has revealed that Martian days are getting shorter every year. While the length of days is only getting …
NASA accidentally killed the only life discovered on Mars, theory suggests
For the past few decades, the hunt for signs of alien life on Mars has been one of NASA’s biggest endeavors, leading to the creation …
Voyager 2 signal reestablished after NASA ‘shouted’ into the cosmos
After nearly 46 years in space, NASA lost communications with Voyager 2 last month, leading to a few weeks of silence from the aged interstellar …
Houston, we have a problem: NASA loses contact with Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is roughly 12,400,000,000 miles from Earth and has been operating for over 45 years, according to NASA’s mission report. While the spacecraft recently …
NASA+ is one free streaming service I might actually watch
There are already numerous free streaming services on the market, from Tubi and Pluto TV to Crackle and Freevee, but the latest addition is an …
NASA expands work on next-generation spacesuits with new contracts
NASA has awarded additional task orders to both Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to continue work on next-generation spacesuits. Axiom Space is already underway on …
Researchers found granite on the Moon and have no idea how it got there
Granite is thought to be virtually nonexistent outside of Earth. However, there’s one problem with that belief: we just found granite on the Moon, and …
The remains of a huge catastrophe were found scattered across Mars
New research published last month in Nature Astronomy may finally reveal more information about Mars’ catastrophic history. One of the biggest goals of the new …
NASA just locked four people in a fake Mars base for a year
NASA has officially kicked off one of its biggest and most intriguing experiments to date. The experiment will see four non-astronauts locked in NASA’s fake …
Massive asteroid will breeze past Earth at 34 times the speed of sound
NASA says that a potentially hazardous asteroid will pass close to Earth this week, The Independent reports. The space agency’s Center of Near-Earth Object Studies …
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission could get a massive delay
Some of the biggest upcoming space missions are going to be very exciting. In fact, one such mission is set to bring samples back from …
NASA’s Juno mission snaps photo of a strange green orb on Jupiter
A new image of Jupiter taken by the JunoCam on NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows a bright green orb near the planet’s turbulent north pole. While …
The Tarantula Nebula is making new stars even though it shouldn’t be
The Tarantula Nebula is known for its beautiful colors, and we’ve seen some stunning photos of the Tarantula Nebula thanks to James Webb and other …
James Webb uncovers the surprising source of the evolution of the early universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers almost unmatched access to the secrets of our universe. Most notably, it has helped us better understand …
You have to see this beautiful Martian ‘postcard’ for yourself
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for over 10 years now, capturing data about the Red Planet and even taking photos …
NASA scientist says life could already exist on the moon, and it’s our fault
The lunar south pole has become a hotspot for the space community, especially recently, as NASA plans to land the Artemis space mission there. Now, …
Uranus may be more active than scientists previously believed
When NASA’s Voyager 2 passed Uranus several decades ago, it discovered that the blue gas ball which rolls around the Sun had a vortex around …
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter spots Japanese Moon lander’s crash site
Japan and ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander appears to have met a startling end, according to new photos captured by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter. Based …
NASA Juno spacecraft beamed back dazzling new images of Jupiter’s moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made another pass of our solar system’s gas giant, capturing even more iconic and breathtaking photos of Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon. …
Ancient rivers on Mars may have been wilder than previously thought
This year has been a big one for Mars exploration. Not only did Perseverance finish its initial setup for the Mars sample return mission, but …
Mars rover captures images of craters that may have once contained water
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the rocky, desolate surface of Mars since February 2021. During that time the rover has searched high and low …
NASA will use the U.S. Navy’s Kraken to help astronauts prepare for space travel
NASA is harnessing the power of the U.S. Navy’s Kraken, a device designed to help simulate flight and help pilots overcome motion sickness. The Kraken …
This company has a ridiculous plan to resurrect NASA’s Spitzer telescope
In 2020, after over 17 years of service, the Spitzer Space Telescope was deactivated, left to drift in a heliocentric orbit until the Sun eventually …
NASA wants to beam HD video from Artemis II back to Earth with lasers
When Artemis II takes four humans around the Moon, NASA hopes to capture HD video of our lunar satellite. Further, the space agency says it …
NASA wants to use a massive robotic snake to explore one of Saturn’s moon
Some of the biggest space missions of 2023 will teach us more about our solar system’s planets. But NASA has many more logs in the …
Uranus’ moons could be hiding oceans of water
We may be one step closer to answer one of the many questions surrounding Uranus and its 27 moons. According to a new study, data …
Hubble spies a rare galaxy filled with stunning light
Newer telescopes like the James Webb will one day outpace the Hubble Space Telescope, which is over 30 years old. For now, though, NASA and …
See the enormous scale of black holes in this jaw-dropping NASA animation
Black holes are big. But just how big are they compared to something like our Sun? That’s what NASA’s latest animation aims to answer. The …
