Of all the objects astronomers have observed in space over centuries of scientific investigation, black holes are one of the most bizarre and mysterious. Objects …
It’s been over two months since India’s mission to land on the Moon was cut short by a mysterious and unexplained failure of the Vikram …
Size is always relative, and that’s especially true when it comes to outer space. We’re tiny creatures, so we think of the Earth as this …
Fireballs show up in the night sky all over Earth on a regular basis. Depending on the size of the object creating them, they can …
NASA’s InSight lander is really starting to give scientists a headache. Most of the lander’s high-tech sensors and systems are working just fine, and it’s …
Astronomers in China have discovered something that technically shouldn’t even exist, at least according to what humans understand about space, black holes, and physics. Peering …
For most of us here on Earth, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to forget about our jobs for a moment and enjoy some good food with …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most easily-recognizable features of any planet in our solar system. The rusty red-orange blob is featured prominently …
A cryogenic pressure test resulted in an explosion of a SpaceX Starship prototype in Texas on Wednesday. The blast produced a huge cloud of vapor …
It’s Friday. If you work an office job, you’re probably doing your best not to should too large of a workload. Maybe you’ll shuffle some …
When you look up at the night sky you see a lot of stars that, in relation to our own planet, haven’t moved a whole …
NASA’s Curiosity rover returned some seriously surprising data to Earth earlier this year, with readings of elevated methane levels that were hard to explain. Subsequent …
The crew of the International Space Station recently took delivery of a case of wine. A full dozen bottles of delicious red wine traveled from …
Boeing’s Starliner has seen many, many delays, cost overruns, and setbacks during its lengthy development. NASA is paying Boeing a fortune for its work on …
NASA launched the Voyager 2 space probe in August of 1977. It’s since spent nearly four decades making its way out of the massive bubble …
Despite the countless scientific and technological advancements over the course of human history, there are still a few big questions we’re no closer to answering …
You don’t have to be an astronomer to enjoy sky gazing, and that’s especially true during annual meteor shower peaks. Right now, the Orionid meteor …
Are there other Earth-like planets out there in the cosmos? We simply don’t know. Scientists have been peering into space for centuries and, thanks to …
Going to the Moon isn’t cheap, no matter how far ahead you can plan for it. Going to the Moon on a dramatically-shortened timeline? Well, …
It’s now been over a month since an amateur astronomer spotted what is now believed to be the second interstellar object ever observed by mankind. …
It’s been one heck of an exciting week for anyone who dreams of one day hearing about extraterrestrial life. In a recent op-ed, former NASA …
While astronomers have only recently been able to spot a black hole directly, there’s a lot that scientists think they know about them. For starters, …
We often think of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, as being a self-contained collection of stars, planets, gas and dust. Sure, it’s going to …
Sometime within the next five years or so, NASA plans on sending humans back to the Moon. Looking to the future, NASA is laying the …
NASA’s Juno orbiter has been doing some really great work while in orbit around gas giant Jupiter. The spacecraft has taught scientists a great deal …
With some of the most powerful imaging tools on Earth at its disposal, NASA and its scientists have captured countless lovely images of the cosmos …
Of all the worlds in our solar system that may harbor some form of life, Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be the most exciting. The moon …
Of all the features of our universe, black holes might be the most interesting, as well as the most frightening. These ultra-dense spots in space …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will attempt to answer a number of questions about the Red Planet, and one of the most pressing is the search …
Way out on the edge of our solar system something big is lurking that has yet to be identified. Astronomers know it’s there because they …
