Want to feel tiny? Watch a sunspot dwarf our entire planet
It’s always a good idea to start of your day with a reminder that nothing you do probably even matters in the grand scheme of …
Space
Moon Express wants to one-up SpaceX and Blue Origin with regular moon visits
When it comes to commercial space travel, the biggest names in the game right now are Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, but …
Astronomers just discovered the smallest star ever
We typically think of stars as colossal balls of fusion-driven fire that absolutely dwarf everything else, but researchers just made a discovery that offers a …
Four volunteers were just locked in sealed lab for 200 days for simulated moon mission
If you were like most kids, you at least ventured the thought of becoming an astronaut when you grew up. The idea of flying into …
NASA’s Hubble captures stunning photo that will make you feel insignificant
We go about our lives here on planet Earth — doing our jobs, cashing paychecks, and raising families — and most of the time we …
Researchers searching for signs of extraterrestrial life just got some very bad news
By using Earth and our sun as a reference, scientists have spent decades honing in on the conditions required for a planet to support life. …
Scientists are sending a probe to Mercury in an attempt to solve a mystery
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and even Uranus are getting lots of attention these days, with probes and rovers getting up close and personal with our planetary …
If you were hoping for signs of life on Mars, science has some bad news
Mars as we know it today is an extremely hostile planet when it comes to life, but there’s always been the possibility that life in …
Russia wants to beat SpaceX at its own game
Despite ultimately losing the “space race” to the United States, followed by decades of dirty looks and blank stares from the then-Soviet Union, Russia is …
The fastest stars in our galaxy are invaders
We’re pretty familiar with our own Solar System, but the galaxy that we reside in is absolutely enormous. The Milky Way is thought to have …
A distant galaxy is starving to death, and astronomers are loving it
As NASA and other space agencies from around the world set their sights on exoplanets and destinations within our Solar System that could host life, …
NASA has a plan for preventing asteroid strikes, and it’s going to test it
The threat of an asteroid striking Earth is pretty scary — and not just in all the ways Hollywood movies have depicted — but human …
NASA’s Juno is about to take a trip to Jupiter’s strangest feature
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has already captured some pretty fantastic sights from around Jupiter. The probe has only been hanging around the planet for about a …
The scariest part of an asteroid hitting Earth probably isn’t what you think
If you have a lingering fear of an unseen space rock slamming into our planet and wreaking havoc on an unimaginable scale, your nightmare scenario …
NASA’s Hubble captures gorgeous photo of galaxy with totally unpronounceable name
There’s plenty of reasons to envy anyone whose job it is to find cool stuff in space. I mean, they get to stare into the …
Russia may launch the brightest ‘star’ in the sky
Russia is set to launch potentially the brightest artificial object in the night sky, which could outshine everything except for the Moon, starting next month. …
Japan wants to put a man on the moon by 2030
With NASA’s focus on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and as many exoplanets as it can spot, it’s easy to forget that our closest neighbor — the …
Scientists can’t rule out collision with asteroid flying by Earth in 2029
Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly …
Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ might not actually exist after all
Skywatchers have been theorizing and dreaming about a mysterious unknown planet hanging out at the edge of our Solar System for many years. Sifting through …
Scientist says the sun is sneezing on Earth
The sun at the center of our Solar System is one of the big reasons why we’re here today, but it can also be a …
Watch SpaceX’s first rocket launch this weekend right here
This afternoon marks the beginning of a real hold-your-butts weekend for SpaceX fans. Two launches are planned over the next 48 hours, and thanks to …
An asteroid is definitely going to hit the Earth, expert warns
Space is a dangerous place to be, and since the Earth is in space, every living thing on the planet is at risk of eventually …
Stephen Hawking wants humanity to leave Earth as soon as possible
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as …
NASA just found 10 new Earth-like planets
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has been floating in space since early 2009, and it’s already outlived its planned mission window by a handful of years, …
NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas
We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on …
Elon Musk is planning a city on Mars, and here’s why
If there’s one thing you can definitively say about Elon Musk it’s that most certainly does not lack ambition. The boss of SpaceX, Tesla, and …
This awesome web tool shows you what the 2017 eclipse will look like wherever you live
Getting to enjoy the spectacle that is a solar eclipse requires a good bit of both timing and luck. You have to actually be in …
Scientists discovered evidence that Jupiter is way older than anyone thought
Jupiter is one of the most interesting places in the Solar System for a number of reasons. It’s massive ball of gas, covered in rolling …
Astronauts are going to bake bread in space, and it’s a pretty big deal
When you think of the perks of becoming an astronaut, there’s plenty to list: you get to see the Earth from a perspective that only …
Here are NASA’s new astronauts and – oh god, say that’s not a selfie stick
Earlier this week, NASA held a big event to introduce the world to its newest class of astronaut candidates. The group, which will now begin …
