NASA’s Hubble captures ‘vermin’ galaxy being super annoying
Usually, when astronomers, skywatchers, and space researchers are able to catch a glimpse of something in space it’s cause for celebration — after all, the …
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If you’re hoping humans find evidence of life on Mars, scientists have some very good news
Despite all of the breathtaking photos, video, observations, and scientific discoveries that have happened so far on Mars — thanks to probes, rovers, and the …
Scientists may have found evidence of a parallel universe
The idea that we might be living in just one of an infinite number of universes has been fodder for scientific debate and sci-fi movie …
Aerospace exec says aliens not only exist, they’re living on Earth right now
When you consider the vastness of the universe — and the sheer number of other galaxies, planetary systems, and potentially habitable worlds it contains — …
NASA’s insane plan to ‘touch the sun’ is actually happening
NASA has a whole bunch of fancy hardware checking out several of the planets in our solar system, including Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, but astronomers …
NASA’s newest photo of Jupiter will blow your mind
Lately, NASA’s Cassini orbiter has been delivering some stunning photos from its trips around Saturn, but that’s not the only fancy camera floating around a …
Saturn’s stunning north pole actually changed colors
NASA’s Cassini orbiter was the first to deliver a really clear look at the eye-catching, hexagonal storm swirling on Saturn’s north pole, so it’s only fitting …
Startup Rocket Lab just launched its first ‘made from scratch’ rocket
With big names like SpaceX and Blue Origin stealing headlines left and right, smaller space travel startups tend to cruise under the radar. Rocket Lab …
Five asteroids will cruise by Earth in the next year, and one is coming very close
There’s so many cool things to see out in space — from gorgeous views of Jupiter to stunning glimpses of Saturn, and a star that might …
Scientists eyeing possibility of Moon vault for storing human sperm
With mankind slowly marching towards a future where human space colonies are a reality — and with our brightest minds telling us we need to find a …
Newfound ‘alien megastructure’ star leaves scientists baffled
You’re forgiven if the name KIC 8462852 doesn’t ring a bell. It’s a far-off object, thought to be a star, which was only just discovered …
A new gadget on the ISS broke, and now astronauts have to walk in space to fix it
The International Space Station is one seriously advanced piece of technology, packed with gadgets and various hardware that allow the on-board astronauts to carry out …
There’s a new moon in our solar system
You might think of our solar system as our most immediate celestial neighborhood — and when compared with the vastness of the universe as a …
NASA just discovered a bizarre ‘bubble’ around Earth, and humans accidentally created it
Most of the time, NASA spends its days searching for and studying things in space that resulted from natural phenomena — like creepy valleys on …
Scientists finally have a decent guess as to why Earth exists
Earth is a pretty nifty place. I mean, I’ve spent my entire life here and I’m guessing you have, too, and there’s plenty to see …
Scientists just heard something really weird in space, and can’t figure out where it came from
Researchers from around the world are scratching their heads over a newly discovered radio burst detected on Earth, but with a completely unknown origin. A …
The International Space Station has sprung a leak
The International Space Station is old. The first pieces of it were sent into orbit almost two decades ago, and it’s been under near constant …
Gorgeous new video shows colossal plasma columns dancing on our sun’s surface
The sun — you know, that big, life-giving star that is more or less responsible for our very existence here on Earth — is one …
This top-secret spaceplane just returned to Earth, and nobody knows what it did up there
There’s plenty of manmade devices floating around in space, and between communications satellites, weather-monitoring cameras, and exploratory spacecraft like Cassini, the general public is kept …
NASA’s Saturn spacecraft just delivered photos so stunning you’ll think they’re fake
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft continues to delivery some truly jaw-dropping photographs from Saturn, and its most recent “Grand Finale” dive between the planet’s rings has produced …
Humanity needs to abandon Earth way sooner than you think, according to Stephen Hawking
While much of humanity concerns itself with saving the planet from the ravages mankind has inflicted upon it, one of the world’s brightest minds is …
Check out Cassini’s amazing Saturn dive from a totally new perspective
While we all wait with the utmost patience for NASA to show off the images captured by the Cassini spacecraft during its second dive through …
Are we looking hard enough for aliens? Astronomer says no
Finding existing extraterrestrial life would undoubtedly be one of the crowning achievements of the human race, but with so much talk of the potential for …
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 …
