These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars, and can each burn through around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza of stellar material in only a few hours. We have discovered and identified… [+3691 chars]
NASA has extended the flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September after more than a year of accomplishments. On Feb. 18, 2021, the $2.2-billion rover landed on Mars, allowin… [+2875 chars]
As we move closer to returning to the Moon, NASA along with its partners is ramping up the development of the lunar Gateway. A critical component of the Artemis Program, the Gateway will be installed… [+2531 chars]
Of the thousands of exoplanets we’ve discovered, most of them closely orbit red dwarf stars. Part of this is because planets with short orbital periods are easier to find, but part of this is that re… [+3274 chars]
Scientists are currently on a hunt for a fallen meteorite after a massive fireball was seen streaking over the west of England last Wednesday night. According to Daily Mail, fragments of the meteori… [+3052 chars]
These pictures depict the magnificent wonders of our planet, yet, they weren't taken anywhere on Earth. Instead, they were captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station to chronicle t… [+3327 chars]
NASA has developed a new metal alloy using a 3D printing process that can dramatically improve the strength and durability of the components and parts used in aviation and space exploration, resultin… [+2030 chars]
It is well known that global warming is causing sea levels to rise via two processes: thermal expansion, when water expands because of its increased temperature, and melting of land-based ice, when m… [+2432 chars]
It’s hard not to love Europa. It is far and away the most promising of Jupiter’s 79 moons, covered in a rind of water ice perhaps 30 km (18 mi.) thick. Beneath the ice lies a salty, globe-girdling oc… [+3078 chars]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off for a record-tying 12th time on Thursday (April 21), and you can watch the action live. The two-stage Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Thursday at 11:14 a.m. … [+2891 chars]
On February 18, 2021, NASAs Perseverance (Percy) Rover successfully landed in the dried-up lakebed known as Jezero Crater on Mars, beaming back images and video of its descent and landing to millions… [+5777 chars]
A pre-print paper on humanity's timeline titled "Avoiding the Great Filter: Predicting the Timeline for Humanity to Reach Kardashev Type I Civilization" has been published on arXiv. Russian astrophy… [+1657 chars]
