Bound for an asteroid of the same name, the orbiter is undergoing final preparations for its August launch. Since its arrival on April 29, the Psyche spacecraft has moved into the Payload Hazardous … [+1674 chars]
On clear Martian nights, long, snake-like ribbons of light may streak through the sky for thousands of miles. It's a pretty sight, according to new observations from the United Arab Emirates Mars Mis… [+3204 chars]
NASA and its partners are seeking to build a lunar space station later this decade as part of the ambitious Artemis program, but before that can happen, a microwave-sized probe will need to perform i… [+4873 chars]
I was cruising through the Google News science section earlier this week when a story popped up saying NASA's estimated a space rock the size of the Great Pyramid may hit our planet on May 6, and eve… [+2473 chars]
Marine biologists aboard an expedition in Monterey Bay in California recently discovered a remarkable and rare deep-sea fish that bears the name of a mythical creature: the high-finned dragonfish (Pa… [+3079 chars]
An old Russian motor has exploded in orbit, creating a further 16 shards of potentially hazardous debris. The Russian SOZ ullage motor (also known as ullage rockets) was put into orbit 15 years ago,… [+2170 chars]
Image via Getty Images A large, potentially hazardous asteroid is threatening Earth in May 2022. Fact Check In early May 2022, some internet users were rattled by headlines that warned a large ast… [+2519 chars]
Around five solar flares have been released by the Sun in the last two weeks. Their range was from moderate to strong. With the help of its Solar Dynamics Observatory, US space agency NASA managed… [+1417 chars]
Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Marsand for all we know, any other planet in the universedo not? "It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's… [+4064 chars]
The heavens are providing us earthlings with a bountiful array of interesting things to see in the sky this month. The total lunar eclipse and planetary alignments would have been enough, but theres … [+1502 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has just released a brand new image of the sun taken by the Solar Orbiter. In total, the composite image is made up of 25 photos taken thy the Orbiter’s ultraviolet im… [+2387 chars]
NASA, on May 3rd, tweeted that it observed a solar flare peaking at 9:25 AM EDT (6:55 PM IST) and it was caught in its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) footage. While the space agency did not discuss… [+2870 chars]
