If you were asked to name the coldest spot in the solar system, chances are pretty good you’d think it would be somewhere as far as possible from the ultimate source of all the system’s energy — the … [+9965 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]
New York: Long-duration space flight can alter fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) im… [+2487 chars]
Most people probably wouldn't notice if the moon went AWOL at least not at first. According to Astronomy, people living near the oceans would see an immediate change in low and high tides, with their… [+1337 chars]
Earth and Mars were formed from material originating largely from the inner solar system; Only a small percentage arose outside the orbit of Jupiter. Photo: NASA/Moon and Planetary Institute The uni… [+2982 chars]
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule has joined up with its rocket ride. Technicians stacked Starliner atop its United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket Wednesday (May 4) at ULA's Vertical Inte… [+2890 chars]
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]
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]
This image shows a wider view of the interacting galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 1510 as seen by the Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory … [+2441 chars]
Almost over a week ago, a meteorite rattled houses in the state of Mississippi and other neighbouring states in the US. Now, NASA has claimed to have located pieces and fragments of the meteorite. Bi… [+1376 chars]
Scientists suggest that some staffing of protected areas should be considered "essential services" in future crises. When all staff were pulled out of protected areas in March 2020 the fires spiked … [+4957 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]