A hefty question still puzzles planetary scientists: What happened to Venus? Though Venus and Earth are similarly-sized rocky worlds occupying similar parts of the solar system, Venus is a hellish l… [+6181 chars]
(MENAFN) The Egyptian telecommunications satellite Nilesat 301 was officially deployed by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The satellite was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:04 p.m. … [+1125 chars]
NASAs International Space Station National Laboratory is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. Some companies and colleges that are not linked with NASA may wish to use the … [+3464 chars]
The multi-billion-dollar space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, was recently hit by a micrometeoroid at its location at the second Lagrange point (L2), NASA revealed. The agency said that… [+2311 chars]
Photo by Guillermo Ferla on Unsplash The famousJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is gigantic. Its primary mirror is 6.5 m (21 ft 4 inch) across, so you could park a Ford F-150 pickup truck on it wi… [+103 chars]
Sometimes the discovery of new physics demands insane levels of energy. Big machines. Fancy equipment. Countless hours of sifting through reams of data. And then sometimes the right combination of m… [+3707 chars]
In the summer of 2020, the world was enthralled with the Comet Neowise, which only makes an appearance every 6,800 years. Brennan Gilmore was so enthralled that it kicked off a passion for astrophoto… [+2018 chars]
More than 50 years have passed since astronomers first recommended “dark matter,” which is believed to be the most popular form of substance in the universe. However, we have no idea what it is, and … [+1389 chars]
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon. The main body of Europa Clipper is an aluminum cylinder that clocks in at 10 feet (3 meters) tall an… [+1642 chars]
A comet exploded in 2007 in space, causing the biggest detonation in astronomical history. The remains of this comet called 17P/Holmes have been floating through space. This year, Earthlings will be … [+2738 chars]
NASA is promoting the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with a super-retro 8-bit themed video game, and its a lot of fun. In the game, players take on the role of Roman Space Telescope operators task… [+2724 chars]
NASA is officially joining the hunt for UFOs. The space agency on Thursday announced a new study that will recruit leading scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena -- a subject that has l… [+2535 chars]
