The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formedsomething that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 yearshas now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Na… [+3858 chars]
The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formedsomething that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 yearshas now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Na… [+3858 chars]
July is going to be a dream-month or maybe a dreamless month for stargazers and astronomy buffs. With the Thunder Supermoon, two meteor showers and a comet, theres so much to see that there might not… [+1916 chars]
NASA is about to go on a journey it hasn't taken in half a century. To get there, it needs its most advanced spacecraft ever: a super heavy-lift rocket known as the Space Launch System and a crew veh… [+16658 chars]
Though sci-fi movies would have us believe that space is incredibly cold — even freezing — space itself isn’t exactly cold. In fact, it doesn’t actually have a temperature at all. Temperature is a … [+5823 chars]
Scientists in California are asking for U.S. volunteers who live with cats to participate in a new research project. The study will survey owners about their pets behaviors and their knowledge of tra… [+2924 chars]
A small asteroid the size of a bus will make an extremely close approach to Earth on Thursday (July 7), passing within just 56,000 miles (90,000 kilometers) or about 23 percent of the average distanc… [+2464 chars]
Work is progressing on a vital part of NASA's Mars sample return plans. The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) is a small, lightweight, two-stage solid-propellant rocket with a big assignment: blast rock, se… [+6898 chars]
