A Survivor’s Tale: Cassini Lives Through First Ring Dive
One down, twenty-one to go! The Cassini spacecraft survived the first dive through the narrow gap between Saturn and its…
Europe & China Discuss Moonbase Partnership
The ESA and Chinese National Space Agency have announced their plans to create a "Moon Village" on the lunar surface…
What Are Fast Radio Bursts?
Here's a big mystery in astronomy: fast radio bursts. Brief shrieks of radio waves coming from space. What are they?…
Is Another Universe Sitting Too Close To Us On The Multiverse Bus?
A new survey of the CMB's Cold Spot has ruled out the possibility that this anomaly is caused by a…
The Next Pluto Mission: An Orbiter and Lander?
For decades, we could only imagine what the view of Pluto’s surface might be. Now, we have the real thing.…
SpaceX to Launch 1st NRO SpySat Sunday after Static Fire Success
MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FL - Elon Musk’s SpaceX is primed for another significant space first; the firms first…
Designing The Hanging Gardens Of Mars
Scientists are working on a system of growing food for astronauts while away from Earth for extended periods of time.
Did A Comet Impact Push Humans Into Technological Overdrive?
According to a study by a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the oldest temple site in the…
Meet Steve, A Most Peculiar Aurora
A Canadian photographer captures a hot river of glowing gas so peculiar that no one knew at first what it…
Adieu Titan: So Long & Thanks For All The Hydrocarbons
On Friday, April 21st, the Cassini spacecraft conducted its last flyby of Titan, a maneuver which touched off the final…