Science
What Exactly Should We See When a Star Splashes into a Black Hole Event Horizon?
A team of researchers questions the existence of an event horizon around black holes and wonders what it would look…
Early Earth Was Almost Entirely Underwater, With Just A Few Islands
Ancient grains of the mineral zircon help researchers paint a picture of Earth in the Hadean Eon, and that picture…
Movie Review – Alien: Covenant
So, are you excited for the 2017 movie season? U.S. Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, and that means…
Opportunity Leaving ‘Tribulation’ Behind
You'd have to be an intrepid explorer to investigate something named 'Cape Tribulation'. Opportunity, NASA's long-lived rover on Mars' surface,…
Art History NASA Style
NASA's collaboration with artists goes back to the early days of the Agency, and has produced some fascinating and thought-provoking…
Cygnus Soars to Space on Atlas Carrying SS John Glenn on Course to Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Orbital ATK’s Cygnus supply ship soared to space from the Florida Space Coast at lunchtime…
SS John Glenn Launching Science Stash to Space Station atop Atlas V April 18 – Watch Live and 360 Degree Video
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The ‘SS John Glenn’ cargo freighter stands proudly poised for launch at pad 41 from…
The Ever-Working Mars Orbiter Passes 50,000 Orbits
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed 50,000 orbits. It has now imaged over 99% of the Martian surface.
Watch Stars Orbit The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Watch several dozen stars in the center of our galaxy circle a massive, black "nothing."
German ‘Largest Artificial Sun’ To Generate Climate Friendly Fuel
Synlight, the world's largest artificial Sun, will help German researchers extract hydrogen fuel from water using solar energy.