Space Exploration

Wow! Auroras From Space Look Like Green Ocean Waves In New Video

Doesn't this make you want to book a trip on the next spaceship? Stunning footage from space here shows what…

10 years ago

Incredible Snow-Dragging Spaceship Landing From The Space Station

Check out that landing mark! A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people touched down safely in remote Kazakhstan late Sunday (EDT)…

10 years ago

NASA’s Next Exoplanet Hunter Moves Into Development

NASA's ongoing hunt for exoplanets has entered a new phase as NASA officially confirmed that the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…

10 years ago

Review: In “Interstellar,” Christopher Nolan Shows He Has The Right Stuff

Science fiction aficionados, take heed. The highly-anticipated movie Interstellar is sharp and gripping. Nolan and cast show in the end…

10 years ago

Mind-blowing Meteor Shower on Mars During Comet Flyby, Say NASA Scientists

"Thousands of meteors per hour would have been visible — truly astounding to the human eye." That's Nick Schneider's description…

10 years ago

A Comet’s Tale – Rosetta’s Philae, Five Days from Touchdown

In the recently released Rosetta short film called "Ambition", the master begins a story to his apprentice - "Once upon…

10 years ago

Giant Water Bubble Engulfs Video Camera On Space Station, With Hilarious Results

What does the view look like from inside a water bubble? Earlier this year, astronauts on the International Space Station…

10 years ago

Curiosity Rover Sees a Pixel’s-Worth of Comet Siding Spring

When Comet Siding Spring skimmed just 84,500 miles from Mars last month, NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity Rovers - along with several…

10 years ago

How Dust Lightens Up The ‘Dark Side’ Of Rosetta’s Comet

How do you see a side of a comet that is usually shrouded in darkness? For the plucky scientists using…

10 years ago

Mars Habitability? Curiosity Rover Spots Intriguing Mineral On Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover has struck hematite -- an iron-oxide mineral often associated with water-soaked environments -- in its first drill…

10 years ago