homehome Home chatchat Notifications


China wants to practice deflecting an asteroid with rockets

Not everyone is thrilled, though: one such rocket recently plummeted back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry.

Bezos picks aerospace pioneer Wally Funk to join him on space flight

They are scheduled to launch on July 20 on the New Shepard rocket

Study dismisses possibility of life in the clouds of Venus

Don't worry, there could still be life in the clouds of other planets

Neutron Star and Black Hole's Final Dance Observed for the First Time

You wait ages to spot a merger between a neutron star and a black hole and then the two come along at once.

Scientists peer back in time to find the birth of the first stars

Call it the Cosmic Dawn.

Alien observers from 1,700 star systems could already be aware that there's life on Earth

Researchers estimate that 29 of those are potentially habitable.

What if the Earth was made of blueberries?

Supposed the entire Earth was replaced with blueberries. What happens?

We now know the largest spinning objects in the universe

Welcome to the world of spinning cosmic filaments.

China just launched three astronauts to its new space station module

The entire station should be finished by 2022 if all goes to plan.

Chaotic Young Star System Holds the Key to Planet Formation

By directly measuring the mass of a protoplanetary disc, astronomers have begun to unravel the mystery of planet formation.

Astronomers Solve the Mystery of Betelgeuse's 'Great Dimming'

Astronomers are no longer in the dark about the dimming of Betegeuse.

Scientists publish the first 3D map of the heliosphere -- the final boundary between our system and interstellar space

It will help scientists better understand interactions between solar and interstellar winds.

Space pups: mouse sperm stored on International Space Station produces healthy offspring

There are no superpowers but also no genetic damage.

Blinking Giant Star is a Mystery at the Heart of the Milky Way

A mysterious blinking giant star found at the heart of the Milky Way represents another example of a rare eclipsing binary system.

Our most sophisticated radio telescope found over 500 radio signals in the sky in a year

There could be hundreds of such events, unnoticed, every day.

How did the Oort cloud form? A new simulation reveals its origins

A "sea" of clouds from our neighbouring stars and the giant planets’ orbital resonance could explain how it was formed.

Galactic neighbourhoods have an influence on stellar nurseries

A newly conducted in-depth cosmic census has revealed that star-forming molecular clouds come in an array of shapes and sizes.

Chandra X-ray and MeerKAT data reveal a busy galactic center

The study found magnetic phenomena in the center of the Milky Way that resemble those in our solar system

NASA’s Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest moon

It will provide information about the Moon's composition, ice shell, ionosphere and magnetosphere.

Two new NASA missions earmarked for 'lost habitable' planet Venus

We haven't been there in a while.

Astronomers map over 100 million galaxies to crack dark matter and dark energy puzzle

The Dark Energy Survey has delivered its first results providing one of the most detailed pictures of the Universe ever created.

China Mars Rover Zhurong releases images of Mars, starts roaming the Red Planet

The rover will study the topography, geology and atmosphere of the red planet

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are triggering a "UFO" craze

Aliens may very well be out there somewhere -- but in many cases, what people are seeing are just lights from satellites.

Tardigrades can survive being shot from a gun. What this means for alien life

The cute water bears could give scientists hints as to whether or not life can survive interplanetary travel on meteorites.

Chinese rover releases first photos from Mars after a smooth landing

China is the only country after the U.S. to successfully land a rover on Mars.

Comets have a heavy metal atmosphere

Astronomers have discovered iron and nickel vapour in the atmospheres of comets distant from the Sun and surrounding the interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov.

Ingenuity helicopter makes its first one-way flight on Mars

After the first return flights, now it's time to start exploring Mars!

Magnetic field readings point to the structure of Saturn's interior

Until we can put a person on Saturn to check, we can't confirm these findings.

All eyes are on a Chinese rocket -- because it's falling from space and we don't know when or where

Um, oopsie?

After three successful flights, NASA's Mars helicopter soars to higher ambition

After completing its fourth flight, Ingenuity is now looking to an even more ambitious mission.

China launches first module in its new Space Station

Space is getting more and more crowded.

Amateur astronomers records space station cruising across day-lit moon

From this vantage point, the ISS looks like a X-Wing fighter from Star Wars.

Another first: NASA's Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars

NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.

Russia plans to withdraw from the International Space Station

Russia will likely dedicate efforts to the new partnership with China.

NASA's Mars helicopter could be 'Wright brothers' moment for space exploration

It's got all space enthusiasts giddy -- and for good reason.

NASA's InSight lander detects two more 'sizeable' earthquakes on Mars

Mars is not as quiet as we thought.

Double trouble! Astronomers discover distant quasar pairs

A pair of quasars closer together than any others previously observed could help researchers understand supermassive black hole binaries.

More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust falls onto Earth every year

Forget about killer asteroids for a second. Most of the extraterrestrial matter on Earth is invisible to the naked eye.

Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say

Some headline formats never get old.

This satellite can take crystal clear anytime anywhere -- even through buildings

This one-of-a-kind satellite can see through dense clouds and operate at night.

Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov is the most pristine comet ever observed

The study of the untainted interstellar comet 2I/Borisov has allowed astronomers to compare material found in our solar system to that belonging to other planetary systems.

NASA just added three more sonification projects to their page and I couldn’t be more delighted

The subdued, mysterious, and longing tunes sound very appropriate for outer space.

NASA's Mars helicopter gets ready for a historic flight

Ingenuity will have 30 days to operate before Perseverance gets back on it mission

Black Hole Seen Clearly in Historic New Direct Image

A new image of M87's black hole in polarized light gives us a spectacular view of the powerful spacetime event.

A new approach to cleaning space junk is being tested in space right now

It's not meant to remove what's already there, but to stop new trash from piling up.

Researchers track zipping solar particles all the way to the Sun

They swooshed from the Sun, but they left a track behind.

Jupiter's Supersonic Stratospheric Winds Make it a Unique Beast

Astronomers have measured Jupiter's Stratospheric Winds for the First Time.

Low frequency sky map reveals an archive of supermassive black holes

A new sky survey has managed to identify around 25,000 radio sources -- mainly supermassive black holes.

Mars' water didn't escape; it's trapped in the red crust

Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.

A new study provides our best-yet prediction of what a metallic volcano might look like

If you like volcanoes, Earth isn’t a bad place to live on. After all, our planet is quite geologically active, and that also translates into a respectable level of volcanism. But when it comes to having a variety of flavors, the Earth can be a bit lacking. A new paper, however, comes to estimate what […]

1 12 13 14 15 16 62