Outer Space
NASA Snags Its First Asteroid Sample
On a mission more than 200 million miles away from Earth, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft grabbed rocks from Bennu
Scientists Are Detecting More Gravitational Waves Than Ever Before
The LIGO and Virgo teams have spotted 50 total cosmic signals since 2015
The Moon Has More Water and Ice Hidden All Over Its Surface Than Originally Predicted
Scientists discovered that water is stored in tiny patches all across the moon's surface, not just in the deep, freezing craters of its south pole
Future Moon Walkers Will Get 4G Cell Reception
NASA taps Nokia to install the first ever cellular network on the moon as part of a plan to establish long-term human presence on the lunar surface by 2030
How to See the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak Tonight
The meteor shower reaches peak visibility just before dawn on Wednesday morning but will last until November 7
Astronomers Capture Best View Yet of a Black Hole Spaghettifying a Star
The star was compressed and stretched out like a long noodle and when the ends collided, half of its mass ejected into space
What an Asteroid Could Tell Us About Ancient Earth
Knowing those rocks’ origins will help scientists learn more about the composition of objects in the solar system and asteroid belt
Eight Countries Sign NASA’s Artemis Accords, New Legal Framework for Maintaining Peace on the Moon
Nations must sign and uphold the agreement if they plan to join NASA's mission to send astronauts back to the moon
Asteroid Bennu Could Shed Light on How Ingredients for Life Reached Earth
New, detailed imagery of the asteroid’s surface show that it’s covered in boulders and carbon-containing molecules
NASA Just Sent a New $23 Million Space Toilet to the International Space Station
Astronauts will test out the expensive commode, which is better designed for “dual ops,” before its eventual use on deep space missions
Three Scientists Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for Breakthrough Black Hole Discoveries
These Nobel laureates helped discover and describe the mysterious cosmic voids in our universe
Why Astronomers Want to Build a SETI Observatory on the Moon
Researchers say the location would offer a quiet spot from which to hear a signal from an intelligent civilization
How NASA’s New Telescope Will Help Astronomers Discover Free-Floating Worlds
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect small, distant planets without stars
Briny Underground Lakes May Be All That Remain of Martian Ocean
New data confirm the 2018 discovery of a lake under Mars' south pole and point to three smaller water features around it
Earth May Soon Get Another Mini-Moon, but It's Probably Just a Piece of Space Trash
It could be an asteroid—or, as one astronomer suggests, it could be a rocket booster from the 1960s
Moonwalking Humans Get Blasted With 200 Times the Radiation Experienced on Earth
The new findings will inform how much shielding future astronauts will need to safely explore the moon
Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Titanic's Demise?
New study suggests the solar storm that sparked the aurora borealis interfered with the ship's navigational and radio equipment
This Giant Planet Is Orbiting a Dead Star
In a first, NASA astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a 'dead' white dwarf star
How NASA Marketed Its Space Program With Fantastical Depictions of the Future
When it came to exploring the stars, Americans had to see it to believe in it
A New Solar Cycle Promises Calm Space Weather
Experts say the sun’s next decade will likely feature a low number of events like solar flares that can disrupt power grids and satellites
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