Journey to the Center of Earth
Iron Meteorites Play Hide-and-Seek Under Antarctic Ice
Meteorites give scientists a glimpse into our early solar system, but the sun’s rays and melting ice may make these extraterestrial crumbs harder to find
After a Century of Searching, We Finally Detected Gravitational Waves
Two merging black holes sent out a signal 1.3 billion years ago that now confirms a key prediction of Einstein’s relativity
NASA Went Retro With Their New Space Travel Posters
Travel to the world of tomorrow—today!
Take 360-Degree Tours of Mars and the Moon
Earth’s neighbors have never seemed so tantalizingly close
Five Things to Know About Gravitational Waves
The internet is abuzz with rumors of a big announcement—here are a few things you should know to decipher the news
Hundreds of Galaxies Were Found Hiding Behind Our Milky Way
The objects may help explain why our galaxy and its neighbors are hurtling towards a seemingly blank zone called the Great Attractor
Looking for Life Beyond Earth? Watch Out for Steam Bath Planets
Simulations show that water and CO2 can be a surprisingly deadly combo on some unfortunate worlds
Check Out This Scale Replica of The International Space Station
Pretend you’re in orbit without ever leaving the ground
Adventure Through the Water Cycle With NASA’s New Comic Book
The comic brings whimsy and fun into the story of the Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission
Mysterious Martian ‘Cauliflower’ May Be the Latest Hint of Alien Life
Unusual silica formations spotted by a NASA rover look a lot like structures formed by microbes around geysers on Earth
Astronauts and Arugula: Using Space-Station Technology to Grow Food
Infinite Harvest, an indoor vertical farm in Lakewood, Colorado, provides a glimpse into the future of global large-scale food production
The Curious History of The International Flat Earth Society
The recent resurgence of this ancient idea reminds us that flat Earth believers have a long history
Where Are All the Aliens? Taking Shelter From the Universe’s Radiation
Earlier life-forms across the cosmos may have faced thousands to millions of times the cosmic ray dose that we do today
How a Russian Space Mirror Briefly Lit Up the Night
In 1993, the 65-foot-diameter satellite, called Znamya, briefly lit the Earth like a giant orbiting night light
Journey to the Center of Earth
Humble Magnesium Could Be Powering Earth’s Magnetic Field
The common element could have been driving the planet’s dynamo for billions of years
What’s the Secretive X-37 Spaceplane Doing Up There?
The Air Force isn’t saying, so we asked other spaceplane experts
NASA Captures Mesmerizing Video of Cascading Magnetic Arches on the Sun
Swirling magnetic waves triggered spectacular explosions on the sun’s surface
Half of NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class Are Women
38 years after NASA hired its first female astronauts, four women are training to go to Mars
Juno Is Now Humanity’s Furthest-Flung Solar-Powered Craft
Armed with over 18,000 solar cells, the Jupiter orbiter is taking solar-fueled space exploration to new lengths
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