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19 Sep 2018

It’s Official: NASA’s TESS Space Telescope Has Just Located Its Very First Exoplanet

SpaceX’s New BFR Spaceship Bears A Startling Resemblance To The Rocket Tintin Took To The Moon

Star Trek’s Planet Vulcan Found In Real Life

18 Sep

Neutron Star, illustration.

Hubble Finds New Features Around Neutron Star

NASA’s Planet Hunter TESS Has Just Released A Stunning New Image

SpaceX’s First Passenger Around Moon Will Be Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa

17 Sep

Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Infested With Ancient Ice Volcanoes

16 Sep

Controversy Reignites Over Pluto’s Status As A Planet

15 Sep

New Research Suggests The Nuclear Pasta That Lives In Neutron Stars May Be The Toughest Matter In The Universe

Hubble Spots A Warped ‘Dragon’ Galaxy Behind An Ancient Galactic Cluster

Japan's HTV-6 cargo ship approaching the International Space Station on December 13, 2016.

Japan Scrubs The Launch Of Its Kounotori ‘White Stork’ Cargo Ship Once Again

ICESat-2 satellite

NASA’s Ice-Tracking ICESat-2 Satellite Is About To Launch: Here’s Where To Watch It Live

14 Sep

SpaceX To Announce First Round-The-Moon Passenger

Evidence Of Drilling In ISS

Russia Claims New Evidence Of Drilling In International Space Station Leak

13 Sep

Cassini’s Last Photo Of Titan Unveils The Methane Seas And Lakes On Saturn’s Largest Moon

Russian Space Agency Begins Investigation Into ISS Leak

NASA’s New Foldable Heat Shield Could Help Humans Land On Planet Mars

12 Sep

Hubble Saturn photo

ESA Releases New Saturn Photo Ahead Of The One-Year Anniversary Of Cassini’s ‘Grand Finale’

Beautiful Spiral Galaxy Bares Its Secrets In New VLT Photo

Hurricane Florence seen from space

NASA Shares ‘Chilling’ Footage Of Hurricane Florence Captured From The International Space Station

9/11 Smoke Plume

ISS Astronaut Recalls Photo Taken On 9/11

11 Sep

Solar Storm Could Hit Earth Tonight, Might Give Rise To Stunning Auroras

NASA Shares Heartbreaking Photos From Space To Commemorate 9/11

A scientist has created a drawing of what the SpaceX Big Falcon might look like inside on mission to Mars.

A Scientist Has Created His Own Drawing Of What The SpaceX BFR Might Look Like Inside On Journey To Mars

10 Sep

NASA Considers Turning Rockets Into Corporate Billboards

NASA Mulls Turning Rockets And Spacecraft Into Corporate Billboards

CSIRO Radio Telescope

Artificial Intelligence Helps Astronomers Locate Fast Radio Bursts

Dozens Of Mysterious, Repeating Radio Signals Are Coming From A Galaxy 3 Billion Light Years Away

SpaceX Aces Telstar 18V Satellite Launch, Lands Falcon 9 Booster At Sea

09 Sep

Japan Postpones The Launch Of Its Mini Space Elevator Due To Typhoon Forecast

Scientists Discover The True Age Of Asteroid Itokawa, The First-Ever Space Rock To Yield A Dust Sample

Brightest Comet Of 2018 To Light Up The Sky In December

Mysterious Hole On-Board The International Space Station Is Baffling Scientists And Countries Alike

08 Sep

Jupiter's moon Europa

Jupiter’s Moon, Europa, Hides A Chilly Secret

Green comet to fly by earth on Monday

Bright-Green Comet Headed Our Way On September 10, Makes Closest Approach In 72 Years

Large Asteroid To Zip By Closer Than The Moon In A Few Hours: Here’s Where To Watch It Live

07 Sep

NASA's Dawn spacecraft near dwarf planet Ceres.

‘Dusk For Dawn’: NASA’s Only Mission To The Asteroid Belt Is Nearing Its End

NASA Spots Mysterious Cosmic Ring In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Grad School Student Finds Large Exoplanet ‘Twice The Size Of Earth’ A Mere 145 Light-Years Away

UCF Study Suggests Pluto Needs To Be Reclassified As A Planet

Scientists Have Finally Solved The Mystery Of The Strange Lunar Swirls That Can Be Seen On The Moon

Curiosity Rover 360-degree panorama

Curiosity Rover Shares A Gorgeous 360-Degree Panorama From Mars [Video]

Asteroid Ryugu Resembles The ‘Death Star’ In New Photo From The Hayabusa-2 Mission

06 Sep

A New Study Has Concluded That Planets Like Mercury With A Rich Iron Core Are Probably Quite Rare

SpaceX Is Busy Preparing For A Saturday Launch Of The Telstar Satellite

Kepler Wakes Up Again, Starts New Science Campaign

Near-Earth asteroid

Here’s How Scientists Plan To Trap Asteroids In Earth’s Orbit And Mine Them For Resources

05 Sep

Artist's rendering of neutron star collision and resulting jet

Jet Of Material From Neutron Star Collision Appears To Eclipse Light Speed

3D illustration of NASA's Juno spacecraft in front of the planet Jupiter.

Jupiter’s Magnetic Field Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen, Finds New Juno Study

Weird Hexagon On Saturn Is Taller Than Previously Thought

04 Sep

Japan Are Getting Ready To Test The World’s First Miniature Space Elevator

Cassini’s ‘Last Image’ Of Saturn Goes Viral, But Was An Artist’s Creation All Along

International Space Station Leak Could Be Sabotage, Says Russia

03 Sep

NASA Administrator Insists Getting Humans To The Moon Again Is Imperative And Won’t Be Expensive To Achieve

A New Study Has Suggested Putting A Robot Lander On Mercury, Which May Be Feasible Now With New Technology

02 Sep

If Planet Nine Really Is Out There, It May Be ‘Invisible’ To Our Telescopes

Last Day To Apply For A JPL Backstage Pass For The Upcoming InSight Mars Landing

Mars Rover exploration vehicle on the surface of Mars.

Send A Postcard To The Opportunity Rover In A New Support Campaign For NASA’s Veteran Robot

01 Sep

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold

NASA Astronaut Is The First Ever To Sequence RNA In Space

NASA Is Working On The Design Of A Radical New Engine That Could Help Humans Get To Mars One Day

An Exciting New Study Has Concluded That Life May Exist In The ‘Water Worlds’ Of Our Solar System

Large Meteor Hits Australian Skies, Explodes In Massive ‘Ball Of Light’

Jupiter’s Galilean Moons Shine In The Sky Tomorrow Night

31 Aug

The Sky In September: Get Ready For Stunning Views Of The Milky Way

Blue auroras over Saturn's north pole.

Hubble Spots Giant Blue Auroras Over Saturn’s North Pole

The International Space Station.

Astronauts Plug Hole In The International Space Station With Their Thumb, Kapton Tape, And Epoxy-Laced Gauze

The Mars Dust Storm Is Over After Four Months, But We Still Don’t Know If Opportunity Rover Survived

Japan Is Racing NASA To Be The First That Snags A Sample From A Carbon-Rich Asteroid

30 Aug

Scientists Have Discovered Water Clouds Lurking In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Which Raises Possibility Of Life

NASA Administrator Says USA Isn’t Going To ‘Do Flags And Footprints Again’ When (If) We Return To The Moon

‘Zombie’ Stars: Rare Type Of Black Holes Can Bring Dead Stars Back To Life

International Space Station

International Space Station Suffers Small Air Leak, Astronaut Crew Reported Safe

ESO Unveils Stunning Photo Of The Interstellar Matter Within The Carina Nebula

29 Aug

ALMA Spies An ‘Unstoppable’ Monster Galaxy That Creates Stars So Fast It Will Soon Run Out Of Gas

New Horizons Spacecraft Snaps First Photo Of Ultima Thule From Very Far Away

28 Aug

SpaceX Has Developed Bold New Plans To House The First Human Settlers On Mars

Astronaut resigns from NASA

Astronaut Robb Kulin Becomes First In 50 Years To Resign

26 Aug

‘Black Widow’ Pulsar Caught Singing As It Chews On A Brown Dwarf Star

China Plans To Retrieve A Lunar Sample Next Year, Eyes A Vast Volcanic Plain On The Moon

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.

SpaceX Prepares For Upcoming Crew Dragon Missions With Major Upgrades

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson, NASA Scientist Dubbed ‘Human Computer’ For Writing Complex Calculations By Hand, Turns 100

The 2018 ‘Sturgeon Moon’: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Full Moon Of August

The International Space Station (ISS).

Watch NASA’s NICER Instrument Do ‘The Space Station Twist’ [Video]

Star trails circling around Polaris.

Photographer Catches Star Trails Circling Around Polaris In Hypnotic Snapshot

25 Aug

NASA’s Spitzer Telescope Celebrates Its 15th Birthday

NASA aerosol map

NASA Unveils Stunning Image Of Aerosol Plumes Swirling Over Earth

Eagle Creek Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

NASA Releases New Satellite Images Showing Every Fire Burning On Earth Right Now

24 Aug

Dark Side Of The Moon: Here’s Where China’s Chang’e 4 Mission Will Land On The Lunar Far Side

Physicists Find Evidence Of Another Universe That Existed Long Before Ours, Along With A Ghost Black Hole

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Probe Snaps Its First Photo Of Asteroid Bennu

NASA Captures Chilling Photos Of Hurricane Lane Spiraling Over Earth

Landing On Asteroid Ryugu: Japan Finally Picks Touch Down Spot For The Hayabusa-2 Mission

23 Aug

NASA To Use World's Most Advanced Laser On ICESat-2 Satellite To Monitor Polar Ice Caps

NASA To Use World’s Most Advanced Laser On ICESat-2 Satellite To Monitor Polar Ice Caps

Asteroid 2016 NF23 To Make ‘Close Approach’ With Earth Next Week, But There’s Nothing To Worry About

21 Aug

A New Study Has Determined ‘Steve’ Isn’t Really An Aurora And Is Still A Mysterious And Unexplained Phenomenon

19 Aug

Tiny ASTERIA Satellite Spots Exoplanet In Transit, A First For CubeSat Technology

What NASA’s Opportunity Rover Needs To Finally Wake Up And Call Home

Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334)

ALMA Spots Steam Jets In Outer Space Coming From A Protostar

Cosmauts spacewalk

ISS Cosmonauts Install Bird-Tracking Antenna, Deploy Tiny Satellites During 8-Hour Spacewalk

Parker Solar Probe Off To A Good Start And Reaching Flight Milestones, NASA Officials Confirm

NASA Uses Computer Modeling To Show Sun's Magnetic Field In New Photo

NASA Uses Computer Modeling To Show Sun’s Magnetic Field In New Photo

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