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23 May 2018

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket taking off with NASA's GRACE-FO and Iridium NEXT satellites.

GRACE-FO Mission: NASA’s Twin Satellites Successfully Take Off Into Space To Study Earth’s Water Cycle

22 May

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Looks Puzzling In This New Juno Photo Processed By Citizen Scientists

New Study Finally Explains Why Saturn’s Moons Look Like Ravioli, Potatoes, And Cigars

Elon Musk introduces the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

Elon Musk Unveils Exclusive Photo Of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule

3D artistic illustration of Jupiter.

‘Alien Asteroid’ Found In Jupiter’s Orbit Is Our First Interstellar ‘Immigrant’

21 May

Mars Curiosity Rover Team Names Martian Rock ‘Duluth’ After The Famous Minnesota City

20 May

China Launches Satellite To Explore The Dark Side Of The Moon

The earliest detection of oxygen in space has been found in Galaxy MACS1149-JD1.

Astronomers Have Discovered The Most Distant Oxygen Ever Found In Space In Galaxy MACS1149-JD1

China’s First Private Space Rocket Soared To The Skies On May 17 [Video]

Chang’e 4: China’s Historic Mission To The Far Side Of The Moon Launches Today

19 May

New research examines the relationship between supernova explosions and mass extinctions on Earth.

Intriguing New Research Examines The Relationship Between Supernovae And Mass Extinctions

Cygnus Is Taking E. Coli, Sextants, And A Cold Atom Lab To The International Space Station

A study has suggested a new reason behind Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs.

A New Study Has Suggested A Fascinating Theory Behind The Fast Radio Bursts That Are Being Observed

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Resupply Mission Launches May 21, With A 24-Hour Delay

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Testing A New Percussion Drilling Technique Today To ‘Get Its Rhythm Back’

Spectacular First Photo From The TESS Exoplanet Hunter Unveiled By NASA

18 May

Yale Researchers Mapped Star Birth In The Orion A Molecular Cloud ‘To Understand Where We Came From’

ESA’s Mars Express Mission: Watch The Spacecraft’s Flight Over The ‘Fascinating’ Neukum Crater

Arch Mission Foundation’s ‘Lunar Library’ To Launch In 2020 With Everything On Wikipedia And More

17 May

Largest Catalog Of Neighboring Galaxies Unveiled Today As Part Of The LEGUS Survey

NASA’s GRACE-FO Mission Postponed Until May 22 Due To Issue With Iridium Satellites

16 May

Spectacular Ant Nebula Could Foster A Double-Star System In Its Heart, Suggest ‘Rare’ Laser Emissions

Newfound Space Object With A Peculiar Orbit Points To The Elusive Planet Nine

IceCube Mission: NASA’s Tiny Satellite Makes World’s First Ice Cloud Map

MarCO-B satellite's first image of Earth from outer space.

NASA Unveils First Photo Of Earth Captured By The Twin MarCO Satellites On Their Way To Mars

15 May

What Do Aliens Look Like? Probably Like Octopuses, Says Space Scientist Michio Kaku

Scientists Determine The Diameter Of The Disc Of The Milky Way Is 200,000 Light Years Across

Astronomers Find ‘Monster’ Black Hole That Could Devour The Sun In Only Two Days

14 May

Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Have Water Plumes That Up Its Potential For Hosting Life, Reveals NASA

An artists' rendition of the Multiverse.

New Research Questions The Multiverse Theory, Calls For A New Law Of Dark Energy

Artist’s rendition of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

NASA To Unveil New Findings On Jupiter’s Moon Europa Later Today

13 May

Some Of The Exoplanets Discovered By Kepler Space Telescope Might Be False Positives

Some Of The Exoplanets Discovered By Kepler Space Telescope Might Be False Positives

Large asteroid closing in on Earth.

An Asteroid The Size Of The Statue Of Liberty Will Graze Past Us On May 15 — And You Can Watch It Live

12 May

LISA Observatory Might Be Able To Detect ‘Dozens’ Of Milky Way Binaries

‘Exiled’ Ancient Asteroid Spotted In The Kuiper Belt Reveals Our Solar System’s ‘Troubled Youth’

New SpaceX Block 5 Upgraded Rocket Falcon 9 Lands Successfully After Maiden Flight

Congress is proposing a $10 million bill to search for alien life.

Congress Is Proposing A New Bill That Would Give $10 Million To The Search For Extraterrestrial Life

NASA Astronaut Andrew Feustel Got His Honorary Degree From Purdue University — And He Did It From Space

Illustration of NASA's Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft that will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet.

‘Marscopter’: NASA Is Sending A Helicopter To Mars On The Next Rover Mission

11 May

‘Block 5’ Launch Update: SpaceX’s Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket Finally Soars To The Skies

Astronomers Spot ‘Toddler’ Planet Next To The Binary Star System CS Cha

NICER Mission: NASA Uncovers X-Ray Pulsar With Record-Fast Orbit Of Just 38 Minutes

Bright cloud of gas glowing in outer space.

Astronomers 3D-Map ‘Singing’ Interstellar Cloud To See How Stars Are Born

SpaceX Aborts The Launch Of Its First ‘Block 5’ Falcon 9 Rocket One Minute Before Liftoff

09 May

First image of ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite.

Watch The Antarctic Sunset And Other Stunning Views Of Earth Captured By ESA’s Sentinel-3B Satellite

NASA Astronauts Andrew Feustel And Ricky Arnold Are Getting Ready For A Spacewalk Next Week

08 May

Earth’s Climate May Have Been Affected By Past Gravitational Pull From Jupiter And Venus, New Study Says

Search For Alien Life: Breakthrough Listen Launches Massive Survey Of The Milky Way

PSI And NASA Scientists Explain Why They Believe Pluto Is A Planet

The Sun Will End In A ‘Massive Planetary Nebula,’ Confirms New Study On The Star’s Death

‘Hot Saturn’ WASP-96b: Bizarre Exoplanet Has No Clouds In Its Atmosphere But Plenty Of Sodium

07 May

Jupiter Is Pretty But ‘Neptune Is Better,’ Ariana Grande Tweeted — And NASA Graciously Replied

NASA’s ‘Wall-E’ And ‘Eva’ MarCO Satellites Call Home From Outer Space

Illustration of Jupiter and its satellites.

Ganymede: Jupiter’s Biggest Moon Reveals Its Secrets For The First Time In 20 Years

06 May

Huge Asteroid To Skim Past Earth A Day Before The Royal Wedding

Aliens Are Trapped On Their Own Planets, That’s Why They Haven’t Come To Visit Us, Say European Astronomers

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Returns To Earth With 2 Tons Of Science Gear

05 May

Mars Insight Mission, Intended To Study The Red Plant For Marsquakes, Takes Off From California

04 May

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Is Ready For Tomorrow’s Launch, Though No One Might See It Actually Take Off

02 May

Hubble Telescope Detects Helium In Atmosphere Of Exoplanet WASP-107b

Hubble Telescope Detects Helium In Atmosphere Of Exoplanet WASP-107b

Pulsating Cepheid stars captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hubble Constant: Study Finds Simpler Approach To Measuring How Fast The Universe Is Expanding

30 Apr

Unusual Advantage Of Blue Origin Over SpaceX According To Jeff Bezos

NASA’s GRACE-FO Mission With GFZ To Offer Insight On Earth’s Water Cycle, Study Crust

The rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

ESA’s Gaia Satellite Captures The Universe’s Fingerprint In Rotation Of The Large Magellanic Cloud

Blue origin founder Jeff Bezos unveils the New Shepard rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Blue Origin’s Successful Launch Of The New Shepard Rocket Was Highest Test Flight Yet

29 Apr

Gravity Of A Super Earth Could Trap Aliens On The Surface

28 Apr

The Z-Machine Set To Recreate The Environment Found Inside Of Stars

Illustration of a supernova, or star explosion.

Hubble Spots ‘Stellar Thief’ Star Stealing Hydrogen From Neighboring Supernova

Here’s Why CASIS Is Sending Cotton Into Space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin To Test ‘New Shepard’ Spacecraft In Rocket Launch On Sunday

27 Apr

NASA’s InSight Mars Mission To Launch Next Saturday, Making May 5 ‘Cinco De Mars’

A new project aims to take a hollowed-out asteroid and turn it into a starship.

A New Project Aims To Use The Center Of Asteroids And Turn Them Into Massive Starships

NASA Doesn’t Dig Moon Mining Mission, Ditches Robotic Lunar Resource Prospector Trip

Mars Surface, Korolev Crater Revealed In First Photo From ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter’s Path Around Red Planet

26 Apr

Elon Musk, SpaceX Plan Falcon 9 Mission In 3 Weeks, Will Deliver Payload Of Iridium Next & GRACE-FO Satellites

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.

NASA & ESA Signal Intent To Bring Materials Back From Mars To Answer Question Of Past Life On Red Planet

Astounding Pileup Of 14 Galaxies Just Discovered, May Become Most Massive Object In The Universe

25 Apr

NASA Satellites ‘Wall-E’ And ‘Eva’ Bound For Mars On The InSight Mission, Launching May 5

24 Apr

Star Map From European Space Agency’s Gaia Satellite Offers Unprecedented Look At Our Place In The Universe

‘Snowstorm’ On A Comet: Twitter User Creates Stunning GIF From ESA’s Rosetta Probe Footage

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Two Galaxies In Process Of Colliding With Each Other

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Captures Two Galaxies In Process Of Colliding With Each Other

23 Apr

It’s Official: Uranus Has Stinky Clouds That Smell Like Rotten Eggs

Exoplanet gas giant hot Jupiter.

‘Darker Than Coal’: Researchers Find A ‘Hot Jupiter’ That Absorbs Nearly 99 Percent Of Light

Panorama of Mars surface.

Earth-Like Mud Cracks Found On Mars Confirm Ancient Lake Dried Up 3.5 Billion Years Ago

22 Apr

Officials Reveal What’s Next For TESS ‘Exoplanet Hunter’ Satellite

21 Apr

Report Details How NASA Is Preparing Astronauts For Future Mars Missions

A depiction of the International Space Station orbiting Earth.

See The First-Ever 3D Virtual Reality Film Shot In Space, Courtesy Of National Geographic [Video]

NASA Reveals New Roadmap, Will Begin Work On Lunar Space Station In 2019

NASA Reveals New Roadmap, Will Begin Work On Lunar Space Station In 2019

20 Apr

Origin Of Mars’ Moons Finally Established: It Was A Large Asteroid That Did It, According To New Study

The ESA Hopes Current Political Tension Between Russia And The UK Won’t Impact Agency’s Projects With Russia

19 Apr

NASA To Announce Results Of ‘Kilopower’ Nuclear Power Experiments In May

Colorful image of the Lagoon Nebula taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope day before its 28th anniversary.

NASA Releases Stunning Images Of The Lagoon Nebula On Hubble’s 28th Anniversary

18 Apr

Twin Galaxies Set For Collision Form Stunning Butterfly-Shaped Nebula

NASA’s Orion Capsule Is First Deep Space Vehicle To Include 3D-Printed Parts

17 Apr

3D illustration of a giant asteroid closing in on Earth.

Giant Asteroid 2018 GE3 Just Had A Close Call With Earth, And No One Saw It Coming

3D illustration of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) space telescope in orbit of planet Earth.

TESS Launch Postponed For Tomorrow Due To Falcon 9 Issue

16 Apr

NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Hunter Launches Today: Here’s Where To Watch The Live Coverage

15 Apr

NASA Rejected Astronaut Mike Massimino Thrice Before Finally Offering Him His Dream Job

14 Apr

NASA and SpaceX will launch the TESS satellite to search for alien exoplanets.

NASA And SpaceX Preparing To Launch New TESS Satellite To Seek Out Alien Planets

NASA's Juno Probe Documents Solar Storms On Jupiter's North Pole In New Video

NASA’s Juno Probe Documents Solar Storms On Jupiter’s North Pole In New Video

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