February 28, 2020 Massive Neptune-sized exoplanet is 90 light-years from Earth The presence of an enormous Neptune-sized exoplanet 90 light-years from Earth has been confirmed after it was first spotted in 2019.
February 28, 2020 Blast similar to ‘big bang’ detected far, far away, study says You’ve heard of the “big bang” theory regarding the start of the universe? Scientists say they recently detected a similar deep-space explosion, up to five times more powerful than any such blast observed previously.
February 27, 2020 Mysterious 15M-year-old crater on Earth could unlock secrets about Mars The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars' past, including its oceans and whether it supported life.
February 26, 2020 What is a supermoon? Though supermoons are a special form of full moon, there are several defining characteristics that set the rarely occurring phenomenon apart from the traditional and more frequently occurring full moon. So, what exactly is a supermoon?
February 25, 2020 What is the 'Space Force' and how will it fit into the US military? In December 2019, President Trump signed a Defense spending bill authorizing the creation of a "Space Force," as the sixth branch of the United States armed forces. Here are the details on how it came to be and what to expect from it, going forward.
February 25, 2020 Mars earthquakes confirmed for the first time In April 2019, NASA's InSight lander recorded the first-ever "Marsquake." Ten months later, the rover has found that Mars is a lot more active than first thought.
February 25, 2020 NASA thinks alien life might be hiding underground in ancient caves on Mars Scientists think if there is life on Mars it's likely to be hidden in deep underground caves.
February 25, 2020 Cloud over Mt. Shasta appears 'out of this world' Are human beings alone in the universe? It's the question of a lifetime and no one has really been able to answer it yet.
February 24, 2020 Katherine Johnson, groundbreaking NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101 Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician and trailblazer for racial justice who is one of the space agency's most inspirational leaders, has died. She was 101.
February 24, 2020 Cosmic 'Jekyll and Hyde' discovered as NASA spots rare double star system A rare double star system has been spotted in the Milky Way.