November 21, 2019 SpaceX Starship prototype partially explodes during test A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship partially exploded during a test Wednesday.
November 21, 2019 Get set for spectacular 'unicorn meteor shower' Skywatchers in the eastern U.S. could enjoy a spectacular, but brief "unicorn meteor" shower on Thursday night.
November 21, 2019 NASA underwater rover could aid in search for life NASA recently showed off its new underwater rover that it hopes one day could help in exploring alien ocean worlds in the search for life.
November 21, 2019 NASA denies there are living 'insect- and reptile-like creatures' on Mars NASA has vehemently denied that there are living "insect- and reptile-like creatures" on Mars, after a professor at Ohio University made the controversial claim earlier this week.
November 20, 2019 Hibernating astronauts could make deep space exploration possible, study says NASA is aiming to have astronauts land on Mars by 2035, but there may need to be drastic changes in how astronauts operate in space for that to happen. A new study suggests that hibernation may be the way to do it, provided the technology works.
November 20, 2019 'There has been and still is life on Mars,' expert claims, citing NASA photos An entomologist at Ohio University claims he has spotted "insect- and reptile-like creatures" on the Red Planet, both alive and dead.
November 20, 2019 NASA finds 'extraterrestrial sugar' on meteorites, which may have 'led to the origin of life' It's common for asteroids in the Solar System to carry water, one of the essential building blocks for life. But now, NASA researchers have found sugar molecules on two different meteorites, adding credence to the idea that asteroids play a crucial role in supporting life.
November 20, 2019 What's inside a black hole? You've managed to travel tens of thousands of light-years beyond the solar system. Bravely facing the depths of the great interstellar voids, you've witnessed some of the most achingly beautiful and outrageously powerful events in the universe, from the births of new solar systems to the cataclysmic deaths of massive stars. And now for your swan song, you're going big: you're about to take a dip into the inky blackness of a giant black hole and see what's on the other side of that enigmatic event horizon. What will you find inside? Read on, brave explorer.
November 18, 2019 NASA picks SpaceX, Blue Origin and more for private moon lander project NASA has picked SpaceX's Starship, Blue Origin's Blue Moon and three other commercial lunar lander companies to bid on proposals for its Artemis moon program.
November 18, 2019 NASA detects water vapor on Jupiter’s moon Europa An international research team led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland has, for the first time, detected water vapor above the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.