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NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Survived An Impact With A Tiny Meteor

4 years ago

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Survived An Impact With A Tiny Meteor

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Juno Mission Just Dropped Its First Huge Pile Of Results

4 years ago

NASA’s Juno Mission Just Dropped Its First Huge Pile Of Results

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Let These Mind-Blowing Galaxy Simulations Melt Your Face Off

4 years ago

Let These Mind-Blowing Galaxy Simulations Melt Your Face Off

Rae Paoletta

That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Is Freaking Out Again

4 years ago

That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Is Freaking Out Again

A New Look At Proxima B’s Potential Climate Offers Hope For Future Colonists

4 years ago

A New Look At Proxima B’s Potential Climate Offers Hope For Future Colonists

Massive Lava Waves Detected On Jupiter’s Moon Io

4 years ago

Massive Lava Waves Detected On Jupiter’s Moon Io

George Dvorsky

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

4 years ago

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Newest Cosmic Radio Burst Has Stumped Scientists

4 years ago

The Newest Cosmic Radio Burst Has Stumped Scientists

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The UAE Drops More Clues About Its Mysterious Plan To Colonise Mars

4 years ago

The UAE Drops More Clues About Its Mysterious Plan To Colonise Mars

Rae Paoletta

Will Intelligent Aliens Actually Give A Damn About Us?

4 years ago

Will Intelligent Aliens Actually Give A Damn About Us?

Rae Paoletta

This New Hubble Image Has Nothing To Do With Guardians Of The Galaxy

4 years ago

This New Hubble Image Has Nothing To Do With Guardians Of The Galaxy

Rae Paoletta

This Is Our First ‘Sound’ From The Creepy Void Inside Saturn’s Rings

4 years ago

This Is Our First ‘Sound’ From The Creepy Void Inside Saturn’s Rings

Rae Paoletta

Astronomer Wonders If We’ve Looked Hard Enough For Signs Of Long Extinct Alien Life

4 years ago

Astronomer Wonders If We’ve Looked Hard Enough For Signs Of Long Extinct Alien Life

Rae Paoletta

When The Hell Will We Find Planet Nine?

5 years ago

When The Hell Will We Find Planet Nine?

Rae Paoletta

Cassini’s First Grand Finale Images Are Stunning, But What Are We Really Looking At?

5 years ago

Cassini’s First Grand Finale Images Are Stunning, But What Are We Really Looking At?

Celebrate Hubble’s Birthday By Tearfully Reviewing Its Best Photos

5 years ago

Celebrate Hubble’s Birthday By Tearfully Reviewing Its Best Photos

Rae Paoletta

How To Watch The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

5 years ago

How To Watch The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

Rae Paoletta

Behold The James Webb Telescope In All Its Unfurled Glory

5 years ago

Behold The James Webb Telescope In All Its Unfurled Glory

George Dvorsky

Cassini Has Made Earth Feel Small, But Part Of Something Bigger

5 years ago

Cassini Has Made Earth Feel Small, But Part Of Something Bigger

Rae Paoletta

This Picture Of Earth From Within Saturn’s Rings Will Make You Emotional

5 years ago

This Picture Of Earth From Within Saturn’s Rings Will Make You Emotional

Rae Paoletta

Remarkable Image Shows A Martian Crater With NASA’s Garbage Still Inside

5 years ago

Remarkable Image Shows A Martian Crater With NASA’s Garbage Still Inside

George Dvorsky

We Chatted With An Astronaut About Showering, Farting And Boning In Space

5 years ago

We Chatted With An Astronaut About Showering, Farting And Boning In Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum and Rae Paoletta

Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds

5 years ago

Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds

George Dvorsky

Check Out This Mesmerising Timelapse Of The Night Sky Above Hawaii

5 years ago

Check Out This Mesmerising Timelapse Of The Night Sky Above Hawaii

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Tiny Object With Very Silly Name Could Be The Next Dwarf Planet

5 years ago

Tiny Object With Very Silly Name Could Be The Next Dwarf Planet

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has The Basic Ingredients For Life

5 years ago

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has The Basic Ingredients For Life

Astronomers Just Detected A Huge Cold Spot On Jupiter

5 years ago

Astronomers Just Detected A Huge Cold Spot On Jupiter

New Up-Close Image Of Jupiter’s Stormy Clouds Is Mind-Blowing

5 years ago

New Up-Close Image Of Jupiter’s Stormy Clouds Is Mind-Blowing

This Mind-Blowing Stellar Explosion Is A Beautiful Mess

5 years ago

This Mind-Blowing Stellar Explosion Is A Beautiful Mess

This Is The Smallest Exoplanet Known To Have An Atmosphere

5 years ago

This Is The Smallest Exoplanet Known To Have An Atmosphere

This Ancient Stellar Blob Could Change Our Understanding Of How Galaxies Form

5 years ago

This Ancient Stellar Blob Could Change Our Understanding Of How Galaxies Form

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Look At Saturn’s Electric Blue North Pole

5 years ago

Look At Saturn’s Electric Blue North Pole

Maddie Stone

The Plan To Bring A Little Bit Of Venus Back To Earth

5 years ago

The Plan To Bring A Little Bit Of Venus Back To Earth

Maddie Stone

Mind-Blowing New Theory Connects Black Holes, Dark Matter And Gravitational Waves

5 years ago

Mind-Blowing New Theory Connects Black Holes, Dark Matter And Gravitational Waves

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Groundbreaking Sun Observation Could Help Us Prepare For Massive Solar Storms

5 years ago

Groundbreaking Sun Observation Could Help Us Prepare For Massive Solar Storms

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Uranus Is A Wonderland And We Should Go There

5 years ago

Uranus Is A Wonderland And We Should Go There

Trust Me, Living On The Moon Will Be Hell

5 years ago

Trust Me, Living On The Moon Will Be Hell

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Astrophysics Simulation Demonstrates How Dusty Space Is

5 years ago

An Astrophysics Simulation Demonstrates How Dusty Space Is

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

5 years ago

An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

Maddie Stone

Mars Might Have Had A Kickarse Big Moon Instead Of Two Tiny Crappy Ones

5 years ago

Mars Might Have Had A Kickarse Big Moon Instead Of Two Tiny Crappy Ones

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Prospects For Life On TRAPPIST-1 Keep Getting Better

5 years ago

The Prospects For Life On TRAPPIST-1 Keep Getting Better

Maddie Stone

We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

5 years ago

We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

George Dvorsky

An Exciting Discovery May Be Lurking In This Voyager Photo Of Saturn

5 years ago

An Exciting Discovery May Be Lurking In This Voyager Photo Of Saturn

Maddie Stone

Another Gravitational Wave Detector Will Help Revolutionise Astronomy

5 years ago

Another Gravitational Wave Detector Will Help Revolutionise Astronomy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Has Finally Built A Computer Chip To Survive On Venus

5 years ago

NASA Has Finally Built A Computer Chip To Survive On Venus

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Have A Wild Hunch About Why The Sun Is Spinning Too Slowly

5 years ago

Scientists Have A Wild Hunch About Why The Sun Is Spinning Too Slowly

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mars’ Northern Ice Cap Looks Like A Gigantic Cinnamon Bun

5 years ago

Mars’ Northern Ice Cap Looks Like A Gigantic Cinnamon Bun

What Was Our Universe Like Before The Big Bang?

5 years ago

What Was Our Universe Like Before The Big Bang?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

You Aren’t Living In A Hologram, Even If You Wish You Were

5 years ago

You Aren’t Living In A Hologram, Even If You Wish You Were

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Incredible Animations Show Real Exoplanets Orbiting Their Stars

5 years ago

Incredible Animations Show Real Exoplanets Orbiting Their Stars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Measurements Of The Universe Expanding Tell A Confusing Story

5 years ago

New Measurements Of The Universe Expanding Tell A Confusing Story

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Glorious New NASA Video Imagines A Landing On Pluto

5 years ago

Glorious New NASA Video Imagines A Landing On Pluto

A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost The US $40 Billion Daily

5 years ago

A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost The US $40 Billion Daily

A Fight Over A Sacred Mountaintop Will Shape The Future Of Astronomy

5 years ago

A Fight Over A Sacred Mountaintop Will Shape The Future Of Astronomy

Maddie Stone

An Enormous Atmospheric Anomaly Has Been Spotted On Venus

5 years ago

An Enormous Atmospheric Anomaly Has Been Spotted On Venus

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Looks Spooky As Hell In New Cassini Photo

5 years ago

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Looks Spooky As Hell In New Cassini Photo

Astronomers Pinpointed The Location Of Multiple Weird Radio Bursts Beyond Our Galaxy

5 years ago

Astronomers Pinpointed The Location Of Multiple Weird Radio Bursts Beyond Our Galaxy

Maddie Stone

NASA Animation Offers A Freakishly Accurate Look At This Year’s US Coast-To-Coast Eclipse

5 years ago

NASA Animation Offers A Freakishly Accurate Look At This Year’s US Coast-To-Coast Eclipse

George Dvorsky

The Most Detailed View Of Black Holes In The Universe Will Blow Your Mind

5 years ago

The Most Detailed View Of Black Holes In The Universe Will Blow Your Mind

Maddie Stone

NASA Is Actually Going To Visit That Insane Metallic World

5 years ago

NASA Is Actually Going To Visit That Insane Metallic World

Maddie Stone

Geoengineering Could Be A Disaster For Astronomy

5 years ago

Geoengineering Could Be A Disaster For Astronomy

Maddie Stone

Sorry, This Nearby Comet Will Not Strike The Earth And End Our Collective Nightmare

5 years ago

Sorry, This Nearby Comet Will Not Strike The Earth And End Our Collective Nightmare

Maddie Stone

Voyager Probes Are Still Making Amazing Discoveries

5 years ago

Voyager Probes Are Still Making Amazing Discoveries

Maddie Stone

Incoming Star Could Spawn Swarms Of Comets When It Passes Our Sun

5 years ago

Incoming Star Could Spawn Swarms Of Comets When It Passes Our Sun

George Dvorsky

Our Next Trip To Saturn Will Be To Search For Alien Life

5 years ago

Our Next Trip To Saturn Will Be To Search For Alien Life

Maddie Stone

The Dwarf Planet Ceres Has A Dark Secret

5 years ago

The Dwarf Planet Ceres Has A Dark Secret

NASA’s Juno Mission Has Inspired Some Jaw-Dropping Artwork

5 years ago

NASA’s Juno Mission Has Inspired Some Jaw-Dropping Artwork

Scientists Have A Crazy Plan To Nuke Deadly Asteroids Out Of The Sky

5 years ago

Scientists Have A Crazy Plan To Nuke Deadly Asteroids Out Of The Sky

These Are The First Glorious Images From Cassini’s Ring-Grazing Orbits

5 years ago

These Are The First Glorious Images From Cassini’s Ring-Grazing Orbits

This Entire Galaxy Is Being Ravaged By Its Supermassive Black Hole

5 years ago

This Entire Galaxy Is Being Ravaged By Its Supermassive Black Hole

Cassini Spacecraft Begins Dramatic, ‘Ring-Grazing’ Orbits Today

5 years ago

Cassini Spacecraft Begins Dramatic, ‘Ring-Grazing’ Orbits Today

Enormous Water Ice Deposit Could Help Us Survive On Mars

5 years ago

Enormous Water Ice Deposit Could Help Us Survive On Mars

NASA Didn’t Find Life On Mars, But It Did Find Something Very Cool

5 years ago

NASA Didn’t Find Life On Mars, But It Did Find Something Very Cool

NASA’s Dawn Probe Sent Some Stunning New Images Of Ceres

5 years ago

NASA’s Dawn Probe Sent Some Stunning New Images Of Ceres

This Science Fiction Picture Book Will Make Your Kids Want To Colonise Mars

5 years ago

This Science Fiction Picture Book Will Make Your Kids Want To Colonise Mars

Scientists Discovered A Mind-Boggling Chasm On Mercury

5 years ago

Scientists Discovered A Mind-Boggling Chasm On Mercury

How Pluto Got Its Heart

5 years ago

How Pluto Got Its Heart

This Spellbinding Star Map Will Make Your Inner Space Geek Drool

5 years ago

This Spellbinding Star Map Will Make Your Inner Space Geek Drool

Stunning Supernova Footage Isn’t What It Seems

5 years ago

Stunning Supernova Footage Isn’t What It Seems

Andrew Liszewski

Our Favourite Photos Of This Week’s Epic Supermoon

5 years ago

Our Favourite Photos Of This Week’s Epic Supermoon

Astronomer-in-Chief Assures Anxious Nation That Sun Will Once Again Rise

5 years ago

Astronomer-in-Chief Assures Anxious Nation That Sun Will Once Again Rise

Hudson Hongo

NASA’s Juno Mission Faces More Delays As Engine Problem Remains Unresolved

5 years ago

NASA’s Juno Mission Faces More Delays As Engine Problem Remains Unresolved

Get Ready For The Supermoon Of A Lifetime

5 years ago

Get Ready For The Supermoon Of A Lifetime

A Naked Black Hole Is Screaming Through The Universe

Science & Health

5 years ago

A Naked Black Hole Is Screaming Through The Universe

Glorious New Images Take Us On A Trip Through The Iconic Carina Nebula

5 years ago

Glorious New Images Take Us On A Trip Through The Iconic Carina Nebula

George Dvorsky

An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

5 years ago

An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

The World’s Largest Telescope Might Not Be Built In Hawaii After All

5 years ago

The World’s Largest Telescope Might Not Be Built In Hawaii After All

This Is Our Best Image Yet Of ESA’s Crashed Mars Lander

5 years ago

This Is Our Best Image Yet Of ESA’s Crashed Mars Lander

This Might Be Our Best Shot At Finding That ‘Alien Megastructure’

5 years ago

This Might Be Our Best Shot At Finding That ‘Alien Megastructure’

Saturn’s North Polar Hexagon Has Changed Colour

5 years ago

Saturn’s North Polar Hexagon Has Changed Colour

Our Best Map Yet Of Io’s Volcanic Activity Looks Terrifying

5 years ago

Our Best Map Yet Of Io’s Volcanic Activity Looks Terrifying

Our Sun’s Quirky Tilt Means Planet Nine Might Actually Exist

5 years ago

Our Sun’s Quirky Tilt Means Planet Nine Might Actually Exist

This Is The Most Detailed Hydrogen Map Of The Milky Way Ever Created

5 years ago

This Is The Most Detailed Hydrogen Map Of The Milky Way Ever Created

The Solar System Is Always Visible At Night With These Planetary String Lights

5 years ago

The Solar System Is Always Visible At Night With These Planetary String Lights

Andrew Liszewski

Pluto’s Skies Look More Earth-Like Than We Imagined

5 years ago

Pluto’s Skies Look More Earth-Like Than We Imagined

Something Went Wrong With The Juno Spacecraft’s Engine

5 years ago

Something Went Wrong With The Juno Spacecraft’s Engine

The Daring Plan To Find The Next Earth Within A Decade

5 years ago

The Daring Plan To Find The Next Earth Within A Decade

Try Not To Cry While Watching Earth Rise From The Moon In HD

5 years ago

Try Not To Cry While Watching Earth Rise From The Moon In HD

The Nearest Earth-Like Planet Outside Our Solar System Could Be A Water World

5 years ago

The Nearest Earth-Like Planet Outside Our Solar System Could Be A Water World

Curiosity’s Latest Selfie Is An Instant Classic

5 years ago

Curiosity’s Latest Selfie Is An Instant Classic