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The First Look At Archer: 1999 Promises Cheeky Action In Outer Space

2 years ago

The First Look At Archer: 1999 Promises Cheeky Action In Outer Space

Pepsi Mercifully Spares Humanity From Its Space Billboards — For Now

2 years ago

Pepsi Mercifully Spares Humanity From Its Space Billboards — For Now

Stratolaunch, World’s Largest-Ever Plane By Wingspan, Successfully Takes Off On Maiden Flight

2 years ago

Stratolaunch, World’s Largest-Ever Plane By Wingspan, Successfully Takes Off On Maiden Flight

Tom McKay

The First Detailed Study Of How Mice Behave In Space Reveals Strange, Coordinated Zooming

2 years ago

The First Detailed Study Of How Mice Behave In Space Reveals Strange, Coordinated Zooming

Final Results Of NASA Twins Study Show How Scott Kelly Changed After A Year In Space

2 years ago

Final Results Of NASA Twins Study Show How Scott Kelly Changed After A Year In Space

Claire Denis’ High Life Gets Lost In The Void Of Its Own Imagination

2 years ago

Claire Denis’ High Life Gets Lost In The Void Of Its Own Imagination

Charles Pulliam-Moore

If Mars Had Water, Where Did It Go?

2 years ago

If Mars Had Water, Where Did It Go?

SpaceX Successfully Test-Fires Its ‘Starhopper’ Prototype Spacecraft In Texas

2 years ago

SpaceX Successfully Test-Fires Its ‘Starhopper’ Prototype Spacecraft In Texas

Tom McKay

What Do Mars Rovers Sound Like?

2 years ago

What Do Mars Rovers Sound Like?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Government Invests $19.5 Million Into Aussie Space Program

Science & Health

2 years ago

Government Invests $19.5 Million Into Aussie Space Program

A New List Of Stars Shows Us Where To Look For Earth-Like Planets

2 years ago

A New List Of Stars Shows Us Where To Look For Earth-Like Planets

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Might Have Found A Way To Thwart Deadly Superbug Outbreaks In Space

2 years ago

Scientists Might Have Found A Way To Thwart Deadly Superbug Outbreaks In Space

The ‘Oumuamua Mystery May Not Be So Mysterious After All

2 years ago

The ‘Oumuamua Mystery May Not Be So Mysterious After All

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

2 years ago

Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth’s Low Orbit Needs Legal Protection Before It Becomes A Cosmic Junkyard

2 years ago

Earth’s Low Orbit Needs Legal Protection Before It Becomes A Cosmic Junkyard

George Dvorsky

How SpaceX Lowered The Costs And Barriers To Space

2 years ago

How SpaceX Lowered The Costs And Barriers To Space

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Cameron University

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With ISS, Without Use Of Robotic Arm

2 years ago

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With ISS, Without Use Of Robotic Arm

New Horizons Beams Back Its Clearest Images Of Ultima Thule Yet

2 years ago

New Horizons Beams Back Its Clearest Images Of Ultima Thule Yet

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Touches Down On Asteroid Ryugu

2 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Touches Down On Asteroid Ryugu

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

2 years ago

Japanese Spacecraft To Shoot Bullet At Asteroid This Week

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Farewell, Opportunity: Rover Dies, But Its Hugely Successful Mars Mission Is Helping Us Design The Next One

2 years ago

Farewell, Opportunity: Rover Dies, But Its Hugely Successful Mars Mission Is Helping Us Design The Next One

2 years ago

What’s At The Edge Of The Universe?

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

2 years ago

It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Horizons Images Show Ultima Thule May Actually Be More ‘Pancake’-Shaped

2 years ago

New Horizons Images Show Ultima Thule May Actually Be More ‘Pancake’-Shaped

Report: DHS Wants To Build Trump’s Dumb Border Wall Right Through SpaceX’s Texas Launch Facility

2 years ago

Report: DHS Wants To Build Trump’s Dumb Border Wall Right Through SpaceX’s Texas Launch Facility

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

2 years ago

Fireball Over Cuba Exploded With The Force Of 1,400 Tons Of TNT, NASA Says

Space Rock Hits Cuba

2 years ago

Space Rock Hits Cuba

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Wake Up, Oppy! NASA Sends New Commands To Mars Opportunity Rover

2 years ago

Wake Up, Oppy! NASA Sends New Commands To Mars Opportunity Rover

NASA Pulls Astronaut Eric Boe From First Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight, Mike Fincke Will Fly Instead

2 years ago

NASA Pulls Astronaut Eric Boe From First Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight, Mike Fincke Will Fly Instead

Strong Texas Winds Hit Elon Musk’s Starship Prototype And Down It Goes

2 years ago

Strong Texas Winds Hit Elon Musk’s Starship Prototype And Down It Goes

‘Wet Footpath Effect’ Solves Mystery Of Rain On Saturn’s Moon Titan

2 years ago

‘Wet Footpath Effect’ Solves Mystery Of Rain On Saturn’s Moon Titan

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Spektr-R, Russia’s Only Space Radio Telescope, Stops Responding To Commands

2 years ago

Spektr-R, Russia’s Only Space Radio Telescope, Stops Responding To Commands

Our Sun Could One Day Turn Into A Crystal Ball

2 years ago

Our Sun Could One Day Turn Into A Crystal Ball

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Star Fell Into A Black Hole, Revealing Its Super-Fast Spin

2 years ago

A Star Fell Into A Black Hole, Revealing Its Super-Fast Spin

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Space Telescope Faces More Hardware Trouble

2 years ago

Hubble Space Telescope Faces More Hardware Trouble

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

International Space Station Telescope Makes Amazing Observation Of Black Hole Eating Stuff

2 years ago

International Space Station Telescope Makes Amazing Observation Of Black Hole Eating Stuff

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Government Shutdown Puts Damper On America’s Major Astronomy Conference

2 years ago

Government Shutdown Puts Damper On America’s Major Astronomy Conference

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Boy, Did NASA Screw Up This One

2 years ago

Boy, Did NASA Screw Up This One

China Successfully Deploys Jade Rabbit 2 Rover On Moon’s Far Side

2 years ago

China Successfully Deploys Jade Rabbit 2 Rover On Moon’s Far Side

China Successfully Touches Down Chang’e 4, First Soft-Landed Craft On The Far Side Of The Moon

2 years ago

China Successfully Touches Down Chang’e 4, First Soft-Landed Craft On The Far Side Of The Moon

Bennu Is Now The Smallest Object Ever Orbited By A Spacecraft

2 years ago

Bennu Is Now The Smallest Object Ever Orbited By A Spacecraft

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Horizons Scientists Double Down On ‘Ultima Thule’ Nickname Despite Nazi Associations

2 years ago

New Horizons Scientists Double Down On ‘Ultima Thule’ Nickname Despite Nazi Associations

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Clear Picture Of Ultima Thule Reveals Snowman-Like Shape

2 years ago

First Clear Picture Of Ultima Thule Reveals Snowman-Like Shape

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Live Updates On The New Horizons Flyby Of Ultima Thule

2 years ago

Live Updates On The New Horizons Flyby Of Ultima Thule

Catie Keck

‘Super Blood Wolf Moon?’ Now We’re Just Making Stuff Up

2 years ago

‘Super Blood Wolf Moon?’ Now We’re Just Making Stuff Up

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Use Spinning Neutron Stars To Calibrate Atomic Clocks

2 years ago

Scientists Use Spinning Neutron Stars To Calibrate Atomic Clocks

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

ICYMI: The Best Photos Of Last Week’s Green Comet

Science & Health

2 years ago

ICYMI: The Best Photos Of Last Week’s Green Comet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Report: ISS Hole Drilled From The Inside, Cosmonaut Says

2 years ago

Report: ISS Hole Drilled From The Inside, Cosmonaut Says

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Australia And The Apollo 8 Mission That Sent A Christmas Message From The Moon

2 years ago

Australia And The Apollo 8 Mission That Sent A Christmas Message From The Moon

SpaceX Wraps Up 2018 With First National Security Launch For U.S. Government

2 years ago

SpaceX Wraps Up 2018 With First National Security Launch For U.S. Government

FCC Fines Swarm Technologies $900,000 For Launching Illegal Satellites Into Orbit

2 years ago

FCC Fines Swarm Technologies $900,000 For Launching Illegal Satellites Into Orbit

Australia Is Still Listening To Voyager 2 As NASA Confirms The Probe Is Now In Interstellar Space

Science & Health

2 years ago

Australia Is Still Listening To Voyager 2 As NASA Confirms The Probe Is Now In Interstellar Space

NBA Star Steph Curry Interviews Astronaut Scott Kelly As Part Of His Moon Landing Apology Tour

2 years ago

NBA Star Steph Curry Interviews Astronaut Scott Kelly As Part Of His Moon Landing Apology Tour

Tom McKay

Historic Virgin Galactic Flight Reminds Us That ‘Space’ Is Just A Concept, Man

2 years ago

Historic Virgin Galactic Flight Reminds Us That ‘Space’ Is Just A Concept, Man

George Dvorsky

Adelaide, Or Radelaide To Its Friends, Becomes Home To Australia’s Space Agency

2 years ago

Adelaide, Or Radelaide To Its Friends, Becomes Home To Australia’s Space Agency

NASA Spacecraft Spots Signal Of Water On Asteroid Bennu

2 years ago

NASA Spacecraft Spots Signal Of Water On Asteroid Bennu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Can You Spot What’s Special About This Photo Of The Crescent Moon?

2 years ago

Can You Spot What’s Special About This Photo Of The Crescent Moon?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How NASA’s Mission To Bennu Will Keep Earth Safe From Asteroids

2 years ago

How NASA’s Mission To Bennu Will Keep Earth Safe From Asteroids

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Scientists Tried To Measure All Of The Starlight That Ever Shone

2 years ago

Why Scientists Tried To Measure All Of The Starlight That Ever Shone

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Has Arrived At Its Target

2 years ago

NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Has Arrived At Its Target

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What Happens When Two Black Holes Collide?

2 years ago

What Happens When Two Black Holes Collide?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Dead Kepler Telescope Caught ‘Exquisite’ Observation Of Mystifying Supernova

2 years ago

Dead Kepler Telescope Caught ‘Exquisite’ Observation Of Mystifying Supernova

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Curiosity Rover Just Spotted This Super-Shiny Object On Mars

2 years ago

Curiosity Rover Just Spotted This Super-Shiny Object On Mars

George Dvorsky

RIP Independent Space Force, 2018-2018

2 years ago

RIP Independent Space Force, 2018-2018

Tom McKay

Scientists Build Atomic Clocks Accurate Enough To Measure Changes In Spacetime Itself

2 years ago

Scientists Build Atomic Clocks Accurate Enough To Measure Changes In Spacetime Itself

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s InSight Lander Sends Back Stunning Image Of The Martian Horizon

2 years ago

NASA’s InSight Lander Sends Back Stunning Image Of The Martian Horizon

Tom McKay

Here’s The InSight Lander’s First Dusty Picture From The Martian Surface

2 years ago

Here’s The InSight Lander’s First Dusty Picture From The Martian Surface

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s InSight Probe Just Touched Down On Mars — Here’s What’s Next

2 years ago

NASA’s InSight Probe Just Touched Down On Mars — Here’s What’s Next

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

ISS Footage Of Soyuz Rocket Launch Puts Hollywood Directors To Shame

2 years ago

ISS Footage Of Soyuz Rocket Launch Puts Hollywood Directors To Shame

These Precision Parts 3D-Printed From Fake Moon Dust Bring Us One Step Closer To Living On Mars

2 years ago

These Precision Parts 3D-Printed From Fake Moon Dust Bring Us One Step Closer To Living On Mars

Andrew Liszewski

NASA Image Of Merging Galaxy Clusters Looks Suspiciously Like The USS Enterprise

2 years ago

NASA Image Of Merging Galaxy Clusters Looks Suspiciously Like The USS Enterprise

CSIRO Invests $16 Million Into Space Research That Isn’t An Aussie Stargate

2 years ago

CSIRO Invests $16 Million Into Space Research That Isn’t An Aussie Stargate

Study Finds Weird Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Indeed A Smol Boi

2 years ago

Study Finds Weird Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Indeed A Smol Boi

So What’s Going On With That ‘Hurricane Of Dark Matter?’

2 years ago

So What’s Going On With That ‘Hurricane Of Dark Matter?’

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Rocket Lab Completes First Commercial Launch Of Its Electron Rocket

2 years ago

Rocket Lab Completes First Commercial Launch Of Its Electron Rocket

In This Short Comic, A Technician Learns The Joys Of Loneliness In Space

2 years ago

In This Short Comic, A Technician Learns The Joys Of Loneliness In Space

A Powerful Solar Storm Likely Detonated Dozens Of US Sea Mines During The Vietnam War

2 years ago

A Powerful Solar Storm Likely Detonated Dozens Of US Sea Mines During The Vietnam War

Starman And Tesla Roadster Have Shot Past Mars, SpaceX Says

3 years ago

Starman And Tesla Roadster Have Shot Past Mars, SpaceX Says

Watch A Famous Supernova Change Over 25 Years

3 years ago

Watch A Famous Supernova Change Over 25 Years

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Captures Stunning View Of Asteroid Bennu Ahead Of Arrival

3 years ago

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Captures Stunning View Of Asteroid Bennu Ahead Of Arrival

Goodbye, Kepler Space Telescope

3 years ago

Goodbye, Kepler Space Telescope

First Private Chinese Attempt To Launch Satellite Into Orbit Suffers Unspecified Failure

3 years ago

First Private Chinese Attempt To Launch Satellite Into Orbit Suffers Unspecified Failure

Massive Cloud Forming Over One Of Mars’ Biggest Volcanoes Is Icy Water Vapour, Not Eruption

3 years ago

Massive Cloud Forming Over One Of Mars’ Biggest Volcanoes Is Icy Water Vapour, Not Eruption

NASA’s New ‘Gamma’ Constellations Are Partly Made From Black Holes (And The TARDIS)

3 years ago

NASA’s New ‘Gamma’ Constellations Are Partly Made From Black Holes (And The TARDIS)

Hayabusa2’s Mission To Touch Down On The Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019

3 years ago

Hayabusa2’s Mission To Touch Down On The Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019

Ostiary Is A Lonely, Arresting Glimpse Into Life On An Alien Planet

3 years ago

Ostiary Is A Lonely, Arresting Glimpse Into Life On An Alien Planet

Julie Muncy

Just Days After Hubble, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Also Enters Safe Mode

3 years ago

Just Days After Hubble, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Also Enters Safe Mode

Soyuz Space Crew Makes Emergency Landing After Terrifying Booster Failure

3 years ago

Soyuz Space Crew Makes Emergency Landing After Terrifying Booster Failure

Matt Novak

Voyager 2 Will Soon Be The Second Man-Made Object To Reach Interstellar Space

3 years ago

Voyager 2 Will Soon Be The Second Man-Made Object To Reach Interstellar Space

Unexpected Find From A Neutron Star Forces A Rethink On Radio Jets

3 years ago

Unexpected Find From A Neutron Star Forces A Rethink On Radio Jets

James Miller-Jones

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers To Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

3 years ago

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers To Asteroid Ryugu’s Surface

California Governor Jerry Brown Says State Will Launch Its Own Pollution Monitoring Satellite

3 years ago

California Governor Jerry Brown Says State Will Launch Its Own Pollution Monitoring Satellite

Watch The Last Delta II Rocket Carry ICESat-2 Into Space

3 years ago

Watch The Last Delta II Rocket Carry ICESat-2 Into Space

SETI’s New Neural Network Detects Many More Fast Radio Bursts From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

3 years ago

SETI’s New Neural Network Detects Many More Fast Radio Bursts From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Colour-Changing, Hexagonal Vortex On Saturn Just Surprised Scientists Again

3 years ago

The Colour-Changing, Hexagonal Vortex On Saturn Just Surprised Scientists Again

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Wins Multi-Million Breakthrough Prize For Discovering Pulsars

3 years ago

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Wins Multi-Million Breakthrough Prize For Discovering Pulsars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jupiter’s ‘Baffling’ Magnetic Field Is Unlike Any Other

3 years ago

Jupiter’s ‘Baffling’ Magnetic Field Is Unlike Any Other

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Is Our Best Look Yet At Saturn’s Aurora

3 years ago

This Is Our Best Look Yet At Saturn’s Aurora

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Science & Health

3 years ago

Stunning ‘Museum Of The Moon’ Hits Australia In Time For Christmas

Astronaut Candidate Is First In 50 Years To Leave Midway Through NASA’s Training Program

3 years ago

Astronaut Candidate Is First In 50 Years To Leave Midway Through NASA’s Training Program