- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 21st, 2015
Matt Damon: “The Martian” Is a “Love Letter to Science” - Video
And quite possibly one of the best love letters in history
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 20th, 2015
NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth
Agency refutes claims an asteroid will hit us in September
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 19th, 2015
Real NASA Technologies Featured in Ridley Scott's “The Martian”
There's more science to this film than some might think
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 18th, 2015
Mangalyaan, India's Mars Orbiter, Delivers View of the Ophir Chasma
The Ophir Chasma is a canyon 317 kilometers (197 miles) long
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
There's Neon in the Moon's Atmosphere, Investigation Reveals
The same kind of neon we put in electric signs
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
Astronomers Find 8 New Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting Our Milky Way
The sky around us is more crowded than we thought
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
Launch of “White Stork” Craft to the ISS Postponed to Wednesday
The cargo craft was supposed to launch over the weekend
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 16th, 2015
Hubble Delivers Gorgeous View of Galaxy 48 Million Light-Years Away
The galaxy, dubbed NGC 428, was discovered in 1786
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
NASA Fires Up “Ferrari of Rocket Engines” for Flight to Mars - Video
Four such engines will power NASA's Space Launch System
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
Black Holes Turned Slingshots Throw Stars Out of Their Galaxies
These stars then die as outcasts, astronomers say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Readies for Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon Dione
The flyby is scheduled for Monday, August 17
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
Baby Jupiter Discovered Merely 100 Light-Years Away
This is probably what our Jupiter looked like in its infancy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
“White Stork” Japanese Spacecraft Set to Launch This Sunday
The spacecraft will deliver supplies to the ISS
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2015
Comet 67P/C-G Swoops Past the Sun, Rosetta Witnesses the Flyby
The comet made its closest approach to the Sun at 02:03 GMT
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Teeny Tiny Supermassive Black Hole
This black hole is the smallest ever documented
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Rosetta, Philae and Comet 67P/C-G Will Soon Buzz by the Sun
The trio will fly by the Sun this coming Thursday
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Reminder: The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Dozens of meteors will streak across the night sky