• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 20th, 2015
NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth

NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth

Agency refutes claims an asteroid will hit us in September

Astronauts See Octopus-like Red Sprite High Up in Space

Astronauts See Octopus-like Red Sprite High Up in Space

Scientists don't quite know how red sprites form

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 19th, 2015
Real NASA Technologies Featured in Ridley Scott's “The Martian”

Real NASA Technologies Featured in Ridley Scott's “The Martian”

There's more science to this film than some might think

Red and Purple Aurora Seen from Aboard the ISS - Photo

Red and Purple Aurora Seen from Aboard the ISS - Photo

The photo was taken by astronaut Scott Kelly

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
There's Neon in the Moon's Atmosphere, Investigation Reveals

There's Neon in the Moon's Atmosphere, Investigation Reveals

The same kind of neon we put in electric signs

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

The image was obtained by the Cassini probe

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
Launch of “White Stork” Craft to the ISS Postponed to Wednesday

Launch of “White Stork” Craft to the ISS Postponed to Wednesday

The cargo craft was supposed to launch over the weekend

Watch: A View of the Aurora Borealis as Seen from Space

Watch: A View of the Aurora Borealis as Seen from Space

The video comprises images delivered by astronaut Scot Kelly

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 16th, 2015
Hubble Delivers Gorgeous View of Galaxy 48 Million Light-Years Away

Hubble Delivers Gorgeous View of Galaxy 48 Million Light-Years Away

The galaxy, dubbed NGC 428, was discovered in 1786

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
NASA Fires Up “Ferrari of Rocket Engines” for Flight to Mars - Video

NASA Fires Up “Ferrari of Rocket Engines” for Flight to Mars - Video

Four such engines will power NASA's Space Launch System

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Readies for Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon Dione

NASA's Cassini Probe Readies for Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon Dione

The flyby is scheduled for Monday, August 17

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2015
“White Stork” Japanese Spacecraft Set to Launch This Sunday

“White Stork” Japanese Spacecraft Set to Launch This Sunday

The spacecraft will deliver supplies to the ISS

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 12th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Teeny Tiny Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers Spy on Teeny Tiny Supermassive Black Hole

This black hole is the smallest ever documented

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 10th, 2015
Astronauts Aboard the ISS Feast on Space-Grown Lettuce

Astronauts Aboard the ISS Feast on Space-Grown Lettuce

They are the first people ever to eat food grown in space

NASA Releases View of Wildfires in Alaska As Seen from Space

NASA Releases View of Wildfires in Alaska As Seen from Space

Well over 700 fires have been reported in Alaska this season

Watch Live: Spacewalk Underway at the ISS

Watch Live: Spacewalk Underway at the ISS

Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko are out in space

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2015
Strange Mountain on Ceres Is Bright on One Side, Dark on the Other

Strange Mountain on Ceres Is Bright on One Side, Dark on the Other

The mountain has recently been imaged by NASA's Dawn probe

 
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