- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
A Pretty Big Asteroid Will Be Flying by Earth Today, May 14
On the bright side, the space rock will keep a polite distance of 6.3 million miles (10 million kilometers)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
Stunning NASA Images Reveal Blue-Tinged Sunset on Mars
The gorgeous images were obtained by the space agency's Curiosity rover about a month ago, on April 15
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
New Horizons Delivers Its First View of Pluto Moons Kerberos and Styx
The orbs were imaged by NASA's New Horizons probe from a distance of over 55 million miles (88.5 million kilometers)
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 13th, 2015
NASA Wants to Build the Most Powerful Rocket That Ever Was
The agency plans to use the rocket to send crew and cargo on deep space missions, the goal being to one day reach Mars
- Linux
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 12th, 2015
Raspberry Pi Is Going to Space in the Most Awesome Aluminum Case Ever Made
The mini PC will be used by astronauts aboard ISS
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 12th, 2015
Dwarf Planet Ceres Revealed in Unprecedented Detail in New Images
The images, produced by the agency's Dawn spacecraft, were taken from a distance of just 8,400 miles (13,600 kilometers)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 9th, 2015
Watch: NASA Video Explains Dwarf Planets
In case you were wondering why astronomers call Pluto not a proper planet but a dwarf one, here's your answer
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2015
NASA Technology “Hears” Heartbeats Under Nepal Earthquake Rubble
The technology, developed to search for signs of life on distant planets, has so far helped rescue four survivors
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2015
Out-of-Control Russian Spaceship Turned Fireball Crashes Back to Earth
The Russian cargo ship launched on April 28, went haywire and crashed into the Pacific just a few hours ago
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 7th, 2015
Monster Solar Flare Documented on the Surface of the Sun
The flare peaked at 6:11 p.m. EDT on May 5, was powerful enough to upset radio signals across the Pacific region
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2015
It's Getting Crowded Around Mars, NASA Steps In to Control Traffic
The Red Planet is now orbited by two natural satellites and a total of five active spacecraft sent its way from Earth
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2015
Russia Loses Cargo Ship Carrying over 3 Tons of Supplies in Space
The cargo ship launched this past Tuesday, failed to reach the International Space Station as planned
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 28th, 2015
Come April 30, NASA's MESSENGER Probe Will Crash into Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft left Earth in early August 2004, is just days away from the end of its mission
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 27th, 2015
Here's What the Curiosity Rover Looks like to the Mars Orbiter
Scientists release space image showing NASA's Curiosity rover parked in a valley on the surface of the Red Planet
- Weekly Round-up
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 26th, 2015
Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: April 20-26, 2015
It’s been another week, here is our round-up of the best and the most important science news of the past few days
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 24th, 2015
The Hubble Space Telescope Launched 25 Years Ago Today
Over the past quarter of a century, Hubble has delivered enough data to help scientists publish nearly 13,000 papers
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 21st, 2015
Man Identifies Disk-Shaped UFO in 55-Year-Old NASA Space Photo
The controversial photo was taken on December 19, 1960, by NASA's unmanned Mercury-Redstone 1A spacecraft