• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 16th, 2014
Cosmic Tsunami Wave Is Now Ripping Through Interstellar Space, NASA Says

Cosmic Tsunami Wave Is Now Ripping Through Interstellar Space, NASA Says

The space wave was detected with the help of Voyager 1 in February, is the longest-lasting thus far documented

European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

European Space Agency Begins to Send Crude Oil into Space

Part of an experiment to learn how the substance behaves

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • December 11th, 2014
Raspberry Pi Headed to the International Space Station

Raspberry Pi Headed to the International Space Station

Turns out that a 3D printer was just one of the big projects

Distant Stars Will One Day Merge to Create a New, Colossal One

Distant Stars Will One Day Merge to Create a New, Colossal One

The stars, which form the MY Camelopardalis binary system, now sit mind-bogglingly close to one another

World's Largest Telescope Will Have a Pretty Dumb Name

World's Largest Telescope Will Have a Pretty Dumb Name

The telescope got construction go-ahead earlier this week, will be built on a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 5th, 2014
Cosmic Blowout Sees Gas Being Ejected Out of a Galaxy at Warp Speed

Cosmic Blowout Sees Gas Being Ejected Out of a Galaxy at Warp Speed

Astronomers say the galaxy is blasting out gas at a speed of 2 million miles per hour (3.2 million kilometers per hour)

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dobra
  • December 4th, 2014
No Man's Sky Gets Gameplay and Exploration Details

No Man's Sky Gets Gameplay and Exploration Details

Learn how you start in the random space game

Watch: Epic Sci-Fi Film Envisions Our Expansion into the Solar System

Watch: Epic Sci-Fi Film Envisions Our Expansion into the Solar System

“Wanderers” is the brainchild of digital artist Erik Wernquist, comprises recreations of actual cosmic places

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 3rd, 2014
Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

The galaxy, known as J1649+2635, is located at a distance of about 800 million light-years from Earth

Deep Space Industries and 3D Printing Service Team Up for Asteroid Mining – Video

Deep Space Industries and 3D Printing Service Team Up for Asteroid Mining – Video

3D printing in space might go slow, but this won't

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 27th, 2014
DNA Embarks on Daring Adventure to Space and Back, Survives the Experience

DNA Embarks on Daring Adventure to Space and Back, Survives the Experience

Having returned to our planet, the DNA used in this experiment was still able to transfer genetic information

Tandoori Lamb Chop Travels to Space and Back in Amazing Video

Tandoori Lamb Chop Travels to Space and Back in Amazing Video

The lamb chop was sent flying into our planet's stratosphere by a novelist and graphic artist by the name Nikesh Shukla

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 11th, 2014
Distant Galaxy Is Birthing Stars 1,000 Times Faster than Our Milky Way

Distant Galaxy Is Birthing Stars 1,000 Times Faster than Our Milky Way

The galaxy, located at a distance of 12.5 billion light-years from our planet, is described as a cosmic powerhouse

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 10th, 2014
After 165 Days in Orbit, International Space Station Crew Returns to Earth

After 165 Days in Orbit, International Space Station Crew Returns to Earth

The astronauts landed in Kazakhstan this past Sunday, November 9, were carried back to Earth by a Soyuz capsule

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 8th, 2014
Plants That Germinated and Grew in Space Safely Return to Earth

Plants That Germinated and Grew in Space Safely Return to Earth

The over 1,000 plants grew aboard the ISS, arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US earlier this week

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2014
Half of the Universe's Stars Are Vagabonds Aimlessly Floating Between Galaxies

Half of the Universe's Stars Are Vagabonds Aimlessly Floating Between Galaxies

New study finds evidence half of the stars that comprise the universe don't have a galaxy to call their home

How to 3D Print a Moon Base – A Step-by-Step Guide – Video

How to 3D Print a Moon Base – A Step-by-Step Guide – Video

You can thank the folks at The European Space Agency

 
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