- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 30th, 2013
![Dinosaur Joins Astronauts Aboard the International Space Station Dinosaur Joins Astronauts Aboard the International Space Station](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Dinosaur-Joins-Astronauts-Aboard-the-International-Space-Station-1.jpg)
Dinosaur Joins Astronauts Aboard the International Space Station
The stuffed toy was made by astronaut Karen Nyberg for her 3-year-old son
- PC Games
- By Cosmin Anton
- September 28th, 2013
![Starlight Inception Beta Preview Starlight Inception Beta Preview](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Starlight-Inception-Beta-Preview-1.png)
Starlight Inception Beta Preview
Here's a quick preview of the ambitious indie space simulation game Starlight Inception
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 27th, 2013
![Rock Found on Mars Is Surprisingly Earth-like, Scientists Say Rock Found on Mars Is Surprisingly Earth-like, Scientists Say](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Rock-Found-on-Mars-Is-Surprisingly-Earth-like-Scientists-Say-1.jpg)
Rock Found on Mars Is Surprisingly Earth-like, Scientists Say
The Curiosity rover found this rock a few weeks after landing on the Red Planet
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 26th, 2013
![“Jekyll and Hyde” Star 18,000 Light-Years from Earth Can Change Its Form “Jekyll and Hyde” Star 18,000 Light-Years from Earth Can Change Its Form](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Jekyll-and-Hyde-Star-18-000-Light-Years-from-Earth-Can-Change-Its-Form-1.jpg)
“Jekyll and Hyde” Star 18,000 Light-Years from Earth Can Change Its Form
The star switches from being a radio pulsar to being an X-ray pulsar and back again
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 26th, 2013
![Cat's Paw Nebula Looks Stunning in Picture Taken by New Space Camera Cat's Paw Nebula Looks Stunning in Picture Taken by New Space Camera](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Cat-s-Paw-Nebula-Looks-Stunning-in-Picture-Taken-by-New-Space-Camera-1.jpg)
Cat's Paw Nebula Looks Stunning in Picture Taken by New Space Camera
The Cat's Paw Nebula sits in the constellation Scorpius, 5,500 light-years from Earth
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 17th, 2013
![Iran Announces Plans to Send Persian Cat into Space Iran Announces Plans to Send Persian Cat into Space](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Iran-Announces-Plans-to-Send-Persian-Cat-into-Space-1.jpg)
Iran Announces Plans to Send Persian Cat into Space
A mouse and a rabbit are being "interviewed" for future flights
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 16th, 2013
![The First Robot Words Aboard the International Space Station Channeled Neil Armstrong The First Robot Words Aboard the International Space Station Channeled Neil Armstrong](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-First-Robot-Words-Aboard-the-International-Space-Station-Channeled-Neil-Armstrong-1.jpg)
The First Robot Words Aboard the International Space Station Channeled Neil Armstrong
Kirobo's first spoken words in space were inspired by the first words on the moon
- Science Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- July 30th, 2013
![Study: How Giant Black Holes Spin Study: How Giant Black Holes Spin](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Study-How-Giant-Black-Holes-Spin-1.jpg)
Study: How Giant Black Holes Spin
A study puts a new twist to what was known about calculating black hole spin rates
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- July 25th, 2013
![Gearbox COO: Homeworld’s Ships and Stories Are Impressive Gearbox COO: Homeworld’s Ships and Stories Are Impressive](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Gearbox-COO-Homeworld-s-Ships-and-Stories-Are-Impressive-1.jpg)
Gearbox COO: Homeworld’s Ships and Stories Are Impressive
The game can be updated to suit modern gaming tastes
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2013
![Watch: Bill Nye Explains How We Could Stop an Asteroid Headed for Earth Watch: Bill Nye Explains How We Could Stop an Asteroid Headed for Earth](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Watch-Bill-Nye-Explains-How-We-Could-Stop-an-Asteroid-Headed-for-Earth-1.jpg)
Watch: Bill Nye Explains How We Could Stop an Asteroid Headed for Earth
The Science Guy offers some advice about protecting the planet against an asteroid
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2013
![Colliding Dead Stars Spawn Loads of Gold Colliding Dead Stars Spawn Loads of Gold](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Colliding-Dead-Stars-Spawn-Loads-of-Gold-1.jpg)
Colliding Dead Stars Spawn Loads of Gold
Scientists explain gold can only be born in cataclysmic events
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2013
![Watch: Giant Black Hole Gulps Down Gas Cloud, Stretches It Out like Spaghetti Watch: Giant Black Hole Gulps Down Gas Cloud, Stretches It Out like Spaghetti](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Watch-Giant-Black-Hole-Gulps-Down-Gas-Cloud-Stretches-It-Out-Like-Spaghetti-1.jpg)
Watch: Giant Black Hole Gulps Down Gas Cloud, Stretches It Out like Spaghetti
The gas cloud is being pulled by the black hole's gravitational forces
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2013
![Alien Space Probes Are Probably Lurking in Our Solar System, Scottish Scientists Say Alien Space Probes Are Probably Lurking in Our Solar System, Scottish Scientists Say](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Invisible-Alien-Space-Probes-Are-Lurking-in-Our-Solar-System-Scottish-Scientists-Say-1.jpg)
Alien Space Probes Are Probably Lurking in Our Solar System, Scottish Scientists Say
The researchers say human society does not yet have the technology to detect these probes
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2013
![NASA's Plans to Tow an Asteroid near the Moon Will Probably Fail NASA's Plans to Tow an Asteroid near the Moon Will Probably Fail](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NASA-s-Plans-to-Tow-an-Asteroid-Near-the-Moon-Will-Probably-Fail-1.jpg)
NASA's Plans to Tow an Asteroid near the Moon Will Probably Fail
Many scientists think NASA is all talk, will accomplish nothing in the end
- 3D Printing Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- July 12th, 2013
![3D Printed NASA Rocket Engine Tested, All Lights Are Green 3D Printed NASA Rocket Engine Tested, All Lights Are Green](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/3D-Printed-NASA-Rocket-Engine-Tested-All-Lights-Are-Green-1.jpg)
3D Printed NASA Rocket Engine Tested, All Lights Are Green
NASA calls it additive manufacturing but it's the same thing
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 12th, 2013
![Deep Blue Planet Spotted by Hubble Space Telescope Deep Blue Planet Spotted by Hubble Space Telescope](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Deep-Blue-Planet-Spotted-by-Hubble-Space-Telescope-1.png)
Deep Blue Planet Spotted by Hubble Space Telescope
Though blue, the planet is unlikely to host liquid water
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- July 9th, 2013
![Seven-Year-Old Writes to NASA Asking to Go to Mars, Gets a Great Reply Seven-Year-Old Writes to NASA Asking to Go to Mars, Gets a Great Reply](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Seven-Year-Old-Writes-to-NASA-Asking-to-Go-to-Mars-Gets-a-Great-Reply-1.jpg)
Seven-Year-Old Writes to NASA Asking to Go to Mars, Gets a Great Reply
The agency took the time to respond and encourage him to "reach for the stars"