UK launches world-first robotic space debris removal mission
The UK is preparing to test technology that could change how obsolete satellites are dealt with, as it…
Cluster of galaxies in the universe form a smiley face
NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures stunning images of the Trifid Nebula in deep space, nearly 5,000 light-years away from…
NASA Hubble Space Telescope discovers giant atmospheric wave around Saturn
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory turns x-rays and data into sounds of planets around our solar system. These sonifications…
NASA Rocket Sends Five Sensors into a Radio Disrupting Sky Layer and Finds Turbulent Structure
The thin metallic sheets that periodically scramble long-distance radio signals are far less uniform inside than a single…
Sun’s swirling surface captured in spectacular detail by world’s largest solar telescope
The Sun’s surface is constantly churning with hot, glowing plasma. Those swirling eddies play a huge role in…
NASA satellite reveals ‘hummingbird’ hidden beneath icy Antarctic surface
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals.…
NASA astronaut grows strange space crystals on International Space Station
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals.…
Northern Lights Alert: Aurora May Be Visible From 10 States On Tuesday
Geomagnetic activity is expected to increase late on Tuesday, July 21 and continue into Wednesday, July 22. A…
Experts create new method to defend Earth against solar storms
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a strong solar flare released by the Sun on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Following…
Scientists Propose ‘StormWall’ To Stop A $2.4 Trillion Solar Storm
Topline A fleet of spacecraft could one day be used to geoengineer space, fortifying Earth’s magnetic field and…
The Sun’s Atmosphere May Be Feeding on Dust
3D rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA The Sun’s outer atmosphere may have a dust problem—and…
Strange beads of light on Ganymede look strikingly like Earth’s auroras
Ganymede’s auroras have always stood apart for one simple reason: this is a moon, not a planet, and…