Scientists think they found evidence of a hidden planet beyond Neptune and they are calling it Planet Y
The Kuiper Belt is home to rocky, icy bodies left over from the formation of the solar system.…
NASA, Northrop Grumman Assessing Cygnus XL Engine Burn Plan
NASA and Northrop Grumman are delaying the arrival of the Cygnus XL to the International Space Station as…
Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months
Amazon made same-day delivery the benchmark on Earth. Impulse Space is pitching a similar concept for satellites bound…
Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes
As you might imagine, mapping the universe on the largest of scales and tracing threads of the cosmic…
Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live
A skyscraper-size, “potentially hazardous” asteroid is set to make a close approach to Earth this week — and…
An Eye-catching Star Cluster – NASA
Westerlund 1, the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth, dazzles in this image released on July…
Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
A Red Planet settlement isn’t a mere pipe dream, according to Elon Musk. The SpaceX founder and CEO…
Strange Mars Mudstones May Hold the Strongest Clues Yet of Ancient Life
An image of the rock named “Cheyava Falls” in the “Bright Angel formation” in Jezero crater, Mars collected…
A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US
As Jonathan Roll neared completion of a master’s degree in science and technology policy at Arizona State University…
A quasi-moon has been Earth’s unseen companion for about 60 years, scientists find
Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has…
Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia get prime view of partial solar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar…