How a Massive Moon Lava Tube Could Solve a Huge Lunar Base Problem
Getting to the Moon again will be a monumental challenge. But putting a human habitat on its surface? That could be even trickier. But a new study may have located…
Smashing Neutron Stars Reveal A Kilonova for the First Time
Gravitational wave detectors in Washington, Louisiana, and Italy. A Gamma-ray telescope high above Earth. An optical telescope in Chile. They all saw the same thing. The aftermath of two neutron…
Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Ring Systems Aren’t Just for the Biggest Worlds
Rings circle the solar system’s largest planets. Saturn has the most famous ring system, but Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus are also home to rings of dust, ice, and rock. A…
Watching SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Land for the 17th Time is Still an Incredible Sight
As most of us were gearing up for another thrilling Monday, SpaceX was launching its 14th mission of the year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. At 8:37 am…
NASA’s Odyssey Reveals Martian Moon Phobos in a New Light
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter is Mars’ longest-living visitor. For 16 years the orbiter has circled the red planet with its Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) almost always focused straight down.…
Dust is the Likely Culprit for Tabby’s Star Long-Term Dimming
Tabby’s Star is probably not home to an advanced alien civilization. The star’s dimming isn’t being caused by some massive alien structure. At least, not the long-term dimming trend. Instead,…
SpaceX Sees a Future Where Any Destination is Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump Away
On Earth. Mars might be the ultimate goal, but Elon and company aren’t forgetting about us on Earth. Last night, Elon was at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia to…
Slapping the James Webb Space Telescope Together is Taking Longer Than Expected
For than 25 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has wowed us with breathtaking images. But technology is leaving Hubble behind. And our thirst for knowledge. NASA is hard…
Watch A Gorgeous Aurora Display From 254 Miles Above Earth
The ultimate bucket list travel destination is space. Only a lucky few get the opportunity to visit the final frontier. And those who do, capture the majestic views of our…
DJI Drones Get Military Seal of Approval It Didn’t Need or Want
In a bit of late reporting, the Australian media found out the ADF had grounded its 40 or so DJI drones due to cybersecurity concerns in August. After two weeks,…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Is About to Get a Good Push From Earth
The last time OSIRIS-REx was this close to Earth it was flying through the humid skies above Florida on its way to space. On Friday, the spacecraft will pass about…
UBS Note Sips the Kool-Aid and Suggests iPhone X Tech Will Kill the iPhone
Wait, what? We couldn’t even get to pre-orders before the ‘reports’ started surfacing how the leap in technology in the iPhone X will ultimately kill the iPhone altogether. UBS…
Cassini Beams Back Final Images, Now What?
That’s a wrap for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. After spending 13 years traveling throughout Saturn and its moons, Cassini ended its mission with a fiery descent into the ringed giant’s upper…
A SpaceX RUD Montage of the Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX wasn’t always nailing Falcon 9 landings. And when things went boom, Elon Musk liked to call them a RUD. That means rapid unscheduled disassembly. In other words, an explosion…
Astronaut Randy Bresnik’s ISS Twitter Feed is a Must Follow
ISS crew members willing to grab the camera and post on are met with a huge following. Randy Bresnik was a Marine Aviator before he became an astronaut and…
Saturn’s Rings Never Looked So Good
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is taking its final full lap around Saturn. In three days, Cassini will begin what NASA is calling “The Final Plunge.” While the spacecraft will meet a…
SpaceX Preps Secretive X-37B Space Plane Launch Tomorrow
This week’s planned launch will mark the fifth trip into space for the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane. Each trip up is getting longer. Each one with a hint…
A GOES-16 Look at the Ferocious Hurricane Irma
Last November, the GOES-16 satellite went from the Florida coast to a geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth. It was a picture perfect night-time launch for the satellite. GOES-16 is…
Can Apple’s iPhone 8 Specs Justify the $1000 Price?
In case you’ve been living under a rock the past year, the tech press is loing forward to next week and the unveiling of the iPhone 8 or iPhone X.…
Scientists Say Some of TRAPPIST-1 Planets Just Might Have Water
It’s a big ‘might,’ but the Hubble Space Telescope hints at possible water on at least some of the seven planets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. After the February announcement…
Saturn’s North Pole is Mesmerizing in First Detailed Image from Cassini Spacecraft
When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft kicked off its Grand Finale in late April, it was positioned right above Saturn’s north pole. As it loed down on the ring planet, its camera…
Just a Snailfish Setting a New Record Swimming 8,178 Meters Deep
A ghostly bluish-white snailfish swims into view of a 4K camera. Researchers aboard the vessel Kairei were loing at the deepest fish ever captured on camera at 8,178 meters below…
SpaceX is Helping Taiwan’s Space Agency Today With Yet Another Falcon 9 Launch
After a successful static fire yesterday, SpaceX’s 12th mission of 2017 los to the sky. The 30th Space Wing out of Vandenberg Air Force Base posted a short clip of…
An Asteroid Named Florence Will Cruise Harmlessly Near Earth on Sept. 1
Named after Florence Nightingale (founder of modern nursing), this asteroid will meander through space at about 4.4 million miles from Earth according to NASA. So, why is NASA even talking…