Scott Tilley, an amateur visual and radio astronomer whose hobby is tracking satellites — specifically, classified spy satellites recently stumbled across something unusual: a NASA satellite...
A huge space rock estimated to be more than one kilometre wide is heading towards Earth, Nasa has confirmed. The asteroid is called 2002 AJ129 and...
American space agency NASA is expected to reveal details about its plans to send humans to the Moon once again when it hands over its budget...
American space agency NASA says there is water on Mars, and it’s easily accessible. The discovery does suggest that future missions to the Red Planet would...
American Space Agency NASA is set to stage a press conference after its planet-hunting telescope made a new breakthrough when it discovered something new in outer...
A recent discovery made by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the evidence of ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits that may offer clues about life on the...
The Trump administration will direct NASA to land humans on the Moon and establish presence on the lunar surface before sending astronauts to the Red Planet...
A nine-year-old boy identified as Jack Davis, has written an application letter to American space agency NASA, with the hope of securing the six-figure job as...
American space agency NASA is offering a six-figure salary for a new ‘planetary protection officer’ to defend Earth from alien contamination. The full-time role of “planetary...
American space agency, NASA, has tested the RS-25, said to be the most powerful rocket in history. NASA is exploring manned missions to Mars, and it...
The US space agency, NASA has found 10 more Earth-like planets outside our solar system that could potentially have liquid water and support life. NASA released...
By freezing gas atoms to a mere billionth of a degree above absolute zero, NASA scientists plan to create the coolest spot in the universe at...
American space agency NASA has revealed in a report that a dwarf star just 40 light years from the Earth has at least seven apparently rocky...
Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82 in his hometown of Texas. NASA reports that Cernan...
New research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Images obtained by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and...
American space agency, NASA has sent a drone it uses for scientific research, to drop sensors and monitor activities of Hurricane Matthew. The Global Hawk carries...
In a study published in Nature Geoscience, new analysis of photos taken by NASA’s Mrcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft show distinct landforms...
Jeff Williams, American NASA astronaut has set a new record for the most time spent in space after her returned to earth safely from a 172-day...
The explosion of Falcon 9 rocket belonging to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace firm is expected to slow down Facebook’s Internet.org initiative, which is supposed...
New research from NASA suggests that Venus may have had a shallow liquid-water ocean and habitable surface temperatures for up to 2 billion years of its...
NASA has surprisingly unveiled an addictive game developed for Curiosity’s fourth anniversary of landing on the red planet. The mobile game, developed with GAMEE, a game...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has begun to orbit Jupiter to probe the origin of the solar system, the US space agency has said. The $1.1bn mission launched...
A “tadpole galaxy” has wiggled into view of the Hubble space telescope. Released today, these images show an outstretched galaxy that’s rare for our neighbourhood of...
A team of astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University has discovered a new exoplanet that orbits around two stars. What’s...
“This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This gives us hope...
The worst fears of the astrophysics community came true today, as Japanese space telescope Hitomi (aka ASTRO-H) was officially declared dead. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
NASA has announced the launch of the “New Aviation Horizons” initiative, which will lead to a new generation of X-planes that are fuelled by greener energy,...
An American billionaire is attempting to create life for humans on space. Robert Bigelow—low-key billionaire, space entrepreneur, avowed believer in extraterrestrials—has invited us into this warehouse...
Technology is surrounding us; its surface is becoming more complex, pliable and familiar to the eye. Virtual reality is no longer creeping into the mainstream: It’s...
NASA is preparing to send its first commercial manufacturing facility to the International Space Station (ISS). The 3D printing company Made in Space has partnered with...
While China’s manned space program has been getting a lot of attention, the country is also becoming a superpower in space exploration and science. In 2016,...
Supersonic passenger travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s preliminary design of a low boom flight demonstrator aircraft. Sitting cramped in coach on a...
NASA’ Curiosity Rover has spotted a mysterious ‘dark lady’ looking out into space from the surface of Mars. The robot captured the shape while exploring a...
