Thanks, plants!
Watch this awesome giant net collect garbage in space
An experimental spacecraft designed to solve our growing space junk problem was a sound success.
History in the making: Japan lands two rovers on asteroid
This could give insights on the birth of the Earth, and even the solar system.
How NASA tech made its way into everyday life
The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.
California to launch its “own damn satellite” to monitor air pollution, climate change
Go Cali, go!
Volcanoes on dwarf planet ooze ice instead of molten lava
Ceres just got a heck of a lot more interesting to researchers.
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first Moon tourist — and he’s bringing artists along
Very Renaissance-y, I love it!
It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say
The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.
SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket
It’s been almost 50 years since a human has come this close to the moon.
Astronaut tweets incredible pictures of Hurricane Florence heading for the US East Coast
“Watch out, America!”
Stephen Colbert ridicules administrator’s plan to allow NASA corporate sponsorships
Astronaut suits plastered in ads like NASCAR racers? Now that’s a thought…
SETI project uses AI to track down mysterious light source
Scientists are still in the dark but the new insights place them a step closer to the source of fast radio bursts.
Pluto is a planet after all, say planetary scientists
Good news for Pluto fans!
Unique swirl patterns point to the Moon’s magnetic past
Nice swirls!
The First Woman in Space: The Story of Valentina Tereshkova
From humble beginnings to stellar heights.
Jupiter’s magnetic field is extremely bizarre, potentially due to unknown processes in its core
We have no idea why this happens — but we do have hypotheses.
Russia: International Space Station leak might have been deliberate sabotage
Glue and duct tape saved the day…
Watch the ‘World on Fire’ in this amazing NASA satellite image
On any given day, large areas of the globe are covered in fire.
STEVE, the ‘ribbon aurora’, is actually a new kind of celestial phenomenon
Scientists now call STEVE a ‘skyglow’.
NASA finds ice on the Moon — raising prospects of a lunar colony
Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.