The 10 Best Replacements For Earth
Our planet is being destroyed. It is only a matter of time before we will need a new rock to call home. Fortunately, there are plenty of planets beyond our solar system that are similar in size to...
View ArticleSpaceX's Revolutionary Grasshopper Rocket Reaches Crazy New Heights
Elon Musk told "Wired" magazine that SpaceX had begun testing on the "Grasshopper Project" in November 2012.Six months later, the Grasshopper Project has reached crazy new heights.The Grasshopper is a...
View ArticleNew Pictures Of 'The Comet Of The Century'
NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has snapped stunning new photos of Comet ISON, which could become one of the brightest comets ever seen when it zips through the inner solar system this fall.Hubble...
View ArticleStunning Images Of The Universe From Hubble
The Hubble Telescope was launched 23 years ago today on April 24, 1990, earning its place as NASA's longest-running space mission.Since then, the school-bus sized telescope has been zooming around...
View ArticleNASA Just Fired 3 Smartphones Into Space (GOOG)
NASA has launched three HTC Nexus-One smartphones into space as part of its Small Spacecraft Technology Program, reports the LA Times.The adorable names picked out for the trio of space-borne phones?...
View ArticleKeep An Eye Out For Thursday's 'Pink Moon'
If you glance up in the sky on Thursday, keep and eye out for the pink moon.Named for the brilliant pink phlox that once signaled the arrival of Spring, the moon will be at its fullest at 3:57 p.m....
View ArticleMars Or Utah? Scientists Set Up Fake Space Base In The Desert [PHOTOS]
A manned mission to Mars could happen by the end of this century.The Mars Desert Research Station, located in a remote region of Utah, is helping scientists prepare for this challenging deep space...
View ArticleThursday's 'Pink Moon' Was Actually Kinda Pink [PHOTOS]
The moon toe-dipped through the Earth's shadow in a partial lunar eclipse Thursday (April 25), but stargazers around the world still captured surprisingly spectacular views of what they expected to be...
View ArticleScientists Spent Weeks In The Desert Pretending They Were On Mars
The San Rafael Swell in central Utah is a massive dome of layered rocks, surrounded by a Delaware-sized maze of deep canyons and multi-colored cliffs.More than a decade ago, Robert Zubrin, author of...
View ArticleHere's My Application For A One-Way Trip To Mars
<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div>WATCH: My video application to go to...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Breaks Sound Barrier In Historic Test [PHOTOS]
On Monday private space tourism company Virgin Galactic successfully conducted their first rocket-powered test of SpaceShipTwo their private space plane.The ship broke the sound barrier during its test...
View ArticleThis Guy's Data Startup Is Helping Scientists Find Space Aliens
Skytree, a 20-employee big data startup in San Jose, has quietly amassed the biggest, brightest minds in the computer science "machine learning" industry.The company launched in 2012 and just reeled in...
View ArticleNASA Telescopes Capture The Most Powerful Star Explosion Ever Seen
Two NASA space telescopes have captured what appears to be the most powerful star explosion ever detected, a cosmic event so luminous that scientists dubbed it "eye-wateringly bright" despite being 3.6...
View ArticleStunning Space Image Of A Volcano Spewing Ash
This is what a volcanic eruption looks like from space. This photo was taken by NASA's LDCM satellite as it floated over the Indonesia's Paluweh volcano on April 29, 2013.The LDCM is NASA's eighth...
View ArticleThe Sun Will Look Like A Blazin' Ring Of Fire Today — Here's How To Watch Live
The moon will block part of the sun today (May 9) to create a potentially amazing "ring of fire" and you can watch the celestial sight live online.The "ring of fire" solar eclipse — known as an annular...
View ArticleThe International Space Station Is Leaking Coolant
White flakes floating across your window would be a welcome sight for a kid on Christmas, but on Thursday it was a dangerous warning sign for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.The white...
View ArticleAstronauts Successfully Replace Leaky Pump On The International Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are currently on an emergency space walk to fix an Ammonia leak.[UPDATE 15:00 EDT] Success! Check out The Telegraph's fantastic live blog to see what...
View ArticleAstronaut Chris Hadfield Covers David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' In Space [VIDEO]
Here's an awesome clip of Twitter Star and Canadian Space Agency Commander Chris Hadfield covering David Bowie's "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station.Hadfield is coming back to Earth...
View ArticleWhat New York City Would Look Like With The Atmospheres Of Different Planets
Graphic designer Nickolay Lamm, who previously showed us what America would like under 25 feet of seawater, has a new project that imagines New York City with the atmospheres of different planets in...
View Article23 Unforgettable Moments From Astronaut Chris Hadfield
International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield has become one of the world's most recognizable astronauts since Neil Armstrong.He has 850,000 twitter followers and his YouTube videos of...
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