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Scientists Have Been Wrong For Decades About What Caused 'The Man In The Moon'

Scientists believe the mystery over the Man in the Moon face has been solved and is due to a volcanic eruption rather than an asteroid crash as previously thought.It is a phenomenon which has baffled...

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New Chemical Signals From The Middle Of Our Galaxy Are A Good Sign For Alien...

Aliens! The recent discovery of molecular compounds integral to life on Earth in dusty clouds located deep in interstellar space is an encouraging sign that aliens could exist out in the universe.All...

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Here's How You Would Die On The Moon And On Other Planets

While we're huge advocates here for space exploration, there certainly is an inherent danger to leaving the Earth. In a humorous way, this new video from the comic Cyanide & Happiness shows why you...

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Rosetta Snaps First Close-Up Pictures Of Comet Sprouting Jets

A European spacecraft's comet companion is starting to wake up as it gets closer and closer to the sun.The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, which arrived in orbit around Comet...

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How To Watch Wednesday Morning's Lunar Eclipse

Early Wednesday morning, lucky skywatchers will get to see the last total lunar eclipse of the year.The blood moon will be visible from even the brightest cities, like New York and Los Angeles,...

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Here's What Time To Look For Wednesday's 'Blood Moon' Eclipse

Wednesday morning, the moon will turn blood red.This phenomenon is known as a blood moon, but is basically just a total lunar eclipse.Tomorrow will be your last chance to see a total lunar eclipse...

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Here's What It Will Take To Turn The Moon Into A Pleasant, Livable Environment

Space fans were startled—and perhaps a little skeptical—in May when the Russians announced that they intend to build a manned moon base. The Russians think the first stage of their project will cost...

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What's So Special About Tomorrow's Lunar Eclipse?

There are a lot of reasons to get excited about Wednesday morning's total lunar eclipse — also called a blood moon:It's the last total eclipse this year, and there will not be a another one until April...

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Newfound Super-Bright Neutron Star Baffles Scientists And Should Not Exist

A nearby galaxy contains the remnant of a dying star that shines with the intensity of 10 million suns, which is brighter than anyone could have ever imagined.The discovery, announced on Oct. 8 and...

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You Can Now Turn Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector

Quick, do you have an Android phone in your pocket? A few small changes and you could help physicists probe more of the curious nature of cosmic rays, high-energy particles that emanate from outside...

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These Images Will Make You Regret Sleeping In And Missing The Lunar Eclipse

Yesterday morning, on Oct. 8, Earth passed directly between the sun and full moon leading to the final total eclipse of this year.The eclipse began at 4:17 a.m. EDT (1:17 a.m. PDT) and lasted through...

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Researchers Find A Strange Rock On The Surface Of Rosetta's Comet

As the Rosetta spacecraft drops a bit closer to its target comet, some really cool features are popping into view. For example, look at this picture of a 150-foot (45-meter) rock on Comet...

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Strange Hybrid Star Found After 40-Year Search

For astronomers, it's the equivalent of buried treasure in space: a strange hybrid star — actually, one star packed inside the shell of another, larger star.That's apparently what happens when a dying...

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This Fantastic Picture Shows What The Earth And Mars Look Like From The Moon

Normally, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has its cameras fixed on the surface of the Moon. But on May 24, 2014, flight engineers directed the spacecraft to turn back for a quick look at Earth...

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2008 Was The Worst Year Of Elon Musk's Life

Between scoring a contract to shuttle astronauts to the ISS, unveiling the latest model of the groundbreaking Tesla, and making ownership of solar power systems more affordable than ever before, to say...

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Two Big Meteor Showers Coming This Month

On October 31 2005, trick-or-treaters across the central U.S. eastern seaboard were treated to a brilliant fireball, a celestial spectacle that frequently graces October skies.Mid- to late October is...

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Here's The Wacky Reason Elon Musk Founded SpaceX

In 2001, Elon Musk visited NASA's website to find information on manned missions to Mars... and came up empty.The year in which the science fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey took place looked very...

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A Mountain-Sized Comet Will Zip Right By Mars This Weekend

A comet will buzz Mars this Sunday (Oct. 19) in an epic encounter that has astronomers around the world tingling with excitement.Comet Siding Spring, also known as C/2013 A1, will miss the Red Planet...

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The Deep Mysteries Of Galaxy Cluster Unraveled In Amazing New Image

In deep space, far from Earth, a group of galaxies, including the Spiderweb galaxy, is one of the best examples we have to witness, in action, the formation of a galaxy cluster — the largest object in...

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Hubble Just Found One Of The Faintest, Smallest, And Oldest Galaxies We've...

The Hubble Space Telescope might be 24 years old, but it's still making discoveries that are changing the way we see and understand our universe. Hubble's latest feat was to image one of the faintest,...

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