This Incredible Video Tour Of Our Solar System Is Based On Real NASA Images
Space Suite_Concept from Lucas Green on Vimeo.Moons pass by Saturn's rings. An eclipse takes place on Jupiter. We see these shots every day in images from space agencies, but how would it be to...
View ArticleThe Most Jaw-Dropping Science Pictures Of 2014
Science shows us the new discoveries that change the world along with the amazing natural phenomena that have amazed humanity for thousands of years.In 2014 we saw auroras transform the sky, massive...
View ArticleTwo Mysterious 'Dark Planets' Could Be Lurking Beyond Pluto
Could there be another Pluto-like object out in the far reaches of the Solar System? How about two or more?Earlier this week, we discussed a recent paper from planet-hunter Mike Brown, who said that...
View ArticleEurope Wants To Build A Human Colony On The Dark Side Of The Moon
Should we return to the Moon? While Elon Musk, Mars One, and even NASA have their sights set on the Red planet, many think that the Moon is a better option for space exploration.The European Space...
View ArticleNASA Is Auctioning Off Pieces Of Gold That Have Been To Space
A government surplus auction is selling a NASA space artifact that may be worth its weight in gold.That's because it is gold."One lot consisting [of] six 24KT gold plates weighing 6,015.5 grams," the...
View ArticleThe Earth Has A Big Problem With Space Junk
Earth is encircled by an orbiting junkyard.Following 50 years of space exploration and utilization, more than 22,000 pieces of space junk at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) wide are now being tracked...
View ArticleSugars Found In Deep Space Could Reveal The Origins Of Life
Sugars may form in the types of ice found in deep space — a finding that could help to explain how comets and meteorites could have seeded the primordial Earth with key ingredients for life,...
View ArticleScientists Have Detected A Mysterious Radio Signal In Space
Radio waves in space could be evaporating black holes, alien communication or merging neutron stars.A mysterious radio signal which may have come from a black hole, a neutron star or even an alien...
View ArticleThe Incredible Discovery Of The Oldest Depiction Of The Universe Was Almost...
The design on this disc might look like a six-year-old's scribbles, but in reality, it's one of the most sophisticated and influential artifacts of the Bronze Age.And it might never have been...
View ArticleA Crazy New Theory Suggests That Our Galaxy Is A Giant Worm Hole — Here's...
An international team of scientists have crunched the numbers and discovered something straight out of science-fiction: They claim that the center of our galaxy could host a giant wormhole. Despite...
View ArticleMysterious White Spot On Dwarf Planet Ceres Has Astronomers Baffled
There's a big white spot on Ceres and we don't know what it is. We've known about the white spot since the Hubble Space Telescope first captured images of it in 2003 and 2004, and in subsequent images...
View ArticleTurns Out The Speed Of Light Isn't So Constant After All
Light doesn't always travel at the speed of light. A new experiment reveals that focusing or manipulating the structure of light pulses reduces their speed, even in vacuum conditions.A paper reporting...
View ArticleThere's A Really Big Asteroid Approaching Earth — Here's How To Watch
NASA scientists are excited about a large asteroid hurtling toward Earth at 35,000 mph.The giant space rock, dubbed 2004 BL86, measures five football fields across, and it will be making its closest...
View ArticleThis Is How SpaceX's Groundbreaking Reusable Rockets Work
Article: Genta, G. (2014). Private space exploration: A new way for starting a spacefaring society? Acta Astronautica, 104 (2), 480-486 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.04.008SEE ALSO: SpaceX Is Now Worth...
View ArticleNew Images Offer A Never-Before-Seen Look At A Comet
New detailed images of the Rosetta spacecraft's host comet shows dune-like ripples and gas jets rising from pits on the surface.The photographs were released Thursday by the European Space Agency (ESA)...
View ArticleArtists Made This Giant Gif That Can Be Seen With Satellites
Artists don't usually have access to satellite imagery to help them in their creations.But when a British artist was given that chance, the result was a massive gif cobbled together from photos taken...
View ArticleA Stunning New View Of Rosetta's Comet
A particularly dramatic view of comet 67P/C-G due to the angle of solar illumination, this is a mosaic made from four images acquired by Rosetta’sNavCam on January 16, 2015, from a distance of 28.4 km...
View ArticleThese Are Humanity's Options When Earth Becomes Unliveable
Some climatologists argue it may be too late to reverse climate change, and it's just a matter of time before the Earth becomes uninhabitable – if hundreds of years from now. The recent movie...
View ArticleWatch A Huge Asteroid Fly By Earth
Monday at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, an asteroid, large enough to cover five American football fields, will fly closer to Earth than it ever has in recorded history."While it poses no threat to Earth for...
View ArticleWe're About To Visit A Tiny Planet In The Asteroid Belt For The First Time
While the world awaits the first visit of Pluto this July, another space mission will reach a strange world much closer to home. And months sooner.A small robot named Dawn is nearing the end of its...
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