Astronomers just learned that the sun has seasons
In a new revelation about the solar system, scientists have discovered that the sun has seasons that change every 330 days.Researchers have long known that the sun fluctuates between somewhat calm...
View ArticleIncredible close-up footage of latest SpaceX rocket landing attempt
Elon Musk's private company SpaceX successfully launched a multi-million dollar Falcon 9 rocket last Tuesday, April 14 and then tried to land the first stage of that rocket on a barge. This was their...
View ArticleThe Air Force is making preparations for potential conflicts in space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Air Force is making preparations for a conflict on Earth that escalates into space, senior leaders said April 15.Space systems are facing "advanced demonstrated and...
View ArticleGorgeous new map shows the surface of the moon in exquisite detail
NASA is gearing up to return humans to the moon, but first they're using their Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite to make incredibly detailed 3-D maps of the lunar surface.Below is the latest map...
View ArticleNearly half the drones approved to fly in US airspace are from this Chinese...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology has established a strong early lead in the U.S. commercial market as companies turn to its inexpensive, light-weight flying devices for a...
View ArticleFascinating new 'space elevator' concept could make this sci-fi dream a reality
Fans of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke know and love his 1979 classic novel, The Fountains of Paradise. The plot centers on efforts of a visionary structural engineer in the 22nd century, Dr. Vannevar...
View ArticleHere's how humans are going to find alien life
There's more than two dozen exoplanets in our galaxy that have the potential to harbor life, not to mention the numerous other habitable worlds that could exist in the 100 billion other galaxies...
View ArticleThe truth about the mysterious center of the universe
BI Answers: Where is the center of the universe?Type "Where is the center of the universe?" into Google and you'll be surprised to learn that it's actually an art gallery in Brooklyn, New York.Of...
View ArticleSpaceX's biggest competitor is a company you've never heard of
SpaceX's biggest competitor isn't in the US, which is probably why you've never heard of them. They're a French-based company called Arianespace.They specialize in the production, operation, and sale...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson strives to live his life by these 3 rules
Astrophysicists probe the nature of our universe — a place too vast and grand for a single human mind to fully comprehend — and while that might make some feel small, Neil deGrasse Tyson has said time...
View ArticleNASA is about to crash a spacecraft into Mercury
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft that made surprising discoveries of ice and other materials on Mercury will make a crash landing into the planet around April 30, scientists said on...
View ArticleHow to watch this week's dazzling meteor shower
There's a meteor shower this week that coincides with a crescent moon, which means good news for viewers."This year the moon will be a waxing crescent only 1/15th the brightness of a full moon, and it...
View ArticleSpaceX sent the first espresso maker into orbit
SpaceX has launched a shipment of groceries to the International Space Station, including the first espresso maker bound for orbit.The unmanned rocket blasted off Tuesday afternoon from Cape Canaveral,...
View ArticleThis is the piece of sci-fi technology Neil deGrasse Tyson really wants
Lightsabers. Hoverboards. Cloaking devices. The Iron Man suit.All of these would be awesome if we could pull them out of their science fiction universes and into the real world.But Neil deGrasse Tyson,...
View Article5 undeniable reasons humans need to colonize Mars — even though it's going to...
Establishing a permanent colony of humans on Mars is not an option. It's a necessity.At least, that's what some of the most innovative, intelligent minds of our age — Buzz Aldrin, Stephen Hawking, Elon...
View ArticleSpaceX has discovered what caused its Falcon 9 rocket to crash land and explode
SpaceX is writing history with its gutsy rocket landing attempts that are unlike anything we've ever seen.The company's second attempt in history to land a rocket on a floating platform in the ocean on...
View ArticleNASA is going to launch the most powerful space telescope ever in 2018
Greenbelt (United States) (AFP) - As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA and its international partners are building an even more powerful tool to look deeper into...
View ArticleThese incredible images are the best yet of our near-neighbor dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft made history on March 6 when it became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet. That dwarf planet is called Ceres, and we're finally seeing the first close up images of...
View ArticleScientists peered into the universe’s giant ‘supervoid’ anomaly and this is...
If you’re wondering what the biggest structure in the universe is, astronomers have said it’s nothing, really.That’s not false modesty on their part — astronomers now have evidence that the largest...
View ArticleAstronomers are creating an Earth-sized telescope to peer at the black hole...
An Earth-sized telescope will allow astronomers to glimpse the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.Scientists across the globe are currently linking up telescopes across the globe to form the...
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