Russia's secret space shuttles have been sitting in plain sight for 22 years
In 1974, Russia launched its largest, most expensive project in space exploration history.The stars of the project, called the Buran program, were its space shuttles, which were built in secret from...
View ArticleHere's Elon Musk's favorite spaceship that 'does the most unexpected things'
If there's one thing Elon Musk is famous for, it's thinking big.His game-changing ideas for reusable rockets and hyperloops, he says, initially grew from his affinity for reading fantasy and science...
View ArticleChina's space program could completely crush its competition
NASA isn't in serious trouble, but it has flat-lined. NASA's leadership in space exploration is what makes it one of the most inspiring and beloved agencies, but some feel that NASA has gotten stuck....
View ArticleNASA captured an incredible event on the sun's surface on video
NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) captured a solar prominence erupting from the sun's surface. The SDO used high-definition cameras to record the prominence on extreme ultraviolet wavelengths over...
View ArticleShocking photos of landscapes on Earth that look exactly like Mars
If you thought Mars was completely different from Earth, think again.Our warm, blue planet is more similar in some ways to the desolate Red Planet than you know, and we have comparison images to prove...
View ArticleSoon you can take selfies from the world’s most expensive satellite — for free
The International Space Station took 15 nations about $100 billion and nearly two decades to build. Basically, it's humanity's most expensive object.It's also now host to Iris, an ultra-high-definition...
View ArticleThis video perfectly captures why we are so excited about NASA's mission to...
It’s been over 3,000 days and nearly three billion miles since NASA's New Horizons spacecraft set out for Pluto.It's a mission that faced countless roadblocks and setbacks before it ever got off the...
View ArticleElon Musk's life story is more incredible than fiction
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX had an early start in tech and business. Produced by Matt JohnstonFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleScientists have confirmed a new planet first discovered by a 15-year-old
British teen Tom Wagg was shuffling through some data at his school work experience when he thought he discovered a planet. Now, after two years of research, scientists have confirmed that the little...
View Article10 stunning award-winning photos of the night sky
"The sky above us is an essential part of our nature," Babak Tafreshi said in a statement announcing the winners of this year's International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.Tafreshi established the...
View ArticleHere's why you can't just push a dead body into outer space
The same microbes that grow on cheese can also grow inside a Mars simulation chamber.That might not sound like a big deal. But what if those microbes somehow made it to the real Mars?We've launched...
View ArticleA crazy new theory solves 40-year-old mystery about what happens inside of a...
There's a common notion that at the edge of every black hole lies a back door to the universe — an exit from reality into a new realm where fundamental laws of nature, like time, no longer behave the...
View ArticleScientists just discovered something on Mars that could prove whether it ever...
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter identified glass embedded within impact craters on Mars. On Earth, similar impact glass has been found to contain ancient organic molecules that were preserved when...
View ArticleJeff Bezos wants to send you to space — here's how to reserve a seat
A trip to space used to be for the trained and the few, but that was in the 20th century.One of the privately-owned space companies changing the way we think about spaceflight of the 21st century is...
View ArticleStunning video captures what it's like to live on the International Space...
NASA put together this video showing what its like to live and work aboard the International Space Station. Video Courtesy of NASAFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleEverything you need to know about PornHub's plans to pioneer the world's...
It's finally begun: The largest pornography site on the internet, PornHub, has announced plans to film the first sex tape in space.On June 10, PornHub announced their latest project to the world by...
View ArticleScientists have built a lab 62 feet under the sea, but they aren't using it...
If you want to see how astronauts will mine the Moon, anchor an asteroid, or drive rovers on Mars, then look no further than the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO.NEEMO is the only...
View ArticleWhy we're heading to Pluto
Why is it so many of us are excited about the New Horizons mission to Pluto?This. This is why.That video was created by Erik Wernquist, the brilliant mind behind Wanderers, what I consider one of the...
View ArticleBreathtaking images of Saturn, the farthest planet we can see with the naked eye
Saturn flaunts the most majestic planetary rings in the solar system, but that's not the only thing that makes this beautiful gas giant unique. It's also the farthest planet from Earth that we can see...
View ArticleThe surprising story of how Andy Weir's self-published book 'The Martian'...
Andy Weir, author of the wildly popular sci-fi novel "The Martian," is living the publishing dream.It didn't start out that way though. "The Martian" began as a series of self-published chapters on...
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