A landslide may have caused this brilliant comet outburst captured by Rosetta
Astronomers behind the Rosetta mission have captured images of a brilliant comet outburst that they think may the aftermath of a landslide.
Houston, we have a problem: Ambitious space mission faces major danger
Although it’s backed by some of the smartest minds on the planet, a recent study found that Breakthrough Starshot faces some major dangers in outer space.
Astronomers want to create an artificial solar eclipse to study the sun
Astronomers at the ESA want to induce an eclipse, using tandem satellites to block out the sun and study its elusive outer atmosphere for hours on end.
One giant leap for robots: NASA opens Space Robotics Challenge registration
The first astronaut to step foot on Mars may be greeted by a robot. At least that’s NASA’s plan with its Space Robotics Challenge.
See what the Perseids looked like from space in this awesome footage
Astronauts at the International Space Station had the best seats in the house to view the Perseids meteor shower this past weekend.
Friday’s docking adapter installation will allow International Space Station to receive visitors
NASA has detailed plans to install a new dock on the International Space Station later this week. It will be broadcast live for earthbound enthusiasts..
‘Can I borrow your pickup?’ NASA needs help moving an asteroid
NASA wants to capture an asteroid and drag it back to Earth within the next decade, but yesterday said it will need some help to do so.
Lightweight infrared camera technology to help uncover what's unknown about our moon
Lightweight IR camera technology will allow a new mini satellite to photograph the moon from up close. If the first mission is successful, Mars is next.
China is developing a hypersonic space plane that makes the Space Shuttle look primitive
China is moving to the forefront of the space race with a space plane that'll go from runway to orbit and back down again at hypersonic speeds.
This startup is launching a 360 cam into space so we can see Earth in VR
SpaceVR wants to bring the universe to your living room and may do so in 2017 when it launches its first virtual reality camera satellite into orbit.
Watch a nanoscale rocket engine thruster ‘take off’ under a microscope
In the next few years, estimates the number of orbiting nanosatellites — which range from just 2.2 pounds to 22 pounds — at around 1,000.
Watch: Jack White’s Icarus takes vinyl to new heights, plays first record in space
Jack White's Third Man Records has made history, successfully launching and playing the first vinyl record in the stratosphere.
MIT is developing vibrating space boots that warn astronauts of tripping hazards
A team of researchers have developed vibrating boots which could sense obstacles and vibrate to warn their wearers.
Amateur team’s Nexø I rocket shows that space exploration is risky business
Copenhagen Suborbitals's Nexø I rocket looked bound for orbit for the first minute after it launched from the Sputnik floating platform.
Astronomers confirm a huge, X-shaped bulge at the center of the Milky Way
The structure has been theorized for years but it’s finally been observed by astronomers, thanks to their keen eyes, tenacity, and activity on social media.
Jack White’s label makes mysterious promise to create vinyl history on July 30
Jack White's Third Man Records imprint has announced that it plans to make vinyl history on July 30 via a cryptic space-themed video.
Kepler finds 104 exoplanets in the largest single haul of confirmed planets
A total of 104 planets out of 197 original candidates have been confirmed, with four of those offering promise as potentially rocky, habitable worlds.
3D-printed satellite supports are enormous, yet incredibly lightweight
Europe’s two largest qualified 3D-printed metal parts have been successfully printed. Next stop? Space.
Here come the suns: Strange planet discovered with three suns
About 340 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus, a 16 million year-old jovian world is in a cosmic dance with three suns.
GM and NASA’s ‘RoboGlove’ may soon help factory workers fight fatigue
General Motors is licensing the "RoboGlove" technology it developed in concert with NASA to Swedish medical tech company Bioservo.
NASA gives New Horizons approval to explore deeper into space
On its journey, the probe will swoop by some two dozen Kuiper-Belt objects to examine details about the formation of the early solar syystem.
Hubble images are first glimpse of Jupiter’s current massive aurora
This week NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope astronomers have released an image of a gorgeous aurora twirling above Jupiter’s pole.
NASA explains why Jupiter-bound mission is important
In just four days, Juno will come in contact with one of the most treacherous forces in our solar system – Jupiter’s legendary magnetic field.
NASA awards $5.1 million contract to recycle pee
NASA just awarded a company a $5.1 million contract to develop and deliver a water-recovery system to filter sweat and urine into potable water.
ESA locking astronauts in an underground cave … for training
ESA astronauts have an unusual training regime that takes them hundreds of miles up ... and hundreds of miles down into the bowels of the earth.
Before Juno’s upcoming historic entry into Jupiter’s orbit, watch how it all began
Destination: Jupiter promises to shed light on the science and technology behind NASA’s ambitious mission a few days before Juno enters Jupiter’s orbit.
This NASA-backed startup is building a 3D bioprinter that makes human organs in space
Scientists have made history by 3D printing a heart structure
