“The US could lead a return of humans to the surface of the Moon within a period of 5-7 years from authority to proceed at an estimated total cost of about $10 billion”
“As the planet gets closer to the star, it feels a burst of starlight, or radiation. The atmosphere becomes a cauldron of chemical reactions, and the winds ramp up far beyond hurricane force,”
In just a few days on April 8th, SpaceX will attempt to launch its first re-supply mission to the International Space Station since an explosion destroyed one of its rockets last summer.
Japan has lost contact with the newly-launched Hitomi space telescope, and ground observations indicate the satellite has shed debris and may be tumbling in orbit more than 350 miles above Earth.
When taking images in directions opposite from the sun, most objects appear dark. Surprisingly, however, some of Saturn’s rings get brighter.
World’s tantalizing oceans may teem with “weird life” we cannot begin to imagine.
The bright spots on Ceres may be common salt.
A new map of Mars’ gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
Video recorded in Nonthaburi, Thailand, shows a mysterious explosion in the sky as motorists drive down a busy roadway.
In a nod to extraterrestrial mountaineers of the future, scientists working on NASA’s Cassini mission have identified the highest point on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
