Space

Researchers find potentially habitable planet in our celestial ‘backyard’

The exoplanet was found orbiting Proxima Centauri.

On Aug 24, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Check out these eerie, mesmerizing images of Mars

The colors may be fake, but the enchantment is real

On Aug 19, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Watch NASA astronauts build a new ‘parking spot’ aboard the ISS

NASA astronauts are taking a space walk.

On Aug 19, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Ever wonder how long a light-year really is?

And why do astronomers use parsecs?

On Aug 4, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Jack White makes a world first by playing vinyl record in space

Just because he can.

On Jul 31, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Scientists discover a new way space can kill you

Astronauts have a new health problem to worry about.

On Jul 28, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

NASA just cracked a great nerd joke 400 years in the making

Oh NASA, never change.

On Jul 5, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is now in orbit around Jupiter

Jupiter Descending.

On Jul 5, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski

Juno is collecting the most amazing sounds as it gets close to Jupiter

It’s a Jupiter sonic boom!

On Jul 2, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz

Catch a glimpse of France’s new meteor-spotting camera system

It can take years to find fallen meteors, but with these cameras, French scientists hope to find them every year.

On Jun 14, 2016 by John-Michael Bond

Mercury is no longer in retrograde, so your life should be perfect now

What a relief.

On May 23, 2016 by Peter Bd

Watch Mercury sail past the sun during its latest ‘planetary transit’

Look at it go!

On May 10, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski

NASA and SpaceX team up for 2018 trip to Mars

One step closer to making Earth less crowded.

On Apr 28, 2016

The Fermi paradox, and why we haven’t encountered aliens

Why it’s so vexing that we haven’t made alien contact.

On Apr 26, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

Space lovers will geek out at Celestron’s one-day telescope deal

A decent telescope does not come cheap, but any stargazer knows that a closer peek at the solar system is priceless.

On Apr 21, 2016 by Christine Burkson