California plans to launch its own satellite to monitor air pollution
California has promised to launch its own satellite to track air quality in the fight against air pollution. Governor...
Previously stable zones of Antarctica are now falling victim to climate change
Unlike its counterpart, West Antarctica, which has long been decimated by melting ice caps, East Antarctica used...
Images from NASA reveal the enduring damage in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
NASA has released more than 65,000 high-resolution aerial images of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, which document...
NASA study shows water shortages could worsen without action
In a recent "first-of-its-kind" study led by NASA, scientists found major changes to freshwater availability...
NASA plans to send a helicopter to Mars
A small, autonomous helicopter could soon soar above the rusty rocks of Mars. The Mars Helicopter is hitching a...
The Trump Administration just ended the program that monitors carbon emissions
While the news media focuses its attention on the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the scandals related...
Scientists just detected helium in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time
For the first time, researchers have identified the presence of helium within the atmosphere of a planet beyond...
Even NASA isn’t quite sure how to explain these holes in the Arctic Sea’s ice
Can you identify the holes in the sea ice pictured above? If so, let NASA know. They recently posted the image,...
The largest fire in Greenland’s history warns of an extreme future
The largest wildfire in Greenland's history burned bright last summer, a potential warning sign for a future rattled...
Developing nations want to dim the sun using a giant chemical sunshade
Scientists around the world want to create a giant sunshade in the sky to help reverse climate change. "Solar...
NASA has a plan to put robot bees on Mars
NASA has announced the funding of a new research effort that will explore the possibility of using robot bees to...
Astronomers spot the most distant star ever seen 9 billion light-years away
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to undo Obama-era greenhouse gas emission regulations and fuel economy...
Scientist warns Elon Musk’s Starman could be a bio-threat to Mars
Starman, the "driver" of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as it cruises through the cosmos, may be carrying the largest...
Scientists build an alien ocean to test NASA submarine
Researchers at Washington State University have constructed a replica of Titan's oceans to test a NASA submarine...
NASA officially logs Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster as a celestial object
Elon Musk's red space-traveling Tesla Roadster continues to make history. NASA just officially listed the vehicle...
Humans have already dumped 400,000 pounds of trash on the Moon
Pollution isn't just Earth's problem anymore. Despite not having established a permanent lunar residency, humans...
NASA International Space Station funding could end by 2025 under Trump administration
The International Space Station (ISS) was launched in 1998, and since then astronauts from around 18 countries...
NASA just unveiled a tiny nuclear reactor for future Mars residents
Researchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully...
NASA is returning to the Moon – but they don’t know how
NASA is returning to the Moon. President Donald Trump signed a directive in December to "refocus America's space...
Speed breeding technique inspired by NASA grows three times the wheat — with less land
Scientists inspired by NASA have found a way to grow wheat at incredible speeds using intense lighting regimes....
NASA scientists identify unknown microbes aboard International Space Station
A groundbreaking experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) has identified unknown microbes in space....
NASA picks two finalists for exciting new robotic mission
NASA is planning a robotic mission for the mid-2020s, and they've chosen two finalists for a possible destination....
Our solar system is now tied with Kepler-90 for number of planets circling a star
Eight planets circle our sun (sorry, Pluto), but our solar system is no longer unique in that number. NASA recently...
NASA uses Google’s artificial intelligence to discover the 8th planet in a distant solar system
Today NASA announced that its Kepler telescope, with the help of Google AI, has discovered the 8th planet in a...
Trump signs directive to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars
The Trump Administration has made overtures about sending American astronauts back to the Moon - and yesterday...
NASA communicates with spacecraft 13 billion miles from Earth
For the first time in 37 years, NASA has communicated with Voyager 1 - which is 13 billion miles away from Earth....
SpaceX to launch reused rocket in a historic first for NASA
SpaceX will launch a recycled Falcon 9 rocket into space for an upcoming NASA resupply mission to the International...
NASA’s new airless titanium tires are almost indestructible
Flat tires and AAA roadside assistance may soon be past memories. NASA Glenn Research engineers have just unveiled...
NASA video shows dramatic shift in Earth’s seasons as a result of climate change
It can be hard to visualize just how much climate change has impacted Earth's seasons. To help, NASA released a...
NASA confirms asteroid came from another solar system – and it’s incredibly bizarre
The presence of an unidentified object hurtling through our solar system recently prompted a call to action from...