Here's how the billionaire space race hurts the environment
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a...
China hopes to bring solar power to space
China is looking to be the first country in the world to install a solar power outlet in space. Scientists at the...
Studio Roosegaarde’s laser light art tracks floating space waste in the sky
A dazzling neon green light show is illuminating the night skies in Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s latest...
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...
Bill Gates-backed startup will give you real-time video of nearly anywhere on Earth
Start-up EarthNow is aiming to bring us real-time video taken from space of any point on our planet. Backed by...
The Earth-like planets orbiting this star could hold 250 times more water than Earth
Recent research suggests that some of the Earth-size planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 could carry more water...
Alien life may not exist due to a lack of this chemical element
Holding out hope for alien life somewhere out there? According to a recent study from Cardiff University, you may...
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 are baffled by a newly-discovered galaxy that lacks dark matter
For the first time ever, scientists have identified a galaxy, NGC1052-DF2, that seems to lack the presence of...
Airbus wants to harpoon a satellite and bring it back to Earth
The aeronautics company Airbus is currently testing a three-foot harpoon they hope will catch the nonfunctional...
Stephen Hawking reveals what existed before the Big Bang
In an interview with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, iconic physicist Stephen Hawking recently revealed what...
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...
Tesla Roadster in space could collide with Venus or Earth
Elon Musk isn't the only person amused by a Tesla in space — scientists at the University of Toronto and Charles...
Elon Musk releases historic video of Starman cruising through space in a Tesla Roadster
In what may be the greatest car commercial of all time, SpaceX has released a video portraying the journey of the...
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...
