These diamonds from outer space hint at a long-lost planet
Diamonds in a meteorite that crashed into Earth years ago have now given scientists a glimpse into the universe's...
Earth was buzzed by a giant asteroid this weekend and we didn’t even realize it was coming
Earth just survived a near miss with an asteroid, and we didn't even know it was coming. Around 1,500 people were...
The world’s first space hotel could launch by 2022
We've all heard of the companies promising to launch humans on trips to space, but have you thought about where...
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...
SpaceX Falcon 9 just rocketed a harpoon and net into orbit to hunt space junk
Human trash now litters space in the form of broken hardware and spacecrafts circling Earth. But the Surrey Space...
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...
ESA launches world’s first mission to explore the “atmospheres of hundreds of planets”
Behold a brand new era of space exploration. The European Space Agency (ESA) just announced plans to launch what...
New theory suggests the Moon may have formed “from a giant donut of vaporized rock”
Get ready to have your ideas about the Moon shattered. Scientists from Harvard University and the University of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Two Trappist-1 planets are highly likely to be habitable
Scientists have concluded that two planets orbiting the dim dwarf star known as Trappist-1 are highly likely to...
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...
China wants to destroy space junk with giant lasers
Not only do we need to worry about pollution on Earth, but also in space. A team of six scientists in China are...
New satellite paves the way for full-color, full-motion video from space
British company Earth-i just launched a new prototype satellite that paves the way for the "world's first full-color,...
“Like a fly in amber:” Ingredients for life discovered in two meteorites
Two meteorites crashed to our planet in 1998 after billions of years in the asteroid belt. And they had something...
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...
Chinese space station could plummet back to Earth in March
China lost control of their first space station Tiangong-1 in 2016 - and now pieces of it could come crashing back...
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...
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...
Remarkable bacteria survives extremely harsh conditions by eating nothing but air
Scientists have discovered a strange new bacteria in the Antarctic that can survive the planet's most extreme conditions...
Astronomer maps massive hydrogen clouds zipping through space
In the halo of the Milky Way, there are mysterious clouds that zoom through space at high speeds - and we may have...
Elon Musk wants to send his Tesla Roadster to Mars in SpaceX rocket
If you were a billionaire running multiple groundbreaking companies, why wouldn't you send your personal car to...
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...
MIT’s winning solar-powered dome tree habitats for Mars mimic earthly forests
If humans start constructing cities on Mars, we have an opportunity to build sustainably from the start. A Massachusetts...
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...