NASA Has Big Things Coming In 2023
NASA has big things coming in 2023. From phenomenal celestial sightings to exciting new forays into space exploration, here's what to look forward to this year.
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NASA's Crew-4 Have Arrived At The Space Station - What's Next For The Astronauts?
The Crew-4 astronauts join a busy International Space Station to perform research tasks over the coming months. Here's what's on the docket.
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This Graveyard Of Suns Bigger Than The Milky Way Challenges What We Know About Our Galaxy
Experts at the University of Sydney have discovered a massive graveyard of dead stars that are now living either as neutron stars or black holes.
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Why The European Space Agency Wants To Visit A Comet
How do you learn more about how the solar system was formed? Build a spacecraft to intercept a comet, something the ESA and JAXA will do together.
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Here's What Happens When A Dormant Black Hole Becomes Active Again
Starved of matter, a dormant black hole will eventually return to power once a star, planet, or other space stuff strays too close to its galactic realm.
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NASA Confirms There Are Now Over 5,000 Known Exoplanets
The search for planets in our universe which could support life has reached a huge milestone. Here's why scientists are so excited.
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This Innovative New Technology Turns Abandoned Mines Into Sustainable Energy Storage
A proposed plan could utilize an unusual method of physics for storing renewable energy, making use of the thousands of abandoned mineshafts in the U.S.
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Here's How This New NASA Telescope Will Hunt Down Dangerous Asteroids
In 2028, NASA will deploy the NEO Surveyor space telescope, whose mission will be to detect at least 2/3 of potentially dangerous objects in our solar system.
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NASA And Boeing Team Up On Greener Tech You Don't Need To Be An Astronaut To Enjoy
When you step aboard an airplane in a few years, the wings may be in a different place than you're used to if NASA and Boeing have anything to say about it.
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Humans Adapted To Survive Car Wrecks Are Terrifying
Imagine if humans evolved in such a way that we could better handle being in a car crash.
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How To Use Your Apple Watch As A Glucose Monitor
While there is no built-in glucose monitoring, there are ways to pair your Apple Watch with glucose monitoring equipment to get real-time alerts.
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Who Is In The 9-Person SpaceX dearMoon Crew?
The SpaceX dearMoon mission, headed by Yusaku Maezawa, aims to circle the moon and return to Earth in 2023. Here's the onboard crew.
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NASA's Webb Telescope Makes Its First Exoplanet Discovery, A Rocky Planet Similar In Size To Earth
Using data collected from Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), scientists have confirmed its first exoplanet discovery. Some questions remain, though.
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Scientists Combined Seven Telescopes To Look For Colliding Black Holes. Here's What They Found
Scientists used seven different telescopes to capture images of two super-massive black holes on a collision course 750 million light years away.
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These NASA-Funded Projects Could Change The Future Of Space And Technology In 2023
NASA has revealed the projects shortlisted for the 2023 Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which supports ideas that aim to transform space travel.
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This New Apple Maps Feature Makes Finding A Parking Space Just A Little Easier
iPhone users have been able to use Apple Maps to find their parked cars. Now the company is making it easier to find parking spots in the first place.
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Citizen's New Smartwatch Taps NASA Tech To Give You Astronaut Alertness
Citizen's latest update to the CZ Smart line of watches includes some nice upgrades and features based on NASA and IBM science to help monitor your alertness.
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NASA Reportedly In Talks With SpaceX In Preparation For Possible ISS Crew Rescue
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station may need to rely on SpaceX's Dragon capsule to return home after a Soyuz capsule was damaged in space.
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NASA's X-59 Supersonic Plane Gets Powerful Engine For Quieter Flight
NASA is currently developing an engine that will be more quiet when breaking the sound barrier. It's the X-59 supersonic plane and it will be tested over land.
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This Isn't Mars Litter, It's The Start Of A Bold Plan By NASA
Lying on the rocky, dusty Martian surface is a newly deposited titanium tube that somewhat resembles a lightsaber hilt. NASA says it was put there on purpose.
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Here's What Make Supernovae The Most Intense Explosions In The Universe
When a star goes supernova, it can outshine an entire galaxy of billions of stars for months and birth a black hole in the process. What makes them so powerful?
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NASA's InSight Rover Tweets Us A Heartbreaking Goodbye
The final photo from the NASA InSight Mars rover was sent this week — marking nearly two years of dedicated service in exploring the surface of the Red Planet.
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This Future Laser Technology Could Be The Key To Terraforming Mars
If you have dreams of permanent Martian settlements where average folks work and play and live out their lives, we're going to have to tidy up the place first.
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How The Mars Rover Opportunity Was A Scientific Jackpot For NASA
NASA's Opportunity rover spent far longer on Mars than had been anticipated, and it made some surprising discoveries during its time on the planet.
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Scientists Are Working To Extract Historical DNA From The Real Dracula
"Protein detectives" Gleb and Svetlana Zilberstein claim to have managed the extraction of biochemical traces from a letter signed by Vlad The Impaler.
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NASA's Latest Satellite Launched Via SpaceX Rocket To Survey Earth's Water
NASA has launched a three-years-long mission to examine the effects of climate change on Earth's water supply, and what humanity can do to preserve it.
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This Silly Helium-Filled Robot Can Do Some Amazing Things
Perhaps you've heard that Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down. That's a neat trick, but it's nothing compared to the helium-filled BALLU robot.
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