A Criminal Code amendment in Canada means the country's astronauts will no longer be allowed to commit crimes in space. I'm not sure exactly how popular crime is beyond the Earth's atmosphere, but … [+2652 chars]
On April 27 at 8:03 a.m. Central Daylight Time, as many drove to work and school, a dazzling, fast-moving fireball seared the sky over Mississippi, producing multiple sonic booms. More than 60 eyew… [+3219 chars]
Hot off the heels of the Lyrid meteor shower is the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is expected to hit its peak later this week. So, what is the best way of making sure you see the Eta Aquariid me… [+6423 chars]
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft, which will help deepen the understanding of the solar system. Each of the missions was reviewed by more than 50 people. T… [+4524 chars]
The surface of Saturn's moon Titan looks a bit like Earth and a new study finally explains why. Saturn's largest moon Titan features some very Earth -like landscapes: lakes and rivers, labyrint… [+3309 chars]
This week, we have three launches in all, one from Rocket Lab and two from SpaceX. All of the launches will be focused on orbiting satellites so they’re not too exciting, however, it’s interesting to… [+2421 chars]
ByDenise Buckner, University of FloridaMay 1, 2022 Artistic rendering of NASAs Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Recently on Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system … [+4345 chars]
NASA's Hubble Telescope recently shared an image of two stunning galaxies far away that appear to be interacting with each other. The pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies is called Arp 147. … [+1809 chars]
There’s an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn’t develop a space agency. The implication, of course, is that unlike our reptilian ancestors, we humans might be able to save… [+4868 chars]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dwelling on the past has earned University of Arizona researcher Jessica Tierney a prestigious, $1 million award from the National Science Foundation. The Alan T. Waterman Award i… [+3475 chars]
The fossils of three ichthyosaursgiant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceanshave been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a stud… [+3491 chars]
The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon on April 8, 2019 in a blend of short and long exposures to bring ... [+] out the faint Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon and deep blue twilight sky while reta… [+3340 chars]
