The American-New Zealand company Rocket Lab has taken a big step forward in its quest to reuse its launch vehicles – by catching one – as it fell back to Earth. A helicopter grabbed the booster mid-… [+629 chars]
Scientists have identified concerning changes that remain with astronauts between missions in a new study published in Scientific Reports. They have highlighted that humans are exposed to extreme en… [+1277 chars]
Around millions of years ago, dinosaurs used to rule the world and roam freely. At times, the extinction of dinosaurs is attributed to the impact of a huge asteroid. But does anybody know where it s… [+1118 chars]
Scientists prepare to send a message into space to contact the aliens, but doubt humanity’s ability to survive long enough to receive an answer. A team of boffins working on the Beacon in the Galaxy… [+2905 chars]
A new study, conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico, found ancient, primordial helium-3 leaking from the Earth's core, suggesting the planet formed inside a solar nebula, stirring fu… [+8977 chars]
A massive solar flare erupted from the surface of the Sun earlier this week. The X-class flare is just the latest eruption from the Sun that has captured NASAs attention. This time, though, NASA mana… [+1577 chars]
Crew members within NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) are helping scientists find out if immersive technologies like augmented reality (AR) could help future astronauts accomplish their… [+1824 chars]
China's New Space Telescope Will Have 350 Times Wide Views Than Hubble Chinese astronomers said that the future sky-scanning telescope, which will orbit the Chinese space station, will be a flagship… [+2230 chars]
The sturdy, calcite-infused exoskeletons of trilobites and their segmented shells are nearly ubiquitous in fossil deposits from the Cambrian Period to the Permian. But this trove of trilobite fossils… [+4434 chars]
Stargazers with a clear view to the east will be in luck early on Sunday morning as two spectacular night sky events combine. A "flukey" coincidence means an annual meteor shower is due to light up … [+3113 chars]
Photos are emerging of the meteor shower that lit up the New Zealand sky on Sunday morning. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower showed the planets Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter all aligned and visibl… [+336 chars]
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released two new sonifications of well-known black holes. The first came from a black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster, which was made well-known… [+2347 chars]
