Proving Ridley Scott wrong
According to Alien director Ridley Scott, in space, no one can hear you scream. This statement stands to some reason; space is a vacuum with a severe drought of molecules […]
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An itsy-bitsy teensy-weensy planet
Sometimes even the smallest discoveries can be a big deal. Like the Thomas Barclay and his team at the NASA Ames Research Center using the Kepler space telescope to uncover […]
Iran sends off a space monkey
At least, according to Iranian state-run television. Iran released photos of the monkey strapped into a harness just before being launched into space. This time, the monkey returned to Earth […]
Hubble Space Telescope takes deepest look into the universe’s history
There are two things happening when you’re observing distant stars or galaxies. You’re looking through space, measured as a physical distance, but you’re also looking through time. These celestial bodies […]
Another space shuttle makes an Earth-bound trek
Atlantis is making the last trip of its career, and it’s not even leaving the atmosphere. The NASA space shuttle is being moved 10 miles from the Kennedy Space Center’s […]
Massive, hot vortex forms from Saturn storm
Sometimes we get to see how much Earth has in common with other planets in our solar system. For example, storms form on Saturn just like storms form on Earth. […]
New space probe may be a boat
When we think of machines probing the surfaces of other planets, maybe we picture the Mars rover, with six rugged wheels rambling over the rocky alien terrain. We might not […]
What do Titan and a warm loaf of bread have in common?
“Hot cross bun” marks found on Saturn’s moon Titan may be there for very similar reasons as the cracks we find on top of baked bread. NASA’s Cassini probe orbiting […]
An auction for space lovers
If you have a spare $340,000 you can own a piece of the moon. Too pricey? That’s okay – for $140,000 you can take home an iron meteorite discovered by […]
A deeper look from the Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is proving that good things come to those who wait. It just produced the deepest look at the universe ever made by “staring” at the same […]
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