NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut Tim Peake shared a series of aurora photographs taken from the International Space…
NASA Launches Football-Field-Sized Balloon Above Antarctica to Probe Solar Flares
On Jan. 18, 2016, the GRIPS balloon team sent their instrument soaring towards the stratosphere above Antarctica, suspended underneath a…
How To Use The ‘Loo’ In Space | Video
ESA astronaut Tim Peake explains the “mission-critical” vacuum system at the heart of the International Space Station’s "restroom." from SPACE.com…
NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal Record-Shattering Global Warm Temperatures in 2015
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA…
Hints Of A Hidden, Distant Planet In Our Solar System
Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven’t seen…
Layers of Splendor Revealed | Space Wallpaper
Hours of patience by the photographer resulted in this superb image demonstrating the respective heights of clouds and auroras in…
Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
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The Pioneer Plaque: Science as a Universal Language
In 1972, an attempt to contact extraterrestrial life was cast into space with the launch of the Pioneer 10 spacecraft.…
January Maneuvers
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Rings of Saturn and 2 Moons Shine in Gorgeous NASA Photo
The photo, which was taken on Oct. 27 but just released Tuesday (Jan. 19), shows the spherical Tethys and the…