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Scientists have long proposed nuclear rockets to get to Mars fast — but one is warning that making it happen will be an uphill battle.

There’s a Big Problem With Using Nuclear Rockets to Get to Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

In its effort to compete with SpaceX, China has launched the first internet satellites in own constellation — and astronomers are irked.

China Joins SpaceX in Ruining Astronomy for Everybody

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA researchers believe that a layer of molten goo, which shifts and moves like ocean tides, sits between the Moon's mantle and core.

Something Massive Is Shifting Deep Inside the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is planning on growing habitable structures out of fungus — also called mycotecture — for space colonies on the Moon and then Mars.

NASA Wants to Grow Trippy Houses Made Out of Mushrooms on the Moon

By Sharon Adarlo

Elon Musk's plans to fly to Mars grow more ambitious every year — but it's unclear whether he'll live long enough to actually see it happen.

Elon Musk Might Die of Old Age Before He Can Make It to Mars, Expert Suggests

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists suggests astronauts could make use of an unusual source of nutrition during journeys into deep space: asteroids.

Astronauts Should Eat Space Rocks on the Way to Mars, Scientists Propose

By Victor Tangermann

Using readings from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have detected chemicals on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon.

The James Webb Telescope Just Made a Fascinating Discovery About Pluto’s Huge Icy Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

Something strange happened when the Earth was gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020: the Moon got substantially colder.

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim

By Victor Tangermann

China's Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has shown off a spacesuit designed to be worn by astronauts on the surface of the Moon.

China Unveils Spacesuit for Upcoming Moon Landing

By Victor Tangermann

The vast majority of Mars' atmosphere might be trapped in sedimentary rocks lining the Red Planet's surface, which could be used for fuel.

Mars’ Surface Appears to Be Covered in Potential Rocket Fuel, MIT Finds

By Victor Tangermann

The harsh terrain of the Martian surface has done an absolute number on NASA's Curiosity rover's wheels, as a new picture shows.

The Curiosity Mars Rover’s Wheel Looks Absolutely Wrecked

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has encountered a zebra-striped rock on the surface of Mars and it's unlike anything seen on the planet.

NASA Scientists Startled When Mars Rover Finds Rock With Stripes

By Sharon Adarlo

In a new analysis, scientists have found evidence of water existing basically all over the Moon, though more in some areas than others.

Scientists Find Evidence of Water All Over the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

An astronomer is suggesting that Mars once had a large moon that exerted enough force to create a large bulge on its surface.

Mars Appears to Be Missing a Moon, Astronomer Finds

By Sharon Adarlo

The hidden Mars structures are mysterious because they appear to be significantly denser than their surroundings.

Gravity Mapping Detects Large Hidden Structures Under Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have spotted a tiny space rock just 33 feet long, which will orbit the Earth once, making it a "mini-moon."

Earth Gaining a Temporary New Moon, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

In an embarrassingly idiotic tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk argued that "we will never reach Mars if Kamala wins."

Elon Musk Makes Embarrassingly Stupid Claim: If Trump Loses, Humanity Will Never Make It to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission has taken the crew farther from our planet than any other humans since NASA's Apollo missions.

SpaceX Astronauts Now Farther From Earth Than Any Other Human Since Apollo Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

Samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 mission suggest the Moon could still be volcanically active today, a tantalizing finding.

Chinese Lander Finds Evidence of Active Volcanos on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China has moved up the date for its Mars sample return mission while the US slashes its own trip to collect rocks from the Red Planet.

As NASA’s Mars Sample Return Stumbles, China Is Looking to Beat Them to the Punch

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk predicted that SpaceX's massive Starship rocket would start making regular trips to Mars in a matter of just two years.

Elon Musk Says Starship, Which Has Never Launched Into Orbit and Then Landed on Earth Without Crashing, Will Be Landing on Mars by 2026

By Victor Tangermann

According to a scathing new report, NASA's even beefier Moon rocket launch tower may end up being even more expensive than initially thought.

NASA’s Moon Launcher Is in Big Trouble

By Victor Tangermann

Almost exactly a hundred years ago, American astronomer David Todd listened for radio signals from Mars as the planet was at opposition.

100 Years Ago, Scientists Looking for Life On Mars Received a Strange Radio Signal

By Frank Landymore

Chinese scientists want to build a magnetic launch system that spins up and then throws cargo from the Moon's surface to Earth.

Chinese Scientists Working on Magnetic Launch System to Fling Cargo From Moon’s Surface Back to Earth

By Sharon Adarlo

Space Station Astronaut Starts Mixing Cement for Future Moon Base

Space Station Astronaut Starts Mixing Cement for Future Moon Base

By Noor Al-Sibai

There's no more evidence than ever that Mimas, Saturn's "Death Star" moon, may be home to a giant underground ocean.

Saturn’s “Death Star” Moon Could be Hiding a Massive Ocean

By Noor Al-Sibai

Because time moves ever so slightly on the surface of the Moon, researchers have created a way to keep lunar clocks in sync with Earth ones.

Scientists Say They’ve Come up With a “Time Zone” For the Moon

By Frank Landymore

Using seismic data, scientists say they've made the first ever detection of liquid water on Mars, trapped miles beneath the planet's surface.

Scientists Discover Massive Reservoir of Water Hiding on Mars

By Frank Landymore

The ESA's Gaia mission has spotted hundreds of potential moons orbiting around more than 350 asteroids in the solar system.

Europe’s Gaia Telescope Spots Hundreds of Hidden, Lurking Moons

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, scientists take on the SETI community, determining that they may have a crisis of imagination.

Paper Proposes New Way to Calculate Number of Alien Civilizations

By Noor Al-Sibai

Boeing's contributions to NASA's efforts to return astronauts to the Moon are significantly behind schedule and way over budget.

NASA Inspector Slams Boeing for Shoddy Work on Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been shooting lasers at Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon to hit a tiny target.

NASA Spacecraft Shoots Japanese Moon Lander With Laser

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that we could use metals found on Mars to create particles that would trap heat once released into the planet's atmosphere.

Scientists Propose Low Cost Plan for Terraforming Mars

By Frank Landymore

Robert Zubrin, president and founder of Mars Society, thinks NASA should skip its Moon missions and use Starship to go to Mars — now.

Mars Society President Calls for Starship Mission to Red Planet

By Frank Landymore

Space tech company Honeybee Robotics has come up with a concept for a 330-foot pole that could act like a streetlight for a Moon base.

DARPA Funding Plan to Build Huge Streetlight on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

To combat growing extinction threats, scientists are proposing an out-of-this-world concept — keeping at-risk cells on the Moon.

Scientists Propose Fortress of Earth’s DNA Samples Housed on the Moon in Case of Apocalypse

By Noor Al-Sibai

The rocket designed to carry the first humans to the Moon in over half a century has officially made its way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Rocket for First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Arrives at Launch Site

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Rover has found a rock on Mars that scientists believe may contain signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

NASA Says Its Rover Has Discovered a “Potential Biosignature” on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

Even though it's already built, NASA is not sending its VIPER rover to the Moon. Instead, it will be replaced by a "mass simulator."

NASA Scrapping Finished $450 Million Moon Rover, Will Send Dead Weight “Simulator” to Moon in Its Place

By Frank Landymore

NASA's cancellation of the VIPER Moon rover mission has spurred scientists to demand Congress to reverse the agency's decision.

Scientists Outraged at Canceled NASA Moon Mission Plead Congress to Reconsider

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have discovered traces of water while poring over lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 rover.

China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Anca Selariu, a microbiologist who lived in the NASA Mars habitat for over a year, found her time inside "absolutely exhilarating."

Crew Who Spent a Year in Simulated NASA Mars Base Say They Spent a Lot of Time Watching TV

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will no longer go to the Moon, and will most likely be scrapped for parts.

NASA Abandons Moon Rover After Spending Half a Billion Dollars on It

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover crushed a rock while exploring — and revealed a treasure of glinting, yellow crystals.

NASA Scientists Startled When Mars Rover Drives Over Rock, Cracking It and Revealing Glinting Crystals Within

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have come up with the "first direct evidence of an accessible lava tube under the surface of the Moon."

Scientists Detect Huge Caverns Under Surface of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's grand plan for Mars colonization includes, apparently, a long-term dream to create new species on the Red Planet.

Elon Musk Planning to Bioengineer New Species to Live on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk volunteered his sperm to seed a Martian colony, the New York Times reports, highlighting his obsession with the plan.

Elon Musk Reportedly Offered SpaceX Employees Sperm to Seed Mars Colony

By Victor Tangermann

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers determined that an exoplanet could potentially harbor an Earth-like atmosphere.

James Webb Spots Habitable, Icy Exoplanet Relatively Close to Earth

By Victor Tangermann

In a spiteful retort earlier this week, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said the agency was willing to work with China to examine Moon rocks.

The Head of NASA Is Being Awfully Catty About China’s Amazing New Moon Samples

By Victor Tangermann

After boldly going to the Moon's far side, China is now in possession of more than four pounds of lunar samples.

China Cracks Open First Ever Sample From Moon’s Far Side

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists in China claim to have discovered a kind of desert moss plant that could survive on the surface of Mars.

Scientists Identify Plant That Could Grow on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

The US enacted a law in 2011 that forbids NASA from cooperating with China, which means it may not be able to study the latest Moon rocks.

There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can’t Study China’s Amazing New Moon Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese scientists have made an unusual discovery while analyzing the sample Chang'e-5 collected from the Moon's surface in December 2020.

China Finds Something Strange in Sample Retrieved From Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe has officially returned the first samples collected from the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Spacecraft Lands on Earth With First Samples in Human History from Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

One stone in particular is distinctly lighter colored than all the stones surrounding it, a Mars discovery that is "in a league of its own."

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Stones, Never Before Seen on Mars

By Frank Landymore

We regret to inform you that another, significantly larger penis drawing has hit the terrain maps of Mars after a full two decades.

NASA Has Drawn Another Giant Schlong on the Surface of Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

After promising they'd get free space flights, the billionaire behind the dearMoon space tour has completely let down his crew.

Billionaire Promised Crew Free Flights Around Moon, Then Dashed Their Dreams

By Noor Al-Sibai

An ESA scientific instrument dropped off by China's lunar lander detected negative ions on the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Lander Instrument Detects Negative Ions on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China's Chang'e-6 rover planted a flag on the Moon's far side, a victory lap for the country's highly successful lunar program.

China Plants First-Ever National Flag on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China has just successfully scored its latest forte in the space race after landing on the Moon's dark side for the second time.

China Lands on Dark Side of the Moon, Prepares to Gather Loot and Return to Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his flagship space tourism flight, citing readiness problems with SpaceX's Starship rocket.

Billionaire Cancels Moon Tourism Trip After SpaceX Misses Deadline

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered another intriguing formation on the planet's barren surface in the form of a circular pit.

Scientists Intrigued By Almost Perfectly Circular Pit on the Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

A new theory suggests that rockets blast up plumes of Moon dust at way, way faster speeds than previously thought.

Scientist Terrified Astronauts Might Be Shredded by Sandblasts on the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA scientists believe that a small asteroid in the Main Asteroid Belt called "Dinky" birthed its own Moon. Actually, two of them.

Astronomers Surprised After Finding Tiny Moon Is Actually Two Tiny Moons in a Trenchcoat

By Maggie Harrison Dupré