5517 Results From "nasa"

Former NASA scientist Gilbert Levin argues we already discovered we're not alone in the universe during NASA's Viking mission to find life on Mars in 1976.
Science & Energy

Former NASA Scientist “Convinced” We Already Found Life on Mars

In a stroke of incredible luck, a NASA/ESA spacecraft is on the right pass to fly right through the tail of a passing comet.
Science & Energy

Research Spacecraft May Pass Through Tail of Dead Comet

Based on rover findings, NASA scientists envision Mars' Gale Crater to once have resembled the Altiplanos, the high altitude regions of South America.
Science & Energy

NASA: Rover May Have Found Remnants of Ancient Martian Oasis

A team of scientists have found new evidence of the earliest rivers that once flowed on Mars billions of years ago for around 100,000 Earth years.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find New Evidence of Ancient Rivers on Mars

A team of researchers have created a negative pressure "gravity suit" to help astronauts counteract some of the dangers of spending time in microgravity.
Off-World

Researchers Built a “Gravity Suit” to Keep Astronauts Healthy

According to new research, dark matter may be an even bigger mystery than we initially thought. The theoretical maps aren't lining up with observations.
Science & Energy

Dark Matter’s Effect Is 10x What It Should Be, Scientists Say

Scientists under lockdown revisited an Einstein ring discovered in 1987 to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of space.
Science & Energy

This Quasar Warps Itself Into a Ring by Distorting Spacetime

One of the earliest examples of space travelers becoming ill was during the Apollo 7 mission in 1968, when astronaut Wally Schirra got a bad head cold.
Developments

When Astronauts Got Sick on an Apollo Mission, It Was a Disaster

Image via Pixabay/Kevin Sanderson/Tag Hartman-Simkins
Science & Energy

NASA Engineer Says New Thruster Could Reach 99% Speed of Light

In a new report, scientists discussed how to ensure that space travelers don't contaminate distant planets — and that they won't bring back pollutants.
Off-World

Stanford Scientist Warns of Risk From Alien Pathogens

SpaceX just ushered in a new era in space travel by becoming the private company to launch astronauts from American soil inside a commercial spacecraft.
SpaceX

Breaking: SpaceX Launches Astronauts From American Soil

NASA astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife has accused her of committing what may be the first example of a "space crime."
NASA

NASA Astronaut Accused of First Space Crime

After a public feud, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk seem to be on better terms, and they plan on hanging out on Thursday.
NASA

NASA Boss Ends Feud With Elon, Plans SpaceX Factory Tour

Scientists have long suggested that microbes could theoretically live in the sulfurous clouds of Venus. An MIT team has more ideas on how that would work.
Biology

MIT Scientists Suggest Life Could Thrive in the Clouds of Venus

Startup Says It’ll Launch You Into the Stratosphere on a Balloon
Off-World

Startup Says It’ll Launch You Into the Stratosphere on a Balloon

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.
Bitcoin

A Fake SpaceX Stream That’s Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

A white dwarf star from a binary star system was just sent hurtling through the Milky Way at 559,000 mph after experiencing a "partial supernova."
Science & Energy

This Star Appears to Have Survived a Supernova

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch took to Twitter to share terrifying photos of Hurricane Dorian that they'd snapped from the ISS.
NASA

NASA Astronauts Snap Terrifying Photos of Hurricane Dorian

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe just made its first close approach of the Sun, getting to 47.8 million miles from the star's surface.
Science & Energy

A Space Probe Just Took the Closest Pictures of the Sun Ever

Major wildfires are blanketing the West Coast right now, turning the skies an apocalyptic shade of orange. Parts of the Bay Area are seeing snowing ash.
Climate Change

The Skies in California Basically Look Like the Apocalypse Right Now