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An outrageously strange paper claims, among other things, that there's a black hole at the center of the Earth. Sometthing's fishy.
Science & Energy

Strange Research Paper Claims There’s a Black Hole at the Center of the Earth

The team at Firefly Aerospace used one of its rocket engines to try to light all those pesky candles on a birthday cake for its co-founder Max Polakov.
Off-World

Watch These Mad Geniuses Light Birthday Candles With a Rocket Engine

On May 16, the U.S. Space Force will launch a mysterious X-37B space plane on its second-ever mission, which officials say will help NASA conduct research.
Space Force

The Space Force Is About to Launch a Mysterious Spacecraft

DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.
DARPA

DARPA Deploys Tiny Satellite That Could Take Best Pictures of Space Ever

NASA required SpaceX to undergo review to make sure workers weren't getting high after Elon Musk smoked weed. But, inexcplicably, NASA paid for it.
Science & Energy

NASA Paid $5 Million to Make Sure SpaceX Workers Don’t Smoke Weed

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.
Science & Energy

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

NASA just attached its new semi-autonomous helicopter drone to the rover it's sending to Mars next year. Pending a few more tests, it should be ready to go.
Self-Driving Vehicles

NASA Installs Autonomous Mini-Helicopter on Its Next Mars Rover

SpaceX has launched a browser-based simulator that allows you to take over the controls of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and dock it to the Space Station.
International Space Station

Dock a SpaceX Spacecraft to the ISS in This Amazing Simulator

In order to protect future Mars settlers from deadly cosmic radiation, researchers suggest building homes in underground tunnels called lava tubes.
Mars

Scientists Say They’ve Found the Perfect Spot for a Mars Colony

The head of Russia's space agency says it know what caused a mysterious Space Station hole — but NASA's head claims it hasn't shared the info with him.
NASA

Russia: We Know Cause of Space Station Leak but Haven’t Told NASA

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he is "highly confident" that his space company will land humans on the Martian surface as soon as 2026.
Starship

SpaceX Working With NASA to Find Mars Landing Sites for Starship

Scientists have a bizarre idea for protecting astronauts from cosmic rays: Shield them with the radiation-absorbing fungus near Chernobyl.
Off-World

Fungus Growing at Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts From Cosmic Rays

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic wall of clouds is traveling around the surface of Venus every 4.9 days and has been doing so for decades.
Science & Energy

A Poisonous Tsunami Is Screaming Across the Surface of Venus

In a new white paper, a team of researchers argue that flying by Venus on future crewed missions to Mars could make a lot of sense.
Mars

Scientists: Flying By Venus to Get to Mars Would Be Cheaper, Faster

NASA has announced it's completing the final designs and planning for constructing and testing a spacecraft that will visit Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Science & Energy

NASA is Sending a Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moon to Look for Life

The Artemis plan is an ambitious NASA plan not just to send Americans back to the Moon, but to move toward a permanent presence there.
NASA

NASA’s Plan for a Lunar Outpost Just Leaked

An international team of scientists have discovered an exciting Earth-sized exoplanet that's capable of supporting liquid water.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover “Intriguing,” Extremely Earth-Like Exoplanet

NASA has selected a number of companies to complete studies about the future of commercial spaceflight in low-Earth orbit.
NASA

NASA’s New Goal: A “Robust Economy” of Orbital Space Habitats

After Russia halted its orbital space tourism program in 2010, the country's space agency Roscosmos is planning to send two citizens to the ISS in 2023.
International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Sending Two Tourists to the International Space Station, Including a Spacewalk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bragged that his company could reach the Moon within two years. But NASA CFO Jeff DeWit isn't buying it.
Moon

NASA Official: SpaceX’s Moon Chances Are “Slim”