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A NASA scientist just made animations showing how slow the speed of light is compared to the scale of the cosmos to explain why we haven't traveled far.

New NASA Animations Show How Slowly Light Travels Through Space

By Dan Robitzski

Tokyo-based company Astro Live Experiences just launched its experimental prototype satellite that it will use to create a fake meteor shower.

A Startup Is About to Launch a Satellite Full of Fake Shooting Stars

By Dan Robitzski

Relativity Space — a 3D-rocket-printing company founded by SpaceX, and Blue Origin alumni — got permission from the Air Force to launch from Cape Canaveral.

U.S. Air Force Approves Launch Site for 3D Printed Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers spotted an unusual black hole floating through the galaxy. Roughly the size of Jupiter, it's in between the two types of typical black holes.

A Jupiter-Sized Black Hole is Floating Around The Milky Way

By Dan Robitzski

Watch The Most Distant Object Ever Observed Tumble Through Space

Watch The Most Distant Object Ever Observed Tumble Through Space

By Dan Robitzski

New research sheds light on how supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of the Milky Way, get so massive. It takes more than just eating stars.

Astronomers Figured out How Supermassive Black Holes Get so Big

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, astronomers observed the birth of a new, ultra-dense stellar corpse that could be either a black hole or a neutron star.

Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Birth of a Black Hole

By Dan Robitzski

Orion Span's proposed space hotel, the Aurora Space Station, might be ready within two years. But its cost jumped $3 million since April.

Upcoming Space Hotel to Be “Like a Small Cruise Ship”

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers say they've discovered the brightest quasar ever observed in the early universe, which shines with the power of 600 trillion Suns.

Newly Spotted Quasar Is 600 Trillion Times Brighter Than the Sun

By Jon Christian

Research suggests that it might be possible to safely approach a black hole as long as its big enough and spinning rapidly.

Physicist: Black Holes Could be Portals for Hyperspace Travel

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists working at the Hubble Telescope just pieced together a massive survey of the Triangulum Galaxy. Now they may be able to watch new stars from.

Ultra-Detailed New Image of Nearby Galaxy Shows Stars Being Born

By Dan Robitzski

A new lightweight drill, originally built to probe beneath the surface of Mars, is being used instead to drill down to Antarctica's bedrock.

A Drill Built for Mars Will Probe Antarctic Bedrock

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent radio interview, Dutch astronaut André Kuipers recalls how he accidentally ended up calling American emergency services while on board the ISS.

An Astronaut Accidentally Dialed 911 in Space

By Victor Tangermann

According to Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, crewed missions to Mars and hyped-up chatter of settling the planet are all a waste of time and money.

Apollo Astronaut: It Would Be “Stupid” to Send People to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A Russian cosmonaut who helped investigate damage to the ISS says the hole was apparently drilled from the inside. Here's what it means.

Cosmonaut: Hole Was Drilled From Inside Space Station

By Jon Christian

For the last 15 years, NASA and ESA scientists have found signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere. But a recent survey by an ESA orbiter didn't find any.

Scientists Thought Mars Was Covered in Methane. Now It’s Missing

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers recently discovered a new technique that makes it much easier to detect and study how dark matter is distributed throughout the universe.

Science & Energy

Stars Torn From Galaxies Let Astronomers “See” Dark Matter

By Dan Robitzski

Building telescopes and other things in space, rather than on Earth, would vastly improve our ability to watch and explore the cosmos.

The Search for Aliens May Depend on In-Space Assembly

By Dan Robitzski

A new dark matter detection study, COSINE-100, may debunk another experiment that claimed to have spotted dark matter. But the two had some key differences.

Two Nearly-Identical Dark Matter Studies Have Conflicting Results

By Dan Robitzski

In a new essay, think tank president and consultant Marko Kovic breaks down four unresolved legal and political challenges for off-world civilizations.

Four Legal Challenges to Resolve Before Settling on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will provide the best measurements to date on dark energy's impact on the universe.

Telescope Upgrade Will Create the Most Detailed Map of the Universe Ever

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCam), a crucial tool for spotting asteroids on a collision course with Earth, hasn't been fully funded since 2006.

Retired Astronaut: NASA Left Earth Defenseless Against Asteroids

By Dan Robitzski

100 capsules of cremated remains are about to be packed into a CubeSat and launched into orbit, fulfilling the last wishes of many who wanted to see space.

Elysium and SpaceX to Launch Cremated Remains of 100 People Into Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's InSight rover will land on Mars one way or another on Monday. Here's how you can tune in and watch how it goes down.

Here’s how to Watch NASA’s InSight Rover Land on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A team of physicists created a 360 video that takes people on a tour of a realistic simulation of the black hole in the middle of the Milky Way.

360-Degree Video Shows What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole

By Dan Robitzski

Using a new AI system, researchers within the infant scientific discipline asteroseismology can learn more about the subsurface activity of distant stars.

New AI Is Peering Into the Nuclear Cores of Distant Stars

By Dan Robitzski

New 3D maps of the Earth's crust hidden beneath Antarctic ice reveal new fragments of ancient continents, perhaps broken off when Pangaea split.

A Satellite Found Remnants of Lost Continents Under Antarctica

By Dan Robitzski

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

By Dan Robitzski

After four years of study, NASA concluded that 3D printing works just as well in space as it does on Earth. Deep space missions may be in the future.

NASA: Objects 3D Printed in Space Perform Well Enough to Support Missions

By Dan Robitzski

A newly-discovered star in our galaxy is only 300 million years younger than the universe itself. it's older than anything scientists expected to find.

An Ancient Star Reveals Our Galaxy Is Older Than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

A giant space laser, built with mostly-existing technology, could serve as a homing beacon for any aliens that might be out there.

A Giant Space Laser on Earth Could Blast Messages at Alien Planets

By Dan Robitzski

Veloce, a new astronomical tool that can spot Earth-sized planets tightly orbiting dim stars, was just installed in an Australian observatory.

This Upgraded Telescope Hunts Exoplanets Orbiting Dim Stars

By Dan Robitzski

NASA announced Tuesday that the Kepler Space Telescope, which has been orbiting Earth and looking for exoplanets since 2009, ran out of fuel. RIP.

NASA: Kepler Space Telescope is Out of Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

There's a lot of space junk orbiting the planet. The Air Force just put out a call for high-tech ways to keep track of it all.

The Air Force Wants Your Help Guarding Satellites From Space Junk

By Dan Robitzski

A brain floating against a space scene background.

Zero Gravity Causes Worrisome Changes In Astronauts’ Brains

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of scientists just announced their strategy for trying to figure out whether Mars can support life.

Scientists Need to Solve These Two Mysteries to Find Life on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

UK researchers are now testing RemoveDEBRIS, a satellite designed to trap space debris in a net so it can be removed before it damages spacecraft.

UK Researchers Just Deployed a Massive Net to Catch Space Debris

By Kristin Houser

Check Out This Stunning Image of a Far-off Galaxy

Science & Energy

Check Out This Stunning Image of a Far-off Galaxy

By Kristin Houser

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space

Japan Will Soon Conduct The First Test of Elevator Movement in Space

By Kristin Houser

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?

By Sarah Marquart

On Tuesday July 31, Mars will come closer to Earth than it will for another 269 years. Take a look now before it moves on.

Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now

By Dan Robitzski

we may see manned missions to the moon. Science, politics, and celestial cash grabs are at the forefront of why people want to go back.

3 Reasons Why We Might Return to The Moon

By Dan Robitzski

we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA's Apollo curator keeps them for future generations.

Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists

By Dan Robitzski

We Talked To The New Leader of Space Nation Asgardia About What The Future Holds

We Talked To The New Leader of Space Nation Asgardia About What The Future Holds

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: NASA Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Us From Contaminating Other Planets, Report Says

The Digest: NASA Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Us From Contaminating Other Planets, Report Says

By Kristin Houser

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There

The Scientist Who Reevaluated The Drake Equation Still Thinks Alien Life is Out There

By Dan Robitzski

The US May Soon Have The World’s First Space Force

The US May Soon Have The World’s First Space Force

By Dan Robitzski

Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

Science & Energy

Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

By Dan Robitzski

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony

By Dan Robitzski

Theorized Planet Nine Might Actually Be A Cluster Of Little Rocks

Theorized Planet Nine Might Actually Be A Cluster Of Little Rocks

By Dan Robitzski

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

Science & Energy

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

By Dan Robitzski

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

By Dan Robitzski

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

By Dan Robitzski

Can Humans Conceive In Space? NASA Sent Sperm To The ISS To Find Out

International Space Station

Can Humans Conceive In Space? NASA Sent Sperm To The ISS To Find Out

By Victor Tangermann

The First Luxury Hotel In Space Shows Affordable Space Tourism Is Still A Long Way Off

The First Luxury Hotel In Space Shows Affordable Space Tourism Is Still A Long Way Off

By Victor Tangermann

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It

Finding Meteorites In Antarctica is Grueling but Worth It

By Lou Del Bello

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

By Claudia Geib

You’re Not Crazy if You Believe in UFOs. Let’s Discuss in Scientific Terms.

You’re Not Crazy if You Believe in UFOs. Let’s Discuss in Scientific Terms.

By Alexandra Ossola

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories

By Victor Tangermann