Featured in planetsBYTeam MightyDec 14, 2022ShareNASA is designing submarines and drones to explore the seas on Saturn’s moon, TitanIf you thought life was difficult for the submarine service of the U.S. Navy here on Earth, just imagine a deployment to Saturn’s largest of 83 moons, Titan. The solar… BYTeam MightyDec 14, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizSep 28, 2022ShareWATCH: NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a planetary defense testIt sounds like something out of science-fiction, but it’s very real. In 2021, NASA launched its Double Action Redirection Test from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California and sent it on… BYMiguel OrtizSep 28, 2022ShareBYFatherlyNov 25, 2020ShareJupiter and Saturn to appear closer in the night sky than they have in centuriesOn December 21, the two largest planets in our solar system will align more perfectly in the night sky than they have since 1623. No one saw that alignment thanks… BYFatherlyNov 25, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHere’s why Earth-like planets might be commonA growing body of research indicates that there are likely billion of Earth-like planets that we haven’t yet discovered. That’s good news for astronomers seeking alien life. Since Earth is our only example of a life-bearing world, scientists… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHow the hunt for alien life is about to get realNASA and other agencies are building a handful of telescopes to probe the universe’s most puzzling mysteries. From vantage points on Earth and in space, the upcoming telescopes will rely on next-generation technologies in their attempts to an… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareVideo shows what it would take to turn Earth into a volcanic hellscapeYou’re not going to wake up one morning to see Jupiter hanging in the sky, but two stunning animations show what it would look like if you did. Amateur astronomer Nicholas Holmes makes videos about space on his Youtube channel, BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareBYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareListen to eerie audio of the first recorded ‘marsquake’NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake.” The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, was recorded on April 6, 201… BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareBYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareWhat scientists found sifting through dust in outer spaceJust as dust gathers in corners and along bookshelves in our homes, dust piles up in space too. But when the dust settles in the solar system, it’s often in rings. Several dust rings circle the Sun. The rings trace the orbits of planets, whose grav… BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareBYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareNASA searches for signs of life near ‘Goldilocks’ starsScientists looking for signs of life beyond our solar system face major challenges, one of which is that there are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy alone to consider. To narrow the search, they must figure out: What kinds of stars are mos… BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareBYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareNASA just pulled the plug on the Mars roverOne of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the groundwork for NASA’s return to the Red Planet. … BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareBYNASAApr 25, 2018ShareNASA just discovered what Uranus smells likeEven after decades of observations and a visit by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, Uranus held on to one critical secret — the composition of its clouds. Now, one of the key components of the planet’s clouds has finally been verified. A global… BYNASAApr 25, 2018Share
BYTeam MightyDec 14, 2022ShareNASA is designing submarines and drones to explore the seas on Saturn’s moon, TitanIf you thought life was difficult for the submarine service of the U.S. Navy here on Earth, just imagine a deployment to Saturn’s largest of 83 moons, Titan. The solar… BYTeam MightyDec 14, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizSep 28, 2022ShareWATCH: NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a planetary defense testIt sounds like something out of science-fiction, but it’s very real. In 2021, NASA launched its Double Action Redirection Test from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California and sent it on… BYMiguel OrtizSep 28, 2022Share
BYFatherlyNov 25, 2020ShareJupiter and Saturn to appear closer in the night sky than they have in centuriesOn December 21, the two largest planets in our solar system will align more perfectly in the night sky than they have since 1623. No one saw that alignment thanks… BYFatherlyNov 25, 2020Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHere’s why Earth-like planets might be commonA growing body of research indicates that there are likely billion of Earth-like planets that we haven’t yet discovered. That’s good news for astronomers seeking alien life. Since Earth is our only example of a life-bearing world, scientists… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareHow the hunt for alien life is about to get realNASA and other agencies are building a handful of telescopes to probe the universe’s most puzzling mysteries. From vantage points on Earth and in space, the upcoming telescopes will rely on next-generation technologies in their attempts to an… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareVideo shows what it would take to turn Earth into a volcanic hellscapeYou’re not going to wake up one morning to see Jupiter hanging in the sky, but two stunning animations show what it would look like if you did. Amateur astronomer Nicholas Holmes makes videos about space on his Youtube channel, BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareListen to eerie audio of the first recorded ‘marsquake’NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake.” The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, was recorded on April 6, 201… BYNASAApr 29, 2020Share
BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareWhat scientists found sifting through dust in outer spaceJust as dust gathers in corners and along bookshelves in our homes, dust piles up in space too. But when the dust settles in the solar system, it’s often in rings. Several dust rings circle the Sun. The rings trace the orbits of planets, whose grav… BYNASAApr 29, 2020Share
BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareNASA searches for signs of life near ‘Goldilocks’ starsScientists looking for signs of life beyond our solar system face major challenges, one of which is that there are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy alone to consider. To narrow the search, they must figure out: What kinds of stars are mos… BYNASAApr 29, 2020Share
BYNASAApr 29, 2020ShareNASA just pulled the plug on the Mars roverOne of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the groundwork for NASA’s return to the Red Planet. … BYNASAApr 29, 2020Share
BYNASAApr 25, 2018ShareNASA just discovered what Uranus smells likeEven after decades of observations and a visit by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, Uranus held on to one critical secret — the composition of its clouds. Now, one of the key components of the planet’s clouds has finally been verified. A global… BYNASAApr 25, 2018Share
