Space
Impact Point of Vikram Lander Found on the Moon
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
NASA’s Curiosity Rover sent back this image from Thanksgiving weekend.
Cosmic Treats You Don’t Want to Miss in December
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
December’s chock full of cosmic treats, including the “king of meteor showers” -- the Geminids -- which can produce up to 120 meteors an hour during its peak. Here’s a preview.
Newly Discovered Stellar Black Hole So Big It ‘Shouldn’t Even Exist’
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
A stellar black hole with a mass 70 times greater than the Sun was recently discovered by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Previously, it was believed that the mass of a stellar black hole could not exceed 20 times that of the Sun.
New Image Shows Center of Milky Way Galaxy
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
The image captured large magnetic fields and remnants of supernovas.
Australian Wildfires Seen from Space
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
“Unprecedented” wildfires have been burning in New South Wales, Australia, for the past few weeks. And the smoke plumes can be seen from space.
HD Video Captures Rare Mercury Transit
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
A stunning look at the rare event.
Large Asteroid ‘Hygiea’ May Actually Be a Dwarf Planet
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
New research published in Nature Astronomy revealed details of the shape, surface and size of Hygiea that was thought to be a large asteroid. It turns out Hygiea may be a dwarf planet after all.
Mars Lander's Probe Spat Out by Red Planet
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
The heat probe on NASA’s Mars lander can’t seem to dig into the Martian surface -- one of the primary things it’s tasked with.
NASA Shares Spooky Image of Jack-O’-Lantern Sun
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
The sun looks like a giant jack-o’-lantern in a spooky image captured by NASA.
Saturn Overtakes Jupiter as Solar System's 'King of Moons'
January 14, 2020, 2:46 pm EST
A new discovery puts Jupiter in second place.
