Space
Crash on Mars Caught on Satellite Images
November 4, 2016, 3:42 pm EDT
A NASA satellite that’s orbiting Mars has sent back pictures of the site where a European spacecraft crashed on the Red Planet.
Supermassive Black Hole Stuns Scientists
November 4, 2016, 3:16 pm EDT
Astronomers say they’ve never seen anything like it, a supermassive black hole, naked and alone and hurtling through the universe at 2,000 miles per second.
'Zombie' Satellite Comes Back to Life
November 4, 2016, 8:07 am EDT
The LES1 satellite that was once lost has come back to life.
Microspines Allow Drilling in Space
November 3, 2016, 5:34 pm EDT
JPL developed a proof of concept for robotic microspines that can anchor to and core surfaces regardless of gravitational orientation.
NASA Spots Strange Scene from Space
November 2, 2016, 5:46 pm EDT
It turns out the white stuff visible on the satellite is known as "glacial flour" because it resembles the kind you cook with. Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari explains why this only happens at certain times of the year.
New Software From NASA Could Spot Risky Asteroids.
October 31, 2016, 6:42 am EDT
New NASA program called Scout could detect objects in space near Earth and calculate their potential risk.
Scientists Search for Alien Life
October 31, 2016, 5:54 am EDT
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley point massive radio telescope at “alien megastructure” star looking for signs of intelligent life.
These Stars Look Like Pumpkins
October 31, 2016, 5:20 am EDT
NASA’s released incredible illustration of ‘pumpkin stars’ -- which spin so fast, they squash to look like pumpkins.
Live Space Video Isn't All It Seems ...
October 27, 2016, 7:26 pm EDT
Hoaxers misrepresent old videos of spacewalks as Facebook Lives.
Astronomers See Changes on Saturn’s North Pole
October 25, 2016, 12:38 pm EDT
Two images show different appearances of Saturn’s north pole area.