Space
NASA Still Struggling To Open Bennu Sample Container
January 31, 2024, 10:55 am EST
A container carrying a sample from the asteroid Bennu landed in the Utah desert on Sept. 24. Technicians are still working to open it.
Japan Notches Successful Moon Landing, Despite Hiccups
January 31, 2024, 10:51 am EST
The Japanese Space Agency confirms their spacecraft has landed on the moon, though trouble with battery power could jeopardize the mission.
Massive “Canyon Of Fire” Carved Into The Sun
January 30, 2024, 12:01 pm EST
An explosion within the sun’s magnetic field on Halloween ripped a “canyon of fire” more than 6,200 miles wide into the sun’s southern hemisphere.
Ghostly X-Ray-Like ‘Bones’ Of Hand Appear In NASA Image
January 30, 2024, 12:01 pm EST
A dead collapsed star called a neutron star’s magnetic field looked like an X-ray in space in these NASA images.
NASA’s Asteroid Sample Container Is Stuck
January 27, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
The NASA mission to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu was a success. Now the container that got the samples safely to Earth is stuck.
Scientists Add 40 Million Years To Moon’s Age
January 22, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
By studying dust samples brought back by Apollo astronauts more than 50 years ago, scientists now estimate the moon is more than 4.46 billion years old.
Radio Burst Produced 30 Years Of Solar Energy
January 22, 2024, 11:59 am EST
A burst of radio waves that traveled 8 billion light years to Earth contained 30 years of the sun’s energy in the space of a millisecond, astronomers say.
Webb Telescope Finds 320 MPH Jet Stream On Jupiter
January 18, 2024, 11:58 am EST
NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a 320 MPH jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere for the first time. The jet stream travels at a speed twice that of a Category 5 hurricane here on Earth.
Check Out This Potential Meteor Spotting In England
January 10, 2024, 11:02 am EST
A homeowner is believed to have caught footage of a meteor streaking through the night sky in Birmingham, England.
Earth At Perihelion, Closest Earth-Sun Distance Of Year
January 10, 2024, 11:00 am EST
Today, Jan. 2, 2024, Earth will reach its perihelion — the shortest distance between the planet and the sun. That means the sun will appear slightly larger than average.
