Space
Asteroid 'Moon' Actually Two Rocks Stuck Together
February 10, 2024, 12:01 pm EST
NASA’s Lucy mission made a surprising discovery while surveying an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Stunning Images Of Our Universe’s ‘Edge Of Darkness’
February 9, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
The European Space Agency released the first five images of the Universe from its Euclid telescope.
Two US Companies Vying To Get Back To The Moon
February 5, 2024, 11:11 am EST
Two U.S. companies are slated to launch landers to the moon in the next great lunar space race since the Apollo program.
NASA’s Two New Findings: Hot Planets, Small Asteroid
February 3, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
In early November, NASA scientists made two big announcements — one regarding the discovery of a unique, sweltering planet system and another about a “dinky” moon orbiting an already-small asteroid.
Peregrine Moon Lander Expected To Plummet Back To Earth
January 31, 2024, 10:58 am EST
The Peregrine moon lander suffered a critical fuel leak that prevented it from making a soft landing on the moon, and now it is headed back to Earth. But the company that made the spacecraft said it is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
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.
