Space

A NASA space capsule is headed to Earth, bringing important samples from asteroid Bennu

Geologists have recently discovered two alien minerals unknown to Earth in a meteorite in Somalia. A small, 2.5 ounce (70-gram) fragment of the fifteen thousand kilogram fallen comet known as El Ali revealed the alien ore. Scientists stumbled upon the...

A recent study reveals that electric waves, which come from Earth and the Sun but don't hit the Moon directly, are helping to create ice on the Moon's surface. These electric waves strike the Moon when it moves in and...

On a Friday morning last week, a Virgin Galactic spaceship traveled 88 kilometers above Earth, right to the edge of space. On that spacecraft, there were two experienced Virgin Galactic pilots, a teacher, and three passengers. But what made this...

In a recent study using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists looked at a distant planet called K2-18b. This exoplanet is much bigger than Earth and about 8.6 times heavier. What they found were some interesting molecules: methane and...

A fresh perspective on Einstein's theory of relativity could revolutionize our understanding of black holes. Astrophysics has long struggled with the concept that "black holes have no hair," meaning they are defined by just three characteristics: mass, electric charge, and...

In recent years, there has been significant speculation and ongoing research regarding the potential existence of a mysterious ninth planet in the far reaches of our solar system, aptly named "Planet Nine." However, scientists have now uncovered evidence suggesting the...

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and once richest person in the world, has promised to bring humans to Mars by 2024. But was his mission predicted nearly 70 years ago in a fiction book? Musk has cryptically tweeted in the...

Hellas Planitia, often referred to simply as Hellas, is a crater on the planet Mars named after Greece. It was originally discovered in 1867 when viewed through a telescope on Earth. According to NASA, Hellas Planitia spans approximately 1,400 miles...

Ever since the retirement of the Concorde in 2003, the speedy journey across the Atlantic Ocean has become a thing of history. Traveling between London and New York now requires approximately eight hours, or a bit less —say around seven...