Sorry, Mars Fans – NASA Can’t Afford the Trip
NASA’s human spaceflight director dropped a bombshell, saying they can’t afford a crewed mission to Mars. The agency may instead focus on its Moon plans. If the mission and special occasion hint at a…
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Astronomers Have Just Made A Fascinating Discovery On Jupiter
An international team of researchers has discovered that the gas giant, the largest planet in the Solar System, also has austral auroras ( south ) and that, against all odds, they act independently o…
NASA’s Newest Photo Of Jupiter Will Blow Your Mind
Lately, NASA’s Cassini orbiter has been delivering some stunning photos from its trips around Saturn, but that’s not the only fancy camera floating around a nearby planet. The agency’s Juno spacecraf…
NASA Says Saturn’s Moon Has “The Ingredients Necessary For a Habitable Environment”
A New Discovery NASA just released evidence that a liquid water ocean that could support life lies beneath the icy surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The agency reports that the world has many of th…
We Just Found More Evidence Of Ancient Alien Life On Mars
It is now a well-understood fact that Mars once had quite a bit of liquid water on its surface. In fact, according to a recent estimate, a large sea in Mars’ southern hemisphere once held almost 10 t…
What Would Happen If the Sun Disappeared?
If the sun suddenly blinked out of existence, you would have nothing to worry about — for the first eight minutes, anyway. After that, all hell would likely break loose. Still, it wouldn't be the…
10 Greatest and the Biggest Lies you Were told about Outer Space
Outer space is full of mysteries, but this video is here (below) to clear up some of the wider known misconceptions, bringing you the truth about the final frontier. What would you do if we told you …
NASA Just Detected Oxygen in The Martian Atmosphere
For the first time in 40 years, NASA researchers have detected atomic oxygen in Mars' atmosphere, thanks to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ), which soars on a plane …
Its Official: NASA Confirmed That Earth Has Two Moons
It turns out that our moon isn’t alone out there, orbiting our planet on its own. Earth has a companion in space which has been orbiting our world for over a century, and NASA has only recently spott…
Astronomers Reveal, THOUSANDS Of Alien Worlds May Lurk BEYOND Pluto!
An incredible new animation reveals the sheer number of alien worlds that may exist beyond the orbit of Pluto. The astronomer who compiled the data has said that it only illustrates a few dwarf plane…
NASA Released A Stunning Time-Lapse Of Saturn That Shows The Planet For 44-Hours Straight
The second largest planet in our solar system, adorned with thousands of beautiful ringlets, Saturn is unique among the planets. It is not the only planet to have rings -- made of chunks of ice and r…
A 15-Year-Old School Boy Captures Incredibly Clear Picture Of Saturn And Its Iconic Rings Using A Telescope In His Back Garden
A 15-year-old boy, from Seaford, East Sussex, captured an awesome picture of Saturn using a personal telescope in his back garden that many experienced astrophysicists would be proud of. Marcus Reed …
NASA Designing Submarine to Explore Hydrocarbon Seas of Saturn’s Moon Titan
Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit and the ocean is made of methane and ethane. Washington State University researchers are working with NASA to determine …
New Horizons Captures Record-Breaking Images In The Kuiper Belt
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image – and made history. The routine calibration frame of the "Wishing Well" ga…
Forget Planet 9—There Are Strong Evidence For Planet TEN
Could Planet Ten be lurking out there? According to recent announcements, a TENTH planet—the size of Mars is lurking at the edge of our solar system. Scientists discovered that the orbits of Kuiper B…