Astronomers at Kyoto University, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the RIKEN Institute and Hiroshima University have found that black holes can be observed using...
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered that a nearby supermassive black hole is generating powerful outbursts of x-ray emissions. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory...
A black hole between merging galaxies is apparently ‘burping’ large amounts of X-ray emitting gas. The black hole is situated between galaxy...
Space exploration has transcended from visiting the Earth’s moon to learning about other planets, especially Mars. As exploration of the Red Planet...
The Department of Energy announced that scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have produced 50 grams of Plutonium-238 for NASA to use...
After 40 months of exploration on the Red Planet, NASA’s one-armed mobile laboratory, Curiosity, has discovered high concentrations of silica — the...
Following a flyby from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on November 13, 2015, infrared images reveal Earth-like colors from Saturn’s moon, Titan. In a...
The Curiosity Mars rover has finally reached the first sand dune on the martian planet’s surface, marking the first up-close encounter with...
After 141 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition 45 crew has returned to Earth. The three astronauts–NASA’s Kjell Lindgren,...
The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has received an early Christmas gift in the form of their long-awaited resupply shipment....
After bad weather postponed two prior launch attempts, NASA plans to launch the Cygnus spaceship as part of a mission to resupply...
The stars are a beautiful wonder of the world. What’s even more beautiful is discovering that there are more than just stars...
Living in space may not include all of the amenities we’re accustomed to down on Earth, but that certainly doesn’t mean astronauts...
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX, the private space company, will be granted a contract to create spaceships to fly astronauts to the International Space...
Private spaceflight company SpaceX has received its first orders from NASA after signing a contract guaranteeing them and Boeing alike between two...
After having recently released a psychedelic picture of Pluto, NASA is at again, only this time, transforming images captured by the New...
Engineers at NASA have improved the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield so that it can withstand the super fast and extremely hot journey...
Citizens of the United States may get their chance to go to Mars after NASA announced that they are hiring astronauts for...
Antarctic snow accumulation that began accelerating 10,000 years ago is helping Antarctica create more ice than it is losing from today’s alleged...
Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday that it has finished assembling NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which is scheduled to be apart of the first...