NASA launches first ever solar probe to ‘touch the sun’
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 12, 2018) (NASA TV) - NASA on Sunday (August 12) launched a probe that…
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Chinese astronomers discover giant star rich in lithium
China Central Television (CCTV) - Chinese astronomers have discovered the most lithium-rich giant star ever known and the discovery is…
Mars reaches its closest approach to Earth in 15 years
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 31, 2018) (NASA TV) - Mars reached its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday…
Astronomers find source of Milky Way’s unusual microwave light emissions
Astronomers may have finally figured out the decades-old mystery of certain glowing regions in our galaxy: nanodiamonds. USA (Next Media)…
Earth days getting longer as moon moves away
New research shows that days on Earth are getting longer as the moon slowly spirals away from us. SPACE (Next…
NASA rover data shows Mars had the ingredients needed for life
VERA RUBIN RIDGE, MARS (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) - A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds at the surface of…
Space hotel for tourists to launch in 2021
Startup Orion Span announced on Thursday it plans to build a luxury hotel to launch in late 2021 and start…
Scientists hoping harpoons can skewer space junk crisis
A European satellite launched this week to test our ability to tackle the growing amount of garbage in space it…
More space debris to fall to Earth
More space debris is expected to fall re-enter Earth's atmosphere this week following the plummet of China's Tiangong-1. USA (Next…
China says Tiangong-1 space station to enter Earth’s atmosphere on April 2
BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 1, 2018) (CCTV) - China's Tiangong-1 spacecraft will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere at some point on Monday…