March 27, 2018 SpaceX rocket launch created shock wave 4 times larger than California A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch last year generated a record-setting shock wave in Earth's atmosphere four times larger than the state of California, a new study reports.
March 27, 2018 New LightSail 2 spacecraft will boost solar-sailing interplanetary missions A new solar-sailing spacecraft will be a call to all (future) occupants of interplanetary craft.
March 26, 2018 China's Tiangong-1 space lab expected to fall to Earth over Easter weekend China's Tiangong-1 space lab will likely fall to Earth between March 30 and April 2, according to the latest prediction by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space Debris Office in Darmstadt, Germany.
March 20, 2018 11 need-to-know things about our solar system Our understanding about the universe and our place in it has changed over time.
March 20, 2018 'Gravity': Science vs. fiction Director Alfonso Cuarón's visually stunning film "Gravity," in theaters yesterday, is already being heralded as one of the year's best movies. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as astronauts whose mission goes spectacularly wrong when a cloud of orbital debris shreds their shuttle, cuts off communication and leaves them stranded in space.
March 20, 2018 1st known interstellar visitor gets weirder: Oumuamua likely had 2 stars Our solar system's first known interstellar visitor is likely even more alien than previously imagined, a new study suggests.
March 19, 2018 Astronaut Scott Kelly: How a year in space altered his DNA In March 2016 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after a historic 340-day stint on the International Space Station a changed man – his time in orbit had altered part of his DNA.
March 19, 2018 Is astronaut Scott Kelly still an identical twin after his year in space? Yes, says NASA Two years after his historic return from the International Space Station astronaut Scott Kelly’s year on the orbiting space lab continues to be a source of fascination.
March 19, 2018 Deep-Space Radiation may be getting more dangerous for future astronauts Space radiation may be a bigger worry for voyaging astronauts than scientists had thought, at least in the near future, a new study suggests.
March 14, 2018 Scientists discover 15 new planets, including 'super-Earth' that could harbor liquid water Scientists have discovered 15 new planets, including a “super-Earth” that may have liquid water on its surface.
