August 30, 2020 Bacteria could have traveled from Mars to Earth, changing what we know about how life formed, study says A newly published study notes that a type of bacteria was able to survive in space outside the International Space Station, opening up the possibility that life could have traveled from Mars.
August 29, 2020 Douglas MacKinnon: 'Election Day' asteroid – not a political omen, but it is a warning NASA is predicting it will give the Earth a very close shave the day before the presidential election.
August 27, 2020 'UFO' found in Congo turns out to be Project Loon balloon What was mistaken for a UFO after it wound up in a dense jungle in the African nation turned out to be an internet balloon from a subsidiary of Alphabet, Loon, Reuters reports.
August 27, 2020 NASA finds active 'Star Wars' galaxy in deep space NASA has found an active galaxy far, far away that looks eerily reminiscent of a TIE fighter from "Star Wars."
August 26, 2020 Jeanette Epps set to become first Black female astronaut on ISS in 2021 NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will make history next year when she becomes the first Black female astronaut to be a crew member of the International Space Station, the space agency announced on Tuesday.
August 26, 2020 Mystery radio signal in deep space shows activity exactly when scientists expected In June, astronomers discovered Fast Radio Burst 121102 had a 157-day repeating schedule. Right on schedule, scientists have detected activity from the mysterious radio signal.
August 26, 2020 Vast smoky pall from California wildfires spotted by NASA satellite A vast smoky pall from California’s wildfires has been spotted from space by NASA’s Terra satellite.
August 26, 2020 'Rogue' planets could outnumber stars in the Milky Way, study suggests A newly published study suggests there could be more "rogue" planets, those that do not orbit a star, than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
August 26, 2020 Helicopter company in Kobe Bryant crash sues 2 air traffic controllers The company operating the helicopter that crashed in January -- killing retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others -- is suing two air traffic controllers who it says are to blame for the accident, according to multiple reports.
August 25, 2020 Hurricane Laura spotted from International Space Station Prior to being upgraded to a hurricane, Laura was spotted from the International Space Station, showing the wide swath of the storm.
