August 17, 2020 NASA passes 'big milestone' on way to Mars as Ingenuity helicopter powers up NASA surpassed a "big milestone" on its latest mission to Mars, as the space agency was successfully able to power up the helicopter attached to the Perseverance rover, known as Ingenuity.
August 17, 2020 Pentagon's UFO announcement is 'exciting,' raises 'controversies': expert The Pentagon's announcement establishing a task force to "detect, analyze and catalog" unidentified aerial phenomena is a welcome addition in the now very public search for UFOs, albeit one with its own controversies, according to one expert.
August 16, 2020 The universe will end in this way, at this time, researcher says It's not expected to happen anytime soon, but one scientist has calculated when the universe will end.
August 16, 2020 Experts believe Neptune and Uranus 'primarily' composed of water NASA has proposed a mission to visit Neptune's moon, Triton, which could have an ocean capable of supporting life. In the interim, researchers are looking at the "water" on both ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.
August 16, 2020 Massive lava tubes on Mars and the moon could be home to life, researchers find Lava tubes under the surface of both the moon and Mars are large enough to be the homes of planetary bases as humanity further explores the cosmos, a newly published study suggests.
August 15, 2020 Pentagon launches task force to investigate 'unidentified aerial phenomena' The Pentagon announced Friday that it has established a new task force to investigate reports of "unidentified aerial phenomenon" following several incidents that have been observed by the U.S. military.
August 13, 2020 'Milky Way look-alike' galaxy found 12B light-years from Earth Astronomers have found a "Milky Way look-alike" galaxy in deep space, 12 billion light-years from our own, according to a new study.
August 12, 2020 Giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico damaged by broken cable The National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been damaged by a broken cable.
August 12, 2020 'Something from outer space': Emu on the loose startles suburban NJ residents The world's second-largest birds, emus can grow up to 5 feet tall, weigh up to 100 pounds, and run as fast as 30 mph. They are endemic to Australia.
August 11, 2020 Perseid meteor shower on deck: What you need to know Stargazers are in for a treat early Wednesday when the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.
