September 13, 2018 Closest exoplanet to Earth could be 'highly habitable' Just a cosmic hop, skip and jump away, an Earth-size planet orbits the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri.
September 12, 2018 Hole in Sun's atmosphere amps up Northern Lights The northern lights just got a boost thanks to a big hole in the sun's atmosphere, and there could be something of a repeat showing tonight.
September 12, 2018 How NASA's mission to 'touch the Sun' may reveal clues about alien worlds NASA's new mission to the sun may reveal clues about alien worlds, too.
September 12, 2018 NASA explores placing ads on rockets, allowing astronaut endorsements: report NASA’s administrator has created a new committee to explore branding and endorsement opportunities, potentially launching corporate America into the final frontier, a report said Monday.
September 11, 2018 'Mysterious radio bursts' in outer space detected by alien-hunting artificial intelligence Unusual and "mysterious radio bursts" have been detected 3 billion light years away from Earth, thanks to an artificial intelligence program at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
September 11, 2018 Future Mars colonies? Scientists sketch out research bases that could take root on the Red Planet A new study reveals how humans could potentially colonize Mars and create a self-sustaining research base to support manned missions for several years.
September 11, 2018 Cassini's 'grand finale' at Saturn lands NASA an Emmy If you watched the Cassini probe's spectacular dive into Saturn last September, you weren't alone — in fact, space fans worldwide followed its social media campaign, illustrations and animations of the big event, and the "Grand Finale" dive and commentary itself was watched 2 million times, according to NASA.
September 10, 2018 Pluto should be a planet again, researchers argue Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, according to a new research study.
September 7, 2018 Elon Musk says we're probably living in a simulation Elon Musk thinks we're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence.
September 7, 2018 NASA will launch 2 rockets to test a Mars parachute and track 'nanoflares' NASA will launch two brief rocket missions tomorrow (Sept. 7): One will test a parachute that could be used to help land the next rover on Mars ; the other will measure tiny explosions on the sun called "nanoflares."