June 20, 2018 Trump orders establishment of 'space force' as 6th branch of military Speaking at a meeting of the National Space Council, Trump ordered the Pentagon to immediately establish a national “space force” that would become the sixth branch of the armed forces.
June 19, 2018 Mysterious Mars rock formation explained - and it doesn't involve UFOs The cause of a mysterious rock formation on Mars that NASA deemed "an enigmatic pile of eroding sediments" and UFO hunters strongly believe is an extraterrestrial spacecraft was likely caused by volcanic activity on the planet billions of years ago, researchers say.
June 19, 2018 This flying space droid wants to make friends with astronauts The world's first flying, autonomous, artificially intelligent (AI) astronaut assistant will soon get to work in space.
June 18, 2018 NASA's Curiosity rover takes stunning selfie during massive dust storm on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover has taken an incredible selfie image during an "unprecedented" massive dust storm on Mars.
June 18, 2018 Weird low-light bacteria could potentially thrive on Mars An international team of scientists has found that a strange type of bacteria can turn light into fuel in incredibly dim environments.
June 15, 2018 MH370 disaster: How new space tech can keep track of aircraft The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for more than four years, has thrust aircraft-tracking technology into the spotlight.
June 15, 2018 There's a historic dust storm on Mars — and it's nothing like 'The Martian' As an intense dust storm rages on Mars , many are wondering — how bad can a Martian storm really be? Tuesday (June 12), NASA's Opportunity rover stopped communications amid a severe dust storm on the Red Planet.
June 15, 2018 This monster black hole's jet has 125 billion times more energy than the Sun A dust-enshrouded, giant black hole ripping apart a star blasted out a superfast jet of particles that packed about 125 billion times the amount of energy the sun releases per year, a new study finds.
June 14, 2018 3 baby alien planets detected around newborn star Three exoplanets are in the process of being born around a young star that's not too far from the sun, two new studies report.
June 14, 2018 Do we need a single international language in space? Nowadays, most humans leaving Earth must do so through Russian territory.
