February 26, 2018 Are supermassive black holes going to eat the universe? The largest black holes grow faster than their galaxies, according to new research.
February 23, 2018 Did crystals from ancient lakes on Mars form these tiny, weird things? NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars found tiny, dark bumps on a Martian ridge that are similar to those found around gypsum crystals that form in drying lakes on Earth, according to a statement from the space agency.
February 22, 2018 NASA doubles down on deep space exploration, but uncertain future for International Space Station NASA’s $19.9 billion budget proposal redirects the agency’s focus towards deep space exploration, bringing people to the Moon and eventually to Mars and beyond. It also calls for the termination of federal funding for the International Space Station, choosing instead to privatize it. But, critics argue the budget isn’t enough to fund the agency’s goals.
February 22, 2018 NASA's $1B tower is leaning Since 2011, NASA has been upgrading a mobile launcher originally built for the Ares I vehicle to fit its massive Space Launch System rocket.
February 22, 2018 NASA's new spacesuit has a built-in toilet NASA engineers are working on a new spacesuit that includes a long-term waste-disposal system — effectively, a built-in toilet.
February 22, 2018 Proposed exomoon defies formation theories Last summer, scientists announced that they had found what could be the first moon to be spotted outside of the solar system.
February 22, 2018 How a new 'happy suit' would protect astronauts from the stresses of space Researchers from Florida Polytechnic University are developing a "happy suit" that they say will protect astronauts from the psychologically harrowing effects of space travel.
February 21, 2018 How 5,000 pencil-size robots may solve the mysteries of the universe A 45-year-old telescope is going to get a high-tech upgrade that will enable it to search for answers to the most perplexing questions in astronomy, including the existence of dark energy, a hypothetical invisible force that might be driving the expansion of the universe.
February 21, 2018 SpaceX delays Falcon 9 rocket launch due to high-altitude winds SpaceX called off an attempted launch of its Falcon 9 rocket in California today (Feb. 21) due to strong high-altitude winds, according to the company's CEO, Elon Musk.
February 20, 2018 Future of space travel: Bigelow shows off bold plan that's out of this world The latest space-piercing concept launching from earth: A commercial, one-rocket space station that could carry astronauts to low-earth orbit, the moon and even Mars.
