November 10, 2017 How vintage rocket tech could be NASA's ticket to Mars and beyond Dangerous radiation. Overstuffed pantries. Cabin fever. NASA could sidestep many of the impediments to a Mars mission if they could just get there faster. But sluggish chemical rockets aren't cutting it — and to find what comes next, one group of engineers is rebooting research into an engine last fired in 1972.
November 9, 2017 Mysterious object 13 times the size of Jupiter found In the hostile environment of the ‘galactic bulge’ at the heart of our galaxy, scientists have spotted a planet so big it might not actually be a planet.
November 9, 2017 First cat in space to receive a proper memorial When it comes to animals that heroically blasted off into space during the space race, names like Laika the dog or Ham the chimpanzee are probably the first that come to mind.
November 9, 2017 'Zombie star' keeps exploding, refuses to die, astronomers say A supernova that “cheated” death more than once is baffling astronomers — and still refuses to die.
November 9, 2017 Oldest spiral galaxy ever seen may reveal secrets about the Milky Way Astronomers have uncovered an ancient cosmic artifact 11 billion light-years from Earth: the oldest spiral galaxy ever seen.
November 8, 2017 NASA is working with Uber on flying taxis Uber's project for flying cars, known as Elevate, caused a whirlwind of attention when it was unveiled in late 2016. Now, the ride-sharing company has taken the next step in the project, teaming up with NASA to help manage the vehicles.
November 7, 2017 What Darwin can tell us about aliens What would life in a far-flung star system look like?
November 7, 2017 Oceans on Jupiter? Gas giants might start out as 'steam worlds' Jupiter may not always have been a big ball of hydrogen and helium.
November 3, 2017 Study identifies likely location of merging black hole giants Scientists on the hunt for colliding black holes should turn their eyes to the quiet, outer regions of galaxies like the Milky Way, a new study suggests.
November 3, 2017 NASA's Next Mars rover will have nearly two dozen cameras NASA's next Mars rover will be the sharpest-eyed craft ever to touch down on the Red Planet.
