June 30, 2017 Mars Opportunity rover has image of unidentified metallic object, puts internet in a frenzy It's shiny. It’s sharp. It’s on Mars. It must be aliens! What appears to be a chunk of metal photographed by the Opportunity Rover has UFO buffs in a spin.
June 30, 2017 Russia may launch the brightest 'star' in the sky Russia is set to launch potentially the brightest artificial object in the night sky, which could outshine everything except for the Moon, starting next month.
June 30, 2017 Does dark energy exist? Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University and the chief scientist at COSI Science Center .
June 29, 2017 Students are mining for simulated Martian ice While Mars has water ice beneath its surface, extracting the liquid for future human missions will be a challenge.
June 29, 2017 NASA Orbiter snaps stunning 'Niagara Falls of Mars' pic The incredible image shows where lava behave like liquid water on the surface of Mars.
June 29, 2017 Curiosity Mars Rover is now using artificial intelligence to pick its own targets The Curiosity Mars Rover is now smart enough to pick its own targets for exploration, according to a new study.
June 28, 2017 Scientists 'can't rule out' collision with asteroid flying by Earth in 2029 Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly when and where the dangerous rocks will appear, and how close they're going to come to our planet.
June 27, 2017 Why scientists are fired up about futuristic space lasers WASHINGTON — Pew, pew, pew! Epic laser battles with highly concentrated beams of deadly light punching through starship hulls, slicing off limbs — or instantly vaporizing spacecraft, bodies and even planets — have been a much-loved and time-honored tradition in science fiction for many decades.
June 26, 2017 NASA debunks Anonymous claim of imminent alien life discovery Last week a YouTube video purportedly posted by hacker collective Anonymous said that NASA was set to announce the discovery of intelligent alien life.
June 26, 2017 NASA's Juno spacecraft beams back first pictures from Jupiter A NASA spacecraft has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter.