January 5, 2017 Surprise! Monster burst of radio waves arose in tiny galaxy For the first time, scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves — known as an FRB — back to its home galaxy.
January 5, 2017 Scientists finally understand Pluto's ice towers Cold, dark, distant Pluto is home to giant ice ridges, and now scientists are closer to understanding how they formed.
January 4, 2017 PayPal Galactic to boldly go where no credit card has gone before PayPal, the e-commerce business that allows for online money transfers anywhere in the world, announced the launch of PayPal Galactic on Thursday.
January 3, 2017 NASA's Curiosity rover spots purple rocks on Mars Mars may appear red when viewed from Earth, but NASA's Curiosity rover has captured an up-close photo of the planet's mountainous landscape, with purple-colored rocks littered across the foreground.
January 3, 2017 SpaceX discovers source of rocket explosion, plans new launch SpaceX plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September.
January 2, 2017 Supermoon lunar eclipse in pictures Stargazers around the world received a treat on Sunday thanks to the rare celestial phenomenon of a blood-red ‘supermoon’ eclipse. A supermoon occurs when a new or full moon is at its closest to the Earth. Sunday’s was only the sixth supermoon eclipse since 1900. The next supermoon eclipse will occur in 2033.
December 31, 2016 Rare, Unseen Photos of Alan Shepard, First American in Space On May 5, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard blasted off from Cape Canaveral on a historic flight that marked the moment the U.S. caught up to Russia in the Space Race. Here, rare and never-seen photographs from LIFE of that amazing era.For far more photos, see the full gallery at Life.com.
December 30, 2016 Northern lights' festive show captured in stunning NASA image The northern lights put on a festive show over northern Canada just before Christmas, and a NASA satellite captured a stunning infrared image of the spectacular display.
December 29, 2016 Weird clouds linger on Saturn's moon Titan Mysterious, thin, wispy clouds hide under the hazy upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
