May 2, 2016 Strange signal from space may solve one of science's greatest mysteries A clue to one of the biggest questions in cosmology — why regular matter, rather than antimatter, survived to fill the universe — may have been found in data from a NASA space telescope.
May 2, 2016 Rare quasar quartet is the first of its kind ever seen A giant nebula in the early universe hits the jackpot when it comes to rare, bright objects known as quasars, boasting four within surprisingly close proximity to one another.
May 2, 2016 Bill Nye launches Kickstarter to push solar sailing Cubesat to space Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.
May 2, 2016 Venus plane pushed for next NASA New Frontiers mission Northrop Grumman is developing an inflatable, propeller-powered aircraft for a years-long cruise in the sulfurous skies of Venus and is gearing up to enter the concept in NASA's next New Frontiers planetary science competition.
May 2, 2016 MH370 search detects ancient shipwreck, but no plane The $90 million search for the long-missing MH370 plane has detected some surprising finds in the southern Indian Ocean – debris that is believed to be from an ancient shipwreck. Search teams from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau have detected “man-made objects,” such as an anchor from a ship, reports news.com.au.
May 2, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 pilot preps for daunting 5-day solo flight across Pacific The most daunting leg of Solar Impulse 2’s epic journey around the world will be a massive test of endurance for the solar-powered plane’s pilot Andre Borschberg.
May 2, 2016 Ocean on Saturn moon Enceladus may have potential energy source to support life Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is looking better and better as a potential abode for alien life.
May 2, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 plane takes renewable energy and clean tech to new heights, says pilot The Solar Impulse 2 plane, about to embark on the most daunting leg of its epic round-the-world journey, is taking renewable energy and clean technology to new heights, says pilot Bertrand Piccard.
May 2, 2016 New NASA images may solve Ceres 'bright spot' puzzle A series of new NASA images may explain the unusual bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres that have been puzzling scientists.
May 2, 2016 NASA funds 'squid rover,' 14 other far-out space tech ideas NASA has funded 15 ambitious tech concepts in the hopes that one or more of them may have a huge impact on space science or exploration down the road.
