Wormhole Created in Lab Makes Invisible Magnetic Field
A new device can cloak a magnetic field so that it invisible from the outside. Here, a picture of how the wormhole would work.Credit: Jordi Prat-Camps and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Ripped from the pages of a sci-fi novel, physicists have crafted a wormhole that tunnels a magnetic field through space. “This device can transmit […]
Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at 'Buckskin' Drilling Site on Mount Sharp
This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle above the “Buckskin” rock target, where the mission collected its seventh drilled sample. To source
No Asteroid Is Threatening to Hit Earth Next Month, NASA Says
There’s no reason to fear a devastating asteroid strike next month, NASA experts say. For the last few months, rumors have circulated on the Internet that a big asteroid will slam into Earth near Puerto Rico between Sept. 15 and Sept. 28, wreaking widespread destruction throughout coastal regions of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, […]
Epic Trailer for 'The Martian' Questions the Value of a Human Life in Space
An epic new trailer for the movie “The Martian” looks even more intense than the last one, and it raises some intriguing questions about the value of human life in space exploration. Set to the howling Jimi Hendrix song “All Along the Watchtower,” the new trailer for “The Martian,” directed by Ridley Scott, features some thrilling […]
'Star Trek' Fan Film Recruits Real-Life Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, the record-holder for the longest continuous spaceflight by a woman, joined on as a cast member in the fan project “Star Trek: Axanar.” In April, she tweeted this photo posing in the International Space Station in a “Star Trek: Voyager”-style uniform.Credit: ESA/NASA After spending 199 days on the International Space Station, a […]
Blast-Off! Japan's HTV Cargo Craft Launches To ISS | Video
On August 19th, 2015, the HTV-5 spacecraft was launched aboard an H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center. It is carrying 4.5 tons of supplies, experiment hardware and spare parts for use on the International Space Station. (Read the Full Story) Credit: JAXA/NASA To source
To Pluto and Beyond: Planetarium Show Wows Space Fans
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft obtained this view of Pluto at a distance of about 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) on July 14, 2015.Credit: NASA NEW YORK — The first-ever flyby of Pluto left scientists and the public wide-eyed, and the surprises will likely keep on coming. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zoomed through the Pluto system on […]
Lagrange Points: Parking Places in Space
Diagram of the Lagrange points associated with the sun-Earth system. Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team A Lagrange point is a location in space where the combined gravitational forces of two large bodies, such as Earth and the sun or Earth and the moon, equal the centrifugal force felt by a much smaller third body. The […]
Radical! Neon Found on the Moon
An illustration depicts NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft in orbit above the moon.Credit: NASA Ames/Dana Berry The moon doesn’t have any gaudy casinos or buzzing diner signs, but it does have neon. NASA’s LADEE spacecraft has made the first-ever detection of neon in the wispy lunar atmosphere, which is properly known […]
Starship Enterprise vs. Superman: Who's the Fastest Sci-Fi Spacefarer? (Graphic)
If the fictional USS Enterprise raced the ship from “Battlestar Galactica” to the nearest star system, which would get there first? A new graphic from Travelmath.com seeks to answer that question, which sounds like a typical opening argument over beers. The graphic shows fictional travel times across the universe for spaceships from several sci-fi franchises […]
Enormous Red Sprites Seen From Space (Update)
NASA photo ISS044-E-45576 showing storms over southern Mexico on Aug. 10, 2015.Credit: NASA Editor’s note: Updated to include a second photo of another sprite captured moments later by the same camera (added at bottom of article). This gorgeous photo, captured from the International Space Station on the night of Aug. 10, 2015, shows an orbital view of thunderstorms over the […]
'Eiffel Tower' Prominence Towers Over The Sun
From his backyard in Östersund, Sweden, professional photographer and astrophotographer Göran Strand took a look at the sun using his portable solar telescope “to see if something interesting was going on.” And sure enough, there was something VERY interesting going on . Something was towering over the solar disk — something that looked like… the Eiffel Tower? Of course, […]
Viking Aurora: Northern Lights Wow Photographer in Newfoundland
This stunning image of an aurora was taken was taken in Norstead, a Viking village replica. The Norstead Viking Village in L’anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland is the only confirmed Viking site in North America. Astrophotographer Adam Woodworth took the image on June 22 while visiting the area. “The aurora was coming from all directions it […]