By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | November 24, 2017 11:53am ET Artist’s conception of a black hole with an accretion disk, and jets of hot plasma. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech It’s Black Friday and if you’re a space fan looking to escape from shopping madness, NASA has what you need: #BlackHoleFriday. For the fifth year in […]
Houston, we have a new Lego space shuttle sale! The Lego Creator Space Shuttle Explorer building set is 20% off on Amazon.com this Black Friday, selling for $23.99 (down from $29.99, its lowest price so far). What makes the Lego Creator Space Shuttle Explorer set worthy of our pick is that it’s more than a […]
The James Webb Space Telescope sits in NASA’s immense Chamber A at Johnson Space Center after completing its final series of tests in the frigid, airless room. The James Webb Space Telescope has just emerged into the light after more than 90 days sealed in NASA’s giant cryogenic vacuum chamber. The test is crucial to […]
How best to strike up conversations with intelligent aliens? Mathematics might be the common lingo. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . Mountains. Whales. The distant stars. All these things exist in space, and so do we. Our bodies take up […]
By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | November 27, 2017 07:00am ET Credit: littleBits This Cyber Monday, Amazon has found the droids you’re looking for in this littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit . The STEM-focused electronics kit is on sale for $79, down from $99.95, making this the lowest price ever for the kit […]
Attention, Lego fans! We’ve scoured Amazon.com for the best Black Friday deals on Lego sets that are space or science-themed, as well as many science-fiction-themed sets. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for the space-loving Lego fan in your life or looking for something to add to your personal collection, we’ve got you covered. […]
By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | November 23, 2017 09:16am ET The Elegoo Smart Robot Car V3.0. Credit: Elegoo Black Friday 2017 is upon us and there are tons of deals for space fans on Amazon , but if you’re looking for something special (and educational) for your little space cadet, this STEM robot car […]
On the evening of Thursday, Nov. 23, Mercury will reach its widest separation east of the Sun. Viewed in a telescope (inset), the planet will exhibit a waning gibbous phase. Now is the time to look up and see Mercury, a planet that usually lingers too close to the sun for skywatchers on Earth to […]
To showcase NASA’s accomplishments on artificially intelligent navigation, the agency invited professional drone racer Ken Loo to go toe-to-toe with their software. The race on Oct. 12 followed two years of AI research by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, Calif. JPL’s success in spacecraft navigation attracted Google, who funded the research on drone […]
Astronauts may not be able to raise turkeys in the International Space Station (ISS), but that doesn’t stop the spacefarers from having a traditional Thanksgiving dinner! The ISS Expedition 53 crew will enjoy a specially prepared meal together this Thanksgiving (Nov. 23). Only three of the six crewmembers are from the United States, but everyone […]
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NASA’s InSight Mars lander has just undergone nearly two weeks of thermal vacuum testing that mimics the brutal environment of space. LITTLETON, Colo. — NASA’s next Mars lander just passed a big test ahead of its planned May 2018 launch. The spacecraft, known as InSight (short for “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat […]
By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | November 22, 2017 11:37am ET The “Star Trek” franchise is a huge universe, and it can be intimidating to beam into if you’re not a core Trekkie. But never fear — Space.com has a quiz fit for even beginner Trekkies fresh from Starfleet Academy. Are you ready? Let’s warp […]