[embedded content] A massive iron meteorite has been pulled out of its Argentine grave, after hiding underground for 4,000 years. Discovered on Sept. 10 by Astronomy Association Chaco meteorite hunters, the so-called Gancedo meteorite is not your average chunk of space rock, it rivals the second largest meteorite ever found. Weighing-in at around 34 tons(68,000 […]
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See How Blue Origin's Next Spaceflight Test Will Work (Video)
The private spaceflight company Blue Origin plans to launch a crucial abort test of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle next month, and you can get a sneak peek at the action in a new video animation. Blue Origin, which is run by billionaire Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, plans to see how the New Shepard system […]
Earth Vulnerable to Major Asteroid Strike, White House Science Chief Says
Artist’s concept of an asteroid striking Earth. The world is still vulnerable to a potentially catastrophic asteroid strike, according to President Barack Obama’s chief science adviser. NASA has made substantial progress in finding the asteroids that pose the biggest threat to Earth, but there’s still a lot of work to do, said John Holdren, director […]
Blue Origin Capsule's Solid Rocket Motor Push In Case Of Emergency | Animation
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Will We Ever Find E.T.? NASA Talks First Contact 'Star Trek'-Style
Bobak Ferdowski (NASA, left) and Dan Werthimer (University of California, Berkeley, right) discuss astrobiology, astrophysics, and “Star Trek.” NEW YORK — Is anyone else out there? Humans have asked this question ever since we could look up at the stars, but hundreds of thousands of years later, we still don’t have a satisfactory answer. Logic […]
'Rebirth' of Stingray Nebula's Central Star Animated
By Steve Spaleta | September 13, 2016 11:03am ET The star SAO 244567 has been studied for over 45 years. According to European Southern Observatory, “between 1971 and 2002 the surface temperature of the star skyrocketed by almost 40 000 degrees Celsius.” It has started to cool again and expand according to new observations by […]
Astronaut Scott Kelly's Year in Space to be Developed as Movie
Sony Pictures is developing a film based on Scott Kelly’s memoir, “Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars.” The story of the first American to endure nearly a year in space may be headed for the silver screen. Sony Pictures on Monday (Sept. 12) secured the rights for a feature film based […]
A Streamlined Form in Lethe Vallis, Mars
This image shows a portion of Lethe Vallis, an outflow channel that also transported lava. This is one of only a few places on Mars where these pristine-appearing landforms have been identified. The channel formed by catastrophic floods, during which it produced the prominent crater-cored, teardrop-shaped island in the middle. To source
Full circle: space algae fighting malnutrition in Congo
Looking for food that could be harvested by astronauts far from Earth, researchers focused on spirulina, which has been harvested for food in South America and Africa for centuries. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti ate the first food containing spirulina in space and now the knowledge is being applied to a pilot project in Congo as […]
Moon's Birth May Have Vaporized Most of Earth, Study Shows
This artist’s conception shows the giant impact that created Earth’s moon. New research suggests the impact was powerful enough to vaporize a large portion of the young Earth. The massive collision that created the moon may have vaporized most of the early Earth, according to a new analysis of samples collected during the Apollo moon […]
Milky Way CSI: Were Galaxy ꞌHomicidesꞌ an Inside Job?
The Milky Way’s galactic neighborhood doesn’t look the way it should, and now scientists think they know why. In the space surrounding Earth’s home galaxy, the Milky Way , there should be lots of small galaxies — at least according to computer models and scientific predictions. But the neighborhood is mostly free of those small […]
Robot Life on Mars! Meet the Machines Exploring the Red Planet Today
By Hanneke Weitering, Staff Writer-Producer | September 13, 2016 05:53pm ET Credit: The Viking Project/NASA Mars: Home of the Robots Mars may be a barren desert with no alien life (that we know of), but the Red Planet certainly isn’t lifeless. Thanks to Earth’s ambitious space programs, several robotic scientists explore the Martian surface as […]
Elusive Planet? See Mercury at Its Best This Month
On Sept. 28, Mercury will rise at 5:30 a.m. local time, well before the sun, and shine brightly against the predawn sky. The planet will be at its maximum angle away from the sun on this date. The waning crescent moon will sit about 10 degrees above the planet; the duo is shown here at […]