NASA Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves for the First Time Ever
In a historical event, NASA scientists have become the first to detect and confirm the existence of gravitational waves. The waves detected were discovered...
Russia and NASA Agree Partnership to Build Lunar Space Station
Russian space programme officials are set to announce a partnership with NASA to build an international near-lunar station.
Igor Komarov, head of Russia’s Roscosmos State...
The Mysteries of Uranus Could Be Unlocked With Orbiter
Uranus is a featureless oddity in our solar system, a turquoise marble that has remained largely unstudied. However, from the little we do know...
New Horizons Continues Kuiper Belt Cruise Following Hibernation
Following a 157-day long hibernation, New Horizons has been placed in “active” mode and will continue its Kuiper Belt Cruise.
Alice Bowman, Mission Operations...
Glowing Bubble Surrounds Carbon Star
900 light-years away from Earth, there is a star taking its final steps towards rebirth.
The huge star dubbed U Antilae is located in...
A Tribute to Cassini on its Last Day
On Cassini’s last day of service, we pay tribute to the spacecraft that has spent the last 13 years diligently exploring Saturn and its...
NASA Announce Next New Horizons Fly-by
NASA has announced that the New Horizons spacecraft’s next mission will involve its most ambitious fly-by to date. The Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69...
Voyager 1 Celebrates 40 Years Exploring The Universe
At a distance of 13 billion miles from Earth, Voyager 1 is celebrating 40 years of service. The spacecraft, which is on a mission...
Planets Orbiting TRAPPIST-1 Could Offer The Building Blocks For Life
A study recently published in The Astronomical Journal explored the possibility that one or more Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may have had a sustained...
NASA Proposes Elaborate Mars Sample Return System
NASA has announced a proposal to launch a robotic mission to Mars to collect an array of samples that would then be returned to...