Tag: space

Recommended Reading: The story of ‘Legion,’ Marvel’s latest TV show

Marvel's 'Legion,' explainedEric Watson,PolygonMarvel's latest TV series debuted on FX this week, and if you're a little lost on the

Astronaut filmed elusive blue lightning aboard the ISS

Some types of electrical discharge phenomena like blue jets and red sprites occur way above the altitudes where normal lightning

Algae can survive nearly a year and a half in outer space

Algae from the Arctic Circle are used to tough weather, and it turns out they're also able to survive the

After 40 years, scientists discover first-ever white dwarf pulsar

After decades of speculation, students at Warwick University have now found the first ever white dwarf pulsar. Since 1967's discovery

NASA figured out how to make Venus-resistant electronics

There's a reason why we're focused on colonizing Mars rather than Venus: the latter is absolutely inhospitable. Its atmosphere is

SpaceX aims to launch ISS resupply mission on February 18th

After one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launch pad last September, SpaceX sprinted to get back on

600-year-old starlight addressed a loophole in quantum theory

Quantum entanglement, where two particles are separated by space and yet inextricably linked by the laws of quantum mechanics, has

Supermassive black hole set a record for longest lunch ever

When a black hole eats a nearby star, the resulting X-rays typically fade within a year or so. That's why

NASA really isn’t sure why ancient Mars was wet

The scientific community accepts that once upon a time, Mars was partially covered by water. New data from NASA's Curiosity

SpaceX plans to launch a rocket every two weeks

SpaceX has a bold plan in place to get through its backlog. The space corporation's president Gwynne Shotwell told Reuters

Japan’s space junk collection experiment ends in failure

Well that's disappointing. On January 27th, Japan's space agency (JAXA) successfully launched the Kounotori 6 spacecraft to the ISS. It

NASA expands emerging space economy with a commercial airlock

The first commercially funded airlock is coming to the International Space Station, and luckily it's not being built by Weyland-Yutani. Demand

Mars’ liquid water may have had an atmospheric ‘escape route’

Scientists have long believed that Mars lost its liquid water very gradually, turning into a mostly dry planet over an

Ancient Ceres may have had plenty of ice volcanoes

Millions of years ago, Ceres' surface might have had plenty of icy volcanoes to keep Ahuna Mons company. Scientists have

Watch three teams compete for the best Hyperloop pod design

Last Sunday 27 teams brought their completed Hyperloop pods to SpaceX's headquarters in Southern California hoping to get time in

Planet acquires Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging division

Google's has officially sold off it's satellite imaging division. An announcement from rival imaging company Planet confirms it will acquire

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi will have over 600 3D-printed parts

Boeing may have pushed the Starliner's first trip to the ISS back to 2018, but we're sure to get more

Government watchdog says SpaceX Falcon 9s are prone to cracks

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets apparently have a serious issue that could delay the company's manned missions. According to the Wall

With new method, scientists find water on an exoplanet

Finding planets is hard, finding water on planets is harder, and finding water on exoplanets is pretty damn hard. And

SpaceX test fires the first Falcon 9 it landed on a barge

SpaceX failed to launch a used Falcon 9 rocket back in May or June last year like it originally planned,

Bill Nye and Buzz Aldrin do a little turn on the catwalk

Never in a million years did I think I'd see Bill Nye and Buzz Aldrin walk a runway together, but

Magnetic fields could explain an ‘erratic’ neutron star

Scientists think they've discovered why an unusual star system is emitting "sudden, erratic and extremely intense" bursts of X-rays. Using

Spaceflight changes the shape of the human brain

The human brain reshapes itself during spaceflight, according to a study by a team of scientists from the University of

Japan’s ‘fishing net’ plan to clear junk from space has hit a snag

This week, Japan is trying out some new technology in space designed to help clear up dangerous pieces of debris orbiting Earth. The trouble is, it's not working properly.The post Japan’s ‘fishing net’ plan to clear junk from space has hit a snag appeared first on Digital Trends.

NASA’s new satellite radiator is a work of art

Satellite radiators are typically huge and heavy -- not at all ideal for tiny spacefarers like CubeSats. To address small

Production on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ is finally underway

Thanks to delays at the network, CBS' latest addition to the small screen Star Trek canon obviously didn't make its

Keck Observatory’s exoplanet imager captures its first photos

The W.M. Keck Observatory's near infrared camera has a new instrument that gives it the power to capture images of

Yale’s liquid metal material can shed light on magnetic fields

We most likely won't reach the center of the Earth in this lifetime, but scientists might be able to recreate

Cassini captures close-up views of Saturn’s rings

NASA has released high-resolution close-up images of Saturn's outermost rings captured by Cassini as part of its penultimate mission. The

Study offers best evidence yet that we’re in a holographic universe

Don't freak out, but there's a good chance that the entire universe is actually a holographic projection. The theory isn't

Gamma ray telescope spots ancient, intense black holes

NASA's Fermi gamma ray telescope has been working overtime, it seems. Scientists using the instrument have spotted extreme astronomical phenomenon

Some of Earth’s oxygen escapes to the moon every month

The Earth and the moon share more than an orbit around the Sun. Turns out that bits of atmosphere manage