The Asteroid Foundation returns with Asteroid Day LIVE Digital from Luxembourg. This year, the event is a fully digital celebration of asteroid science and exploration. Panel discussions and one-on-one interviews with astronauts and world experts will be broadcast on 30 June 2020. Read more
Tag Archives: Space science
The star that won’t die
A three-year-long supernova is making astronomers reconsider how stars form and die. Continue reading
Scientists complete 8-month isolation mission simulating life on Mars
A team of scientists have finally returned to civilization after completing a NASA-funded isolation experiment to simulate life on Mars. Continue reading
NASA gives sneak peek of ‘mission to touch the sun’
LAUREL, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists unveiled the Parker Solar Probe at a laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, on Monday (September 25), where the spacecraft is being prepared to make an unprecedented plunge into the sun’s atmosphere. Continue reading
Venus’ mysterious night side revealed for the first time
For the first time ever, scientists are studying Venus’ mysterious night side, and have found that it’s vastly different from its day side. Continue reading
Full moon rises over Greece’s ancient temple, as partial lunar eclipse occurs
CAPE SOUNION, GREECE (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) – A large full moon at its peak hovered over an ancient Greek temple on Athens’ southern coast on Monday (August 7) as a partial lunar eclipse took place.
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NASA astronaut captures aurora space spectacle
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer has shared stunning time-lapse images of the aurora borealis he captured from the International Space Station on June 26 and shared on Sunday. Continue reading
Moon much older than previously thought
A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 40 to 140 million years older than previously thought.
The super moon rising over New York City
From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades – as it made its way across the skies.
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Supermoon shines from east to west
From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades – as it made its way across the skies. Continue reading