SpaceX has just launched the world’s most powerful rocket! ...

At a Glance The sun periodically goes through a time of diminished magnetism known to scientists as a grand solar minimum. Scientists believe the last grand minimum occurred in the 17th century. The sun is likely to emit less UV radiation for a period of time by mid-century, a new study says, which may "slow down but not stop global warming." The that'sknown to scientists as a grand solar minimum, according to the Scripps Institutionof Oceanography.The next grand minimum could...

The setting sun sometimes causes an amazing sight, a brief green or blue flash of light. ...

Two boosters from SpaceX Heavy rocket launch return safely in a precise landing. ...

This December 2017 false-color image made available by NASA in February 2018 shows KBO (Kuiper Belt object) 2012 HZ84. This image is, for now, one of the farthest pictures from Earth ever captured by a spacecraft. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute via AP) At a Glance New Horizons recorded a picture of a star cluster taken from nearly 4 billion miles away, breaking the previous record.The photo surpassed the "Pale Blue Dot" images of Earth taken by...

At a Glance Researchers say the Tesla Roadster launched into space will take a beating from space dust and cosmic radiation. The convertible may make a return trip past the Earth within the next few years. Elon Musk’s cherry red convertible made headlines after SpaceX launched it into orbit last week, butit may be unrecognizable if we ever get a chance to see it again. Manned by a mannequindubbed"Starman," the Tesla Roadster is cruising toward Mars., coming close enough to...

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates the fine art of brushing teeth in space. ...

Engineers work on the GOES-S satellite, which is scheduled to be launched into space on March 1, 2018. It will provide forecasters with faster and more detailed information on storms, hurricanes and other weather events (NOAA) At a Glance NASA will be conducting a series of launches over the next six months.The first spacecraft to be sent up is the GOES-S weather satellite.The satellite will provide researchers with more detailed information on weather events. A high-powered weather satellite will be...

The image above shows a view of the Earth and moon from 39.5 million miles away, captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Jan. 17, 2018. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin) At a Glance NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx captured an image of the Earth and moon from millions of miles away. The spacecraft is en route to Bennu, a carbon-rich asteroid that may hold a record of our solar systems’ earliest history. A NASA spacecraft tracking a massive asteroid caught a photo of...

Jupiter’s most recognizable feature could disappear in as few as ten years! ...

A new space mission seeks to experiment with space junk removal methods. ...

Astronomers say they may have found the most massive black holes ever discovered in our universe. They’re 10 billion times more massive than our sun. ...