Space

Just when we thought the question was settled for good, here we are again: discussing whether the tumbling, cigar-shaped object known...

If you've ever stood in front of a 4K television at your local electronics store, or if you're lucky enough to own one, then you know...

Back in February, SpaceX and Elon Musk launched a 2008 Tesla Roadster and its "astronaut" (a mannequin named Starman) into space...

After completing their investigation into the aborted October launch that forced two astronauts to make an emergency escape, the...

Two new studies (found here and here) have found compelling evidence for the existence of 'dust moons' called Kordylewski dust...

It seems like everyone's focus has been on Mars lately. With the numerous rovers and probes that are already focused on the planet and...

NASA is no stranger to amateur science enthusiasts criticizing their work, but Robert Zubrin, the President of the Mars Society, has...

An image in a recent update from NASA's Curiosity Rover mission has surprised the space agency's team of experts back here on Earth....

There are some awesome job titles out there, like "Digital Prophet" and "Dean of Pizza, but "galactic archaeologist" probably takes...

One thing many people don't understand about astronomy is that you can learn as much from what you can't see as what you can. Black...

Back in September, a team of astronomers spotted an Earth-sized chunk of matter falling into a black hole at 30% the speed of light....

It's a day we all knew was coming, but now that it is actually here we're a little sad about it. According to Gizmodo, NASA...

Everybody knows that familiar scene in sci-fi movies where the camera pans over a row of cryogenic chambers containing the crew...

What's big, strong, and faster than the speed of sound? Well, it's not Superman because he doesn't exist. Sorry. It's actually the new...

Weather on other planets is strange. Jupiter's been dealing with a huge storm on its surface for over a century (the infamous 'Great...

Earlier this year, NASA announced that the next stop for the New Horizons spacecraft after Pluto would be Ultima Thule, a distant...

Being an astronaut (or cosmonaut) is still considered one of the coolest jobs ever to kids of all ages, but there may be a negative...

When we're not narrowly avoiding collisions with them or planning to blow them up with nuclear weapons, scientists are busy studying...

Between 4,200 and 5,500 light years away from Earth in the constellation Scorpius lies a nebula with a familiar shape for those who...

After checking to make sure that it is plugged in and receiving power, one of the first steps in electronics troubleshooting is to...