A Booklet Used on Lunar Surface Covered in Moon Dust Set to Go at Auction for $500,000
A booklet used on the Moon is up for auction—the mission checklist worn by NASA astronaut Gene Cernan that is still covered in moon dust.
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Unprecedented Gamma-Ray Burst is 'The BOAT' - Brightest of All Time in Human History
The GRB was so bright, it effectively blinded the various instruments built to record them, including NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope.
College Kids Prepare to Send the First Private Lunar Rover to the Moon
In preparation for the May 4th launch, the team at CMU has conducted dozens of training simulations to ensure they can handle potential issues
Scientist Finds Saturn Doing Something Never Seen Before in Our Solar System: 'Hiding in Plain View for 40 Years'
An astronomer discovered that Saturn's rings are changing the atmosphere-something that's never been seen before in our solar system.
Watch Mars Kiss Our Crescent Moon - the Highlight of April Stargazing
As we are only a week of waxing away from the full moon of April, it's worth taking a look at other spring stargazing events.
Galactic Jellyfish With 'Dangling Tentacles' of Star-Forming Gas Spotted 800 Million Light-Years Away
Like the ancients naming constellations after the animals they resembled, scientists at ESA say they've found a galactic 'jellyfish.'
DNA From 4 US Presidents Including George Washington Set to Blast Into Space-With DNA from Space Pioneers
Houston "memorial spaceflight" company Celestis Inc. typically blasts urns of cremated ashes into space, but this time they're included DNA.
'Unusual' Circles Spotted on Mars by the Reconnaissance Orbiter
The space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spotted the shapes as it studied how frost thaws at the end of Martian winter.
Company to Make History With World's First 3D-Printed Rocket Launch
Totally reusable, the Terran 1 will launch today from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral at 1:00 PM US Eastern Time, and will be streamed live.
Supermassive Black Hole Lurking at Edge of the Universe is One of Biggest Ever Detected-and 'Completely Unexpected'
A supermassive black hole discovered at the edge of the universe is one of the biggest ever detected, containing over a billion solar masses
NASA Astronaut Thrilled by His 'Absolutely Unreal' Photo of Aurora From Space
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada snapped a jaw-dropping picture of last week's aurora borealis from space aboard the ISS.
Rare Chance for You to See a 'Messier Marathon' Stargazing Event This Month
The Worm Moon, Messier Marathon, y-Normids, and several conjunctions are some of what can be seen in the night sky this month.
On Distant Planets that Don't Rotate, Life May Exist Under Skies of Permanent Dawn and Dusk
In these perpetual dawn/dusk zones, conditions would be perfect year-round for liquid water, and therefore life.
Scientists Simulate a Small Universe as a Preview of What This New Space Telescope Will Discover - LOOK
This cool animation shows how the gravity of intervening galaxy clusters and dark matter can lens the light from farther objects.
Astronomers Observe 2 Neutron Stars Colliding and the Extreme Reaction 'Defies All Expectations'
A kilonova is a very unique event in the galaxy since few things are as materially dense as a neutron star.
Eight Mysterious Radio Signals Uncovered by Astronomers Using AI Could Be Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Astronomers uncovered 8 mysterious radio signals that could be coming from aliens sending messages from stars.
Ringed Planet That Defies Known Physics Discovered in Outer Reaches of Our Solar System
Quaoar is the third-largest dwarf planet or planetoid of the 3,000 that orbit the sun out beyond Neptune, and it's also ringed.
Japanese Startup to Launch Public Space-Viewing Balloon Flights to Rival SpaceX
The ballon will carry a passenger 14 miles up into space and can be launched four a few thousand dollars in just a few hours of prep time.
Six Enormous Galaxies Detected from the Dawn of Our Universe: 'Our First Glimpse Back This Far'
New data from James Webb has discovered five massive galaxies that formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, the oldest yet.
Watch China's Spacecraft Land on the Moon in This Trippy Video
It shows the craft approaching the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) region of the moon at high speed and at an angle.
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