Ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? As it turns out, you may be onto something. The Earth is rotating faster than it has in the last half-century, causing our days to be slightly shorter than … Read More
The International Space Station (ISS) will remain operational for the rest of this decade after its mission was extended until 2030. However, NASA has revealed that in 2031, it will plummet to Earth and drown in the ocean. Moving forward, … Read More
Just four years ago, perhaps the most inspiring start of modern space rocket launches took place. A start by Elon Musk’s most progressive private space company, SpaceX, which made millions of people dream again. This was a start-up performance: The … Read More
Smacking an asteroid with a bomb or a smaller asteroid should shatter it into manageable pieces, right? Wrong. You’ve probably heard by now that the movie Armageddon got everything wrong — it’s simply not possible to blow up an asteroid … Read More
The term “planet” is defined very strictly by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). An astronomical body is officially a planet if it orbits the Sun, has enough mass to be spherical, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit, according … Read More
According to experts, a piece of a SpaceX rocket that launched seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March. The rocket was deployed in 2015 to launch a NASA … Read More