NASA has agreed to test a new way of getting things into space—by spinning them really fast and throwing them straight up from the ground. A strange structure resembling a huge yo-yo with a small smokestack can be seen rising … Read More
Image on the cover is the second best photograph of Solar Eclipse. (Credit: Colleen Pinski) The total solar eclipse of August 2017 was a huge thing, and over 200 million Americans watched it. A lot of them were trying to … Read More
Scientists want to mine ice from the Moon to create fuel for a future interplanetary refueling station. (Inside Science) — It’s been almost 50 years since we last went to the Moon. Now there is renewed interest to go back, … Read More
The photos of objects in space that you can get these days with a high-quality telescope are incredible. Take, for example, German astrophotographer Sebastian Voltmer’s photo of the International Space Station, in which two astronauts can be seen clambering on … Read More
THE MOON IS ABOUT 200 TIMES AS RADIOACTIVE AS THE EARTH, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. Atomic Age According to CNN, for the first time scientists have determined how radioactive the Moon is – a finding that could have implications for … Read More
Finding a planet with a gravitational field that humans can survive and thrive in will be critical if we want to colonize another world. If the gravity is too strong, our blood will be drawn down into our legs, our … Read More