Space

Sep 30, 2016 05:54 AM EDT

Elon Musk Wants to Send 1 Million People to Mars for New Civilization

In order to build a thriving and sustainable community to the red planet, Elon Musk is planning to send one million people to Mars.

Sep 30, 2016 05:46 AM EDT

Space Sonata: Comet 67P Sings for Rosetta Probe

During its exploration of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the Rosetta probe detected magnetic field oscillations that were later converted into sound. As the probe prepares for its finale, the comet sings a new song.

Sep 30, 2016 05:38 AM EDT

Touchdown Rosetta: How ESA Will Maneuver the Spacecraft for the Grand Finale

ESA's Rosetta mission will formally end on Sept. 30. A collision maneuver will be executed that will send Rosetta to free fall into the comet.

Space Shuttle Endeavour's Mission To The International Space Station

Sep 30, 2016 05:36 AM EDT

ESA Experiment Aims to Keep Spaceships Clean and Healthy

The European Space Agency is conducting an experiment on the International Space Station to study antibacterial properties of materials in space to determine if future spaceships will be easier to clean.

Sep 30, 2016 05:31 AM EDT

Insane or Impressive? What Experts Think of SpaceX’s Plans to Colonize Mars

On Sept. 27, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk dazzled the audience at the International Aeronautical Congress, as he revealed the full extent of his Mars colonization plans. What do experts have to say about this?

Yuri Milner And Stephen Hawking Announce Breakthrough Starshot, A New Space Exploration Initiative

Sep 30, 2016 05:24 AM EDT

Why Stephen Hawking Doesn't Want Us to Reply to Alien Signals

In a recent film, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned scientist to refrain from contacting aliens as it may have a catastrophic result.

Sep 30, 2016 04:00 AM EDT

Rosetta Crashes to its End: What Europe's Comet Mission Accomplished Over 12 Years

Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft will go out with a bang – or rather, a crash – on the surface of a comet it has followed faithfully for two years.

Sep 29, 2016 08:38 AM EDT

ArkLight Owners Convicted of Defrauding NASA

ArkLight founders, Yujie Ding and Yuiya Zotova, have been sentenced to a year and a day in prison by US District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III. This is on grounds that the startup owners had been defrauding NASA. Zotova and Ding had allegedly pocketed the money given by NASA for their startup.

Sep 29, 2016 08:20 AM EDT

Solar Storms Reportedly Heading Towards Earth

A solar storm is predicted to hit earth anytime between today and Friday. The said solar storm may greatly affect earth’s technology, particularly the satellites in orbit. Once hit by a solar storm, this could lead to lack of GPS navigation, satellite TV, and mobile phone signals.

Sep 29, 2016 07:52 AM EDT

Black Moon 2016 Could Signal 'End of the World'?

A rare lunar occurrence is set to occur on September 30, which is known as the Black Moon. While this may be a once-in-every 32 month event, some conspiracy theorists claim it’ll make the end of the world.

SpaceX: The Privately Funded Aerospace Company Founded By Elon Musk

Sep 29, 2016 05:40 AM EDT

SpaceX to Explore the Solar System Using the Interplanetary Transport System

The new SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) is a combination of powerful booster and the capsule that can carry people to Mars. Apparently, ITS is very powerful that it may even be able to travel to the Kuiper Belt on the edge of the Solar System.

Sep 29, 2016 05:37 AM EDT

Regardless of the 13th Zodiac Sign Controversy, NASA Says Astrology is Still Fake

NASA caused quite a stir when news of the space agency changing the 12 zodiac signs, adding a 13th sign called Ophiuchus, surfaced online. However, NASA has denied such claims and said that even with or without the change in zodiac signs, astrology is still fake.