7 lakes formed by meteor strikes around the world: From Lake Maniquagan to Clearwater |
On Earth, lakes are often associated with glaciers, rivers, volcanic activity, or changing tectonic landscapes. A much smaller group owes its existence to something less common. At various times in Earth’s history, large objects from space struck…
Super Typhoon Sinlaku reaches the edge of space: NASA captures stunning atmospheric ripples |
When Super Typhoon Sinlaku swept through the North Pacific in April 2026, it did something most tropical cyclones never do: It not only created visible ripples on the ocean surface, but also traveled across the sky and into the upper levels of…
NASA’s X-59 about to fly for the first time; surprising details emerge about ‘Concorde successor”s promised London-New York trip
NASA is highly anticipated X-59 aircraft As we get closer to its first flight, decades after Concorde was retired, attention is beginning to be paid to the future of supersonic passenger travel. NASA’s first test flight is expected to remain…
NASA just tested a thruster powerful enough for a human mission to Mars
A technology that could power crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently tested in the U.S. NASAof Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southern California. The achievement is a milestone that engineers and space…
Battle of the Billionaires: Jeff Bezos steals $230m moon deal from Elon Musk, NASA selects Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed moon missions
The rivalry between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is officially over the moon. NASA announced on Tuesday that it has selected Bezos’ Blue Origin to fly the first of three planned unmanned lunar missions aimed at preparing a future lunar base, giving the…
NASA is searching for an asteroid with more gold than Earth’s
Somewhere between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, a giant metallic world floats silently in deep space. Unlike ordinary rocky asteroids, 16 Psyche has attracted global attention because scientists believe it may contain large amounts of precious metals,…
What are the most common types of planets in the Milky Way? Scientists unveil ‘Super Earth’
According to Kepler observations, the most numerous planets in the Milky Way are super-Earths. These planets are larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and they have been observed in many planetary systems in the Milky Way. Super-Earths are 1 to 4…
In 2019, a NASA intern discovered a tiny glitch while scanning star data and discovered a world orbiting two suns |
A 17-year-old NASA intern, Wolf Cukier, discovered a unique binary planet, TOI-1338 b, orbiting two stars. His careful analysis of TESS data revealed anomalies in the light curve, leading to this important discovery. Representative images (generated by…
NASA reveals SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts expected to fly to International Space Station in September 2026 |
NASA SpaceX has announced crew assignments for its SpaceX Crew-13 mission, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than mid-September. The mission brings together astronauts from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and…
Major setback: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket failure could delay NASA’s moon landing plans
The latest failure of the Blue Origin mission raises new questions about the program’s timeline NASAof the Artemis program, although the space agency was not directly involved in the launch. The company’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket…