NASA scraps test of its most powerful rocket ever after one minute: Agency investigates ‘major component failure’ on $18.6billion Space Launch System that’s been built to take Americans to the moon The Space Launch System was scheduled to have its…
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NASA Scientists Uncertain What Object is Speeding Toward Earth
There’s a mysterious object hurtling toward Earth right now that will whiz past us early Tuesday morning, and in perfect 2020 fashion … nobody’s sure what the heck it is. The unknown space mass has been dubbed “2020 SO,” and…
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How To Watch The SpaceX Splashdown Online And On TV
The NASA-SpaceX Demo-2 mission will come to an end Sunday when the spacecraft completes its two-month journey to the International Space Station and back. The two-man SpaceX Crew Dragon is expected to splash down at 2:48 p.m. ET, with the…
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Sorry, astrology fans: you’ve been reading the wrong star sign all this time
It’s official: the stars are not aligned. In fact, they’ve shifted – which means your horoscope might not be what you think it is. On top of that, NASA has added a brand new zodiac sign into the mix. So,…
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How To Watch The Historic SpaceX Launch Online & On TV
SpaceX’s launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station with a pair of NASA astronauts aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft set for Wednesday, with Elon Musk’s space company eyeing a liftoff window that opens at 4:33…
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Tom Cruise Teaming Up With Elon Musk and NASA to Film in Space
NASA’s administrator confirms the ‘Mission: Impossible’ actor is having discussions about shooting a film at the International Space Station with Musk’s SpaceX. AceShowbiz –Tom Cruise is taking a space-themed movie to the next level by shooting an upcoming film in…
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Owen Garriott, an Early Scientist-Astronaut, Is Dead at 88
Owen K. Garriott, one of the original scientists selected to explore the cosmos firsthand and the first astronaut to operate an interstellar ham radio station, died on Monday at his home in Huntsville, Ala. He was 88. His death was…
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How to Buy the NASA Merch Ariana Grande Debuted at Coachella
Alert! You can now own a piece of Coachella 2019 Opens a New Window. history whether you’re making it to Palm Springs or not this year. At this point, you’ve likely seen some of the super cool NASA-inspired merch Ariana…
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Piecing Together the Visual and Audio Puzzle of ‘Apollo 11’
By NASA’s estimate, 530 million people watched Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon in July 1969, making it one of the most widely seen television events in history. Now a new film allows moviegoers to experience the Apollo 11 mission…
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Nasa captures unprecedented images of supersonic shockwaves
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nasa has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster than sound without thunderous “sonic booms”. When an aircraft crosses that threshold…
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Year in space put astronaut’s immune system on high alert
Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly’s immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his Earth-bound identical twin, researchers said Friday. Scientists don’t know if the changes were good…
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Icy object found more than a billion kilometres beyond Pluto looks like a snowman
LAUREL, Md. — A NASA spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures Wednesday of the most distant celestial object ever explored, depicting what looks like a reddish snowman. Ultima Thule, as the small, icy object has been…
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NASA spacecraft flies by distant world past Pluto to ring in 2019
The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. Flight controllers said everything looked good for New Horizons’ flyby of the tiny, icy object…
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Dan Rather Asks Trump If Belief In Santa Is ‘Marginal’ Compared To Belief In Climate Change
Most adults know better than to ask children if they “still believe” in Santa Claus. The question itself raises doubts in children’s minds, who may start to think that the adult is implying that there isn’t a mythical jolly old…
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