Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA's new Tess spacecraft is looking to do a head count. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — Tess for short — is embarking ...

Scientists have discovered ice masses that could potentially provide clean drinkable water for its future visitors, and have found it hidden just below the surface of Mars. In an article published ...

Pockmarked with the remnants of early space exploration, the moon now plays second fiddle to Mars as a potential destination. But a new project aims to revisit the lunar landscape - by rocketing a ...

A giant volcano or so called supervolcano is located beneath Yellowstone National Park. The heat from this volcano powers all of the park's famous geysers and hot springs, so most tourists ...

If you are over 40 years old you might remember terrifying live broadcast on January 28, 1986. More than thirty years ago, millions of television viewers were horrified to witness the live broadcast ...

While world leading scientists trying to unlock the secrets of our universe's origin artistic duo of the photography studio of Thomas Blanchard and Oilhack create gorgeous fantasy galaxies using ...

“Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits as a threat, and decided to shoot first and ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently transiting the arid surface of the Red Planet, has snapped a photo of something odd, and the internet is aflame with speculation. The image, taken in March ...

We may often find it difficult to observe objects in the distant universe. The objects can be seen only through a magnifying glass. Astronomers located MACS 2129-1, a galaxy cluster using the Hubble ...

In 1974, the most powerful broadcast ever deliberately beamed into space was made from Puerto Rico. The idea to send a message into outer space belongs to astrophysicist Frank Drake and Carl Sagan ...

Extraterrestrial life. For ages humanity has wondered is there anything else in the cold darkness of space. Some sceptic say there is no proof but there are some who dare to dream, and some even ...

US astronomers have calculated different scenarios regarding the existence of alien civilizations and have come to the conclusion that they are likely extremely rare, but capable of establishing ...

Many animals have been traveling to space for decades, and the list seems to grow with each passing year. Right from dogs, monkeys to scorpions and jellyfish, there are many space-return animals. A ...

A number of very dark ventures collectively known as Secret Access Programs, are run by the deepest echelons of the U.S. Government, and apparently they were described as so sensitive that they are ...

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe. Maria Mitchell Our universe is so big that it’s size and scope is nearly incomprehensible, even to the most ...