Space & Spaceflight

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Launch Double Satellites and Land on a Drone Ship

A pair of satellites is going up this morning on one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9s. Will the rocket pull off a double-satellite launch and ocean landing as neatly as it pulled off its singles? Let’s watch and find out! This particular Falcon 9 will be pulling double duty. It’s launching two separate communication satellites within…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

NASA’s Mars Recruitment Posters Will Convince You to Go Die in Space

Okay, poster. You make a compelling argument—sign us up! True, there will be obstacles: For one, the Martian corps that these recruitment posters from Kennedy Space Center are attempting to enlist us in does not exist. Also, as of yet, no human has ever stepped foot on the surface of the red planet, much less…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

A Strange New Molecule in Space Could Solve a Major Mystery About Life

Using some of the world’s most sophisticated telescopes, a pair of astronomers has discovered a first-of-its-kind organic molecule in an enormous star-forming cloud thousands of light years away. And it could shed light on one of most poorly-understood properties of life on Earth. The molecule, propylene oxide (CH3CHOCH2), is chiral, meaning it can form “left-handed”…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Incredible Photo Shows An Exoplanet in Orbit Around Its Host Star

See that tiny speck just to left of the bluish orb? That’s a planet. It’s one of the best direct images of an exoplanet we’ve ever seen, and it’s made all the more remarkable given that it’s a whopping 1,200 light-years away. Although you can’t see it, there are actually two planets in this remote…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Nauseating Video Shows How Difficult It Is to Get Dizzy in Space

Astronauts typically need a couple of days to get used to microgravity. But as Tim Peake demonstrates in this new video, astronauts eventually develop an extreme tolerance to all that spinning and floating. Not surprisingly, the body’s vestibular system, which is responsible for coordinating movement and balance, goes a bit squirrely in microgravity. Eventually, after…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

These Photos of World’s Largest Rocket Launch Are Incredible

The world’s most powerful rocket launched this weekend carrying… well, we’re still not quite sure what it was carrying (although speculation suggests a super secret spy satellite). What we do know is this: it launched, and it looked incredible. ULA Launch’s Delta IV Heavy is currently the most powerful and largest rocket in operation. Even…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

US, UAE Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Space Exploration

The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced an agreement Sunday that would allow the two nations to collaborate on matters of space and aeronautics research, including the potential journey to Mars. NASA announced the news on its website, saying that officials who met in Abu Dhabi are looking forward to the partnership…

Space & Spaceflight Carli Velocci

The Majority of Americans Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore

Our world is getting brighter, as we turn more and more lights on across the planet. But all that light shining from the ground makes it harder to see the lights shining from the sky. It’s now gotten so bad that the Milky Way is almost impossible to see in most of the United States.…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

This Dying Baby Planet Never Had a Chance

Astronomers have discovered a newly born “hot Jupiter” in a distant star system that’s locked in a slow death spiral. It may only be a matter of time before this poor baby planet gets torn to shreds. Located 1,100 light years away in the constellation of Orion, this star system is just two million years…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Watch the World’s Largest Rocket Launch a Top Secret Spy Satellite

We don’t know the type or purpose of the new spy satellite being launched by the US National Reconnaissance Office. What we do know is that its launch, aboard the world’s largest rocket, is happening today at 1:59 p.m. EDT—and it’s definitely going to look spectacular. [Update: The launch is now on Saturday, on account…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

This Image Captures a Black Hole in Rare Feeding Frenzy

One of the most incredible things about black holes is how much bigger they are than almost anything else out there. Now, a new image taken at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory shows that we’ve been totally wrong about how they manage to grow so large. An international research team looking at black…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

How the Apollo Astronauts Guided Their Ships With a Brilliantly Simple Telescope

One of the most impressive aspects of the Apollo space program was how NASA worked around the limitations in computer power. The smartwatch on your wrist eclipses what the Apollo space craft’s computers were capable of, so NASA’s engineers often had to rely on clever ingenuity to solve difficult problems. As engineerguy Bill Hammack explains,…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Liszewski

Astronomers Recorded This Eerie Music From a 13-Billion-Year-Old Star

Space is not the soundless vacuum movies would have us believe. In fact, judging by these eerie recordings of the music being thrown off by the oldest stars in the Milky Way, space actually sounds like a bit of a party. The recordings were created by a team of scientists led by Andrea Miglio of…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

The Sun Boils Like a Cauldron in This Dramatic Close-up

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory just released a stunning video showing a pair of magnetic fields as they duel for supremacy on the surface of the sun. The video, shot in extreme ultraviolet light, highlights a small but increasingly active region on the stellar surface. Shot over the course of a single day (May 30, 2016),…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Someone Just Went Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House for the First Time Ever

An astronaut just completed the very first walk (float?) into the ISS’s inflatable space house—and it neither popped nor floated away while he was inside. Success! [UPDATE: And here’s the footage from inside.] Astronaut Jeff Williams became the first person to enter Bigelow Aerospace’s expandable space structure, BEAM, early this morning at 4:47 a.m. EDT.…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

Oh Man, Someone Is Finally Going Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House

No need to panic, just because a frail human body—made up of eminently breakable bone, skin, and sinew—is about to step into the vacuum of space, protected only by a reinforced bouncy castle. EVERYTHING IS FINE. After finally getting its inflatable space house up and running on the second try, NASA is about to hit…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

A 3D Tour of the International Space Station For All of Us Wannabe Astronauts

There’s no shortage of footage showing what life aboard the International Space Station is like, but unless you’ve had a chance to spend some time there, the ISS’ sprawling and ever-expanding layout can be confusing. To help make better sense of it, the European Space Agency has created a narrated video tour of the space…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Liszewski

Evidence That Elon Musk Is an Alien

Last night, Elon Musk suggested that Earth is simply a simulation from an alien race’s video game. Why would Musk say this? Because he is one of those aliens. It’s easy to get a kick out of Musk’s quirky quotables. But the closer you look at his words and actions, the more you’ll start to…

Space & Spaceflight Alissa Walker

What Is This Weird Glowing Spot Hovering Over Pluto?

Is it aliens? Sure sounds like aliens—but these strange, glowing patches over Pluto are actually something else (almost) as mysterious. NASA’s New Horizons snapped this photo of sunlight streaming through Pluto’s haze haze during the spacecraft’s close approach on July 14, 2015. But, as researchers looked closer at the photo, a question emerged: Uh, what’s…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

Holy Hell the Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought

Add this to the list of existential fears that keep you up at night: the universe appears to be expanding faster than we thought. A lot faster. That’s according to new, highly precise measurements of the distance between 19 faraway galaxies acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope. The new numbers indicate that the rate of…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Launch Double Satellites and Land on a Drone Ship

NASA’s Mars Recruitment Posters Will Convince You to Go Die in Space

A Strange New Molecule in Space Could Solve a Major Mystery About Life

Incredible Photo Shows An Exoplanet in Orbit Around Its Host Star

Nauseating Video Shows How Difficult It Is to Get Dizzy in Space

These Photos of World’s Largest Rocket Launch Are Incredible

US, UAE Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Space Exploration

The Majority of Americans Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore

This Dying Baby Planet Never Had a Chance

Watch the World’s Largest Rocket Launch a Top Secret Spy Satellite

This Image Captures a Black Hole in Rare Feeding Frenzy

How the Apollo Astronauts Guided Their Ships With a Brilliantly Simple Telescope

Astronomers Recorded This Eerie Music From a 13-Billion-Year-Old Star

The Sun Boils Like a Cauldron in This Dramatic Close-up

Someone Just Went Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House for the First Time Ever

Oh Man, Someone Is Finally Going Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House

A 3D Tour of the International Space Station For All of Us Wannabe Astronauts

Evidence That Elon Musk Is an Alien

What Is This Weird Glowing Spot Hovering Over Pluto?

Holy Hell the Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

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Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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Space & Spaceflight

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Launch Double Satellites and Land on a Drone Ship

NASA’s Mars Recruitment Posters Will Convince You to Go Die in Space

A Strange New Molecule in Space Could Solve a Major Mystery About Life

Incredible Photo Shows An Exoplanet in Orbit Around Its Host Star

Nauseating Video Shows How Difficult It Is to Get Dizzy in Space

These Photos of World’s Largest Rocket Launch Are Incredible

US, UAE Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Space Exploration

The Majority of Americans Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore

This Dying Baby Planet Never Had a Chance

Watch the World’s Largest Rocket Launch a Top Secret Spy Satellite

This Image Captures a Black Hole in Rare Feeding Frenzy

How the Apollo Astronauts Guided Their Ships With a Brilliantly Simple Telescope

Astronomers Recorded This Eerie Music From a 13-Billion-Year-Old Star

The Sun Boils Like a Cauldron in This Dramatic Close-up

Someone Just Went Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House for the First Time Ever

Oh Man, Someone Is Finally Going Inside NASA’s Inflatable Space House

A 3D Tour of the International Space Station For All of Us Wannabe Astronauts

Evidence That Elon Musk Is an Alien

What Is This Weird Glowing Spot Hovering Over Pluto?

Holy Hell the Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!