Voyager 1 returns science data
admin WASHINGTON – The four instruments on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning scientific data for the first time since a computer malfunction last November, as scientists hope to keep the…
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A “once-in-a-lifetime” cosmic explosion is likely this summer, NASA says. Here’s what you need to know.
A rare burst of light from a dead star is likely to be visible to humans in earth this summer in a fleeting but potentially gloomy celestial display that scientists…
Hubble Revisits 40-Year-Old Mystery of Strange Star’s Nova
This artist’s concept shows the nova system HM Sagittae (HM Sge), where a white dwarf star is pulling material from its red giant companion. This forms a hot, blazing disk…
How a NASA scientist blew our minds
On a visit to The Colbert Report in 2013, the eponymous host asked NASA scientist Ed Stone if he was ever annoyed that the agency’s astronauts got all the parades…
NASA Telescope Spots ‘Cosmic Fireworks’ and Faint Echo from Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted flashes and echoes coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). These “cosmic fireworks” and X-ray echoes can…
Space travel makes you fatter
The journey to the space should be an eye-opening experienceone that gives you a new perspective of humanity and its place in the cosmos. But while you might think that…
NASA administrator says “at least a trillion” other Earth-like planets may exist in the universe
NASA has plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in the near future. Next year, four astronauts will orbit the moon. “We don’t need to go back to the…