DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon
DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.
New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.
See the moon and Mars buzz a cosmic Beehive this weekend
The Red Planet will buzz the Beehive during May 4-5, with the moon joining the party on May 3.
This strange bacteria aligns to Earth’s magnetic field and needs friends to survive
A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they'd die.
Metroid games in order: Chronological and release
As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.
Metroid games in order: Chronological and release
As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.
Psyche spacecraft’s sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.
These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says
A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization of the Milky Way galaxy's Great Rift.
See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2
Before Saturn and Neptune team up to leave Venus in the dust later in the month.
Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart
An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.