The unmanned mission will go to the hottest spot in our solar system. NASA is set to make a big announcement Wednesday about its mission to send an unmanned scientific probe directly into our Sun’s atmosphere, where the spacecraft will face extreme levels of radiation and temperatures of over 2500 degrees Fahrenheit.
Citizen scientists have discovered a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon like the Northern Lights, this discovery was made with the help of like- minded people on social media.
The hunt for alien life has always been on for decades, recently scientists have discovered that Venus could hold a possibility for microbial life due to its dark streaks found in clouds.
Japanese Spacecraft "Akatsuki" has spotted a giant gravity wave on Venus, it is said to be the largest ever recorded despite the number of times it was spotted previously.
Scientists propose in a new study that the Earth's Moon was formed in Moonlets after various Earth impacts, as the new theory is still being examined examined it might bring out a result of how the moon was actually formed.
NASA's rover discovers a unique rock on Mars that will be investigated further, the ChemCam laser will provide information about the rock and its components.
It appears that Uranus could have two extra moons hiding in its icy ring; Scientists are on with the Hubble telescope images to search for them. Uranus is the third largest planet in our Solar System and it has 27 moons.
The European Mars spacecraft advances the Red Planet with the mission to search the Martian atmosphere for gases and methane. The Schiaparelli was dispatched to arrive on Mars on Wednesday, and it will enter the orbit around the planet.
The vision of an asteroid grazing the Earth may be terrifying, but scientists assure that the one that’s currently hurtling in the planet’s direction doesn’t pose any threat of impact. It is expected to come quite close though.
After the New Horizons probe captured historic close-up shots of the surface of Pluto this summer, NASA's far-reaching spacecraft is headed towards its next target.
The UAE announced it will send a probe to Mars by 2021, 50 years after the combined emirates were formed into one country. The oil-rich country has the financial means to succeed, but speculation exists on a new space agency tackling Mars (before the moon) since veteran programs have struggled in the past.
While tech companies like Facebook and Google are planning to deliver wireless data via hot air balloons or drones and fighting over which face-strapped monitors will be the future of the internet, the European Space Agency is busy at work on some serious, short-term high tech: our next mission to mars. But the way it's doing it looks fun.
Through the years, numerous movies have been made that portray the journeys of astronauts in space. Now NASA is hoping the new George Clooney film Gravity will help boost the interest of the public in space activities.
NASA has lost another of their pioneer astronauts, as Scott Carpenter passed away at age 88. The former astronaut, author, fighter and loving husband and father died due to complications after having suffered from a stroke last September.
The newest lunar probe of NASA that is headed to the moon encountered some glitches before taking off for the initial leg of the trip that is set to last for 30 days.
Skygazers rejoice! The 2013 Perseid meteor shower is less than a week away and will once again provide the perfect opportunity to look skyward as the universe provides us with its own unique fireworks display. Read on for the date and time, and the best places to watch the show.
