Space

NASA's MRO spots a bizarre crater on Mars!

NASA has been investigating this bizarre shape, which is believed to be a huge impact crater.

Apr 6, 2017

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NASA plans to protect future spacefarers from cosmic radiation with its new spectrometer

The device is known the Fast Neutron Spectrometer, and is created to protect against neutron energy which is hazardous to humans.

Apr 6, 2017

NASA spacecraft Cassini prepares for final mission

Scientists gathered on 4 April to help usher in the final chapter of the NASA spacecraft Cassini, as it completes it’s 12-year mission. Cassini will begin its grand finale on April 26, going into a dive around Saturn’s rings gathering data, before crashing into the planet on 15 September.

Apr 5, 2017

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NASA astronomers left baffled by these mysterious cosmic explosions

The astronomers are baffled by these X-ray explosions, the source of which still remains an unsolved mystery.

Apr 4, 2017

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NASA's New Horizons is on its way to explore its next target

Numerous advanced scientific studies of far off KBOs have been made by the New Horizons spacecraft

Apr 4, 2017

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Did SpaceX try covering up UFO sighting during its satellite launch? [VIDEO]

As soon as these alien objects were noticed, the footage was changed to an animated screen showing the position of the rocket as it flew over the United States.

Apr 3, 2017

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Rossby waves, first spotted on Earth, have now been discovered on the Sun

Researchers were able to closely observe the solar atmosphere from 2011 to 2014 with the help of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

Mar 31, 2017

Crazy asteroid spinning the wrong way is playing a 'game of chicken' with Jupiter!

This asteroid orbits in a direction opposite to 99.99 per cent of all other known asteroids, and all the planets, in our solar system.

Mar 30, 2017

Bizarre asteroid goes around the sun and Jupiter the wrong way

An asteroid discovered in 2015 and nicknamed Bee-Zed is unique. It has an opposite, retrograde orbit around the sun while at the same time sharing a planets orbital space. Yet, it has managed to avoid collision with Jupiter and other planets for a million years.

Mar 30, 2017

Watch awkward moment Bastian Schweinsteiger is asked about Chicago Fires World Cup chances

There was a brief moment of confusion for Bastian Schweinsteiger on 29 March, during his introduction to his new team Chicago Fire. The German midfielder was asked by a reporter if he felt the Fire might make it to the World Cup now he was in the squad. Chicago, a huge sports town for ice hockey, football, basketball and baseball is known for its sports fanatics but maybe Major League Soccer knowledge has not quite hit its stride in the Windy City.

Mar 30, 2017