The Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite inside the payload fairing of an Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: NASA
The next Landsat observatory has been mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in California for liftoff Sept. 27, continuing an unbroken record of Earth observations to track urban sprawl, water usage, tropical deforestation, retreating glaciers, and more over the last half-century.
There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).
NASA is reorganizing its human spaceflight office, a move the agency believes will aid its push to put boots on the moon and Mars.
Hasbro is releasing a new Nerf M41-A blaster from the film 'Aliens' and it measures over two feet long.
NASA’s VIPER rover will land and search for water ice in the unexplored Nobile region at the Moon's south pole.
Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Stargazers across the globe celebrated this year's magical Harvest Moon, which marked the end of the summer season just two days before the autumnal equinox.
Interferometers are some of the most highly advanced sensor instruments that humans have made. They are used in everything from astronomy to quantum mechanics and have profoundly impacted our understanding of science. But not all interferometers have to be functional. A Dutch astronomer named Frans Snik has just designed one that, while it isn’t function, is inspiring all the same – and it happens to be made out of Lego.
Enter a new world of interactive entertainment with our guide on how to build a PC for VR.
Our recommended binoculars for curious minds wanting to see the moon, planets and star clusters in the night sky.
These four globular clusters are easy to find in autumn skies and a perfect way to welcome the season.
Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.
NASA has released three new 'musical pieces' based on astronomical observations of distant stars, black holes and galaxies.
The popular massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) "Star Trek Online" has released its latest season, now available to play for free.
Black holes exert small amounts of pressure on their environment a new study finds, hinting at a more complex nature of these mysterious objects.
Our recommended star projectors for staying cosy beneath the cosmos.
Clare Lewins did not think she was the right director for a film about the International Space Station.
The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced today (Sept. 20).
NASA says its VIPER rover will head for the western edge of Nobile Crater near the moon’s south pole in 2023, targeting a region where shadowed craters are cold enough for water ice to exist, but where enough of the sun’s rays reach to keep the solar-powered robot going.
Disney is now serving up its own take on "space food," and to try it all you need to do is take a quick trip off the planet.
The first all-private crew to fly into Earth orbit launched Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, streaking into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket powered by nine Merlin main engines.
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