A partial lunar eclipse could be visible from the UK on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the US mission to put men on the Moon lifted off. Up to 60% of the Moon's surface will appear red or dark grey at the height of …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed his forces shot down a low-earth satellite in a pre-planned test. Such capabilities raise fears of a weaponization of space at a time of rising tension with Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his …
On the eve of Bastille Day, the president confirmed plans to boost the country's defense capabilities by harnessing outer space. China, Russia and the US have recently fueled fears about the militarization of space. French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced the creation of a new …
The billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX likes the idea of an agency that provides “defense in space,” noting that the world might follow US President Donald Trump’s example and introduce their own space military departments as well. Musk gave his comments as a part of an interview …
Humans might be ready to conquer Mars, but are they ready for a very possible genetic mutation? ASA is gearing up for humans to start colonizing planet Mars in the near future. Aside from an abundance of data that NASA, along with other international space agencies, has …
Senator Ted Cruz wants Congress to approve the formation of a ‘space force’ tasked with protecting ‘the nation’ against space pirates. Naturally, the people of Twitter responded in an appropriately dramatic fashion. Cruz made the comments during a senate committee hearing on aviation and space on Tuesday. Cruz, …
Humanity is poised to take another giant leap. The moon is back in vogue. The United States aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, and then build up a long-term, sustainable presence on Earth's nearest neighbor. The European Space Agency has repeatedly stressed a desire …
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American Sleep Association, sleep deprivation is a significant issue. 35 percent of adults surveyed …
NASA is working hard to bring back U.S. astronauts to the lunar surface. U.S. space agency NASA initially set its return to the Moon in 2028. However, in response to Vice President Mike Pence’s challenge to uphold NASA’s mandate to move the U.S. Space industry forward, …
What happens to a spacecraft once it dies? When a spacecraft completes its mission or runs out of fuel, it's sent to what NASA calls a Spacecraft Cemetery. Three thousand miles off the Eastern coast of New Zealand and more than 2 miles deep, it's the …
Psyche's iron alone is thought to be worth a mind-boggling £8,000 quadrillion A giant asteroid known as 16 Psyche contains enough precious heavy metals to make everyone on Earth a billionaire. The asteroid, which is about 140 miles wide and orbits the Sun between the orbits …
The fact that the Defense Innovation Unit is even considering the idea of a space station in orbit is a pretty big deal -- and an even bigger deal if it grows over time to accommodate a human crew. WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit wants options for …
IN 1981, MANY of the world’s leading cosmologists gathered at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, a vestige of the coupled lineages of science and theology located in an elegant villa in the gardens of the Vatican. Stephen Hawking chose the august setting to present what he …
