Science Scientists are scrambling to take more photos of this seemingly alien cometPopular Science - Rachel FeltmanThe object is the second we've observed that has origins in another solar system. Astronomers have snapped a shot of what could be a comet visiting us from another solar system—only the second interstellar
Gear & Gadgets Beautiful night-sky maps for any aspiring astronomerPopular Science - PopSci Commerce TeamGet to know the constellations—and how they fit into the galaxy. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel gets a lot of buzz, but we often forget about the Earth’s “ceiling”: the stars. Being able to navigate
India The next big space race is happening in AsiaPopular Science - By Wendy Whitman Cobb/The ConversationIndia's latest lunar mission might lend to rising tensions with China and Pakistan. On September 7, India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission deployed its Vikram lander for an attempted landing at the moon's
Earth This distant world is a lot like Earth, but you wouldn't want to live therePopular Science - Charlie WoodIf you could pack a hot air balloon onto an interstellar spaceship and travel 110 light years to a certain planet orbiting a dim star in the constellation Leo, you'd have an experience not entirely unlike
Moon Friday the 13th's rare 'Harvest Micro Moon' is quite literally not a big dealPopular Science - Rachel FeltmanThis post has been updated, because you still care about the moons. Blue moons, black moons, pink moons, strawberry moons, micromoons, supermoons. For some reason, your news aggregation algorithm of choice
Comets Comets could all come from the same placePopular Science - Charlie WoodData from distant solar systems is helping researchers reconstruct the birth of our own. From the ascending soul of Julius Cesar to the onset of the black death, humans have found no shortage of meaning
Vintage SpaceApollo MissionsMagazine by Popular ScienceIn space, no one can hear you scream with nostalgic joy.
Military The CIA's Bold Kidnapping of a Soviet SpacecraftPopular Science - Amy Shira TeitelOne day in late 1959 or 1960 -- dates aren't totally clear in declassified documents -- a crack team of four CIA agents worked through the night in stocking feet taking apart a kidnapped Soviet Lunik without
Telescopes China’s colossal radio telescope just heard a bizarre signal in spacebgr.com - Mike Wehner China spent five years and close to $200 million to build its Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, nicknamed FAST. It was a monumental …
Space Giant Radio Telescope in China Just Detected Repeating Signals From Across SpaceScienceAlert - David Nield Remember the spectacle of that gigantic telescope unveiled in a mountain-ringed valley in China just a few years ago? Well, the Five-hundred-meter …
Science (India) Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander tilted, but is in 'single piece'DNA India - Jaipal Sharma Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander, which lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation at 2.1 km above the Moon's surface, is intact as a …
Science How many planets can support life like Earth?Popular Science - Sara ChodoshZooming in on our odds of finding a hospitable planet. Astronomers’ cups have runneth over with alien worlds since NASA launched its (now retired) exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope in 2009.
Science (India) India's Failed Moon Landing Is the Second in 2019The Atlantic - Marina KorenIndia lost contact with its spacecraft just before touchdown. Why is it so hard to stick a lunar landing? Half a century is a blip on cosmic timescales, but feels like an age in technological innovation,
Science (India) Here’s How to Watch India Land on the Moon TodayPopular Mechanics - By Jennifer LemanIndian Space Research Organization has not yet issued an official statement. Update 5:34 p.m. : Indian Space Research Organization said in a tweet that the agency lost contact with the Vikram lander within
Weird It's Official: The Strange, Aurora-Like STEVE Is a Completely Unique Celestial Phenomenonspace.com - Chelsea Gohd As the northern lights danced and glowed in the night sky this past Labor Day weekend, skywatchers in places like Alaska and Canada may have spotted …
Meteorites Could This New Mineral Be From a Destroyed Planet’s Core?smithsonianmag.com - Jason Daley In 1951, an apple-sized meteorite was found just outside Wedderburn, Australia. For decades, scientists have been fascinated by the chunk of cosmic …
SpaceX European and SpaceX operators avoided a satellite collision... over emailPopular Science - Charlie WoodWhen it comes to space traffic control, the final frontier is wide open.. A European satellite dodged one belonging to SpaceX over the Pacific Ocean on Monday morning, hopping around the other spacecraft
Play button Alien-Hunter Spots UFO Flying Near Erupting Volcano In Live Cam Videobrobible.com - paulsacca An alien-hunter discovered an unidentified flying object crossing over the top of an erupting volcano when watching live camera video. Footage from …
Play buttonSpaceX SpaceX hops toward the next generation of rockets with latest flight testPopular Science - Charlie WoodExperts and companies agree: Methane is the rocket fuel of the future. It was one giant leap for a silo-shaped prototype, one small hop for SpaceX's Martian ambitions. The 60-foot-tall "Starhopper," a
Asteroids Amazing new photos of asteroid Ryugu present a new mystery: who cleaned up all the dust?Popular Science - Jessica BoddyLast October, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped a toaster-sized lander onto the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) tumbled around a bit, but accomplished
Planetary Habitability We're one step closer to tracking down another EarthPopular Science - Charlie WoodThe most robust census yet suggests that they’re out there, but they might take time to locate. Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling distant stars, yet none feel quite like home. Teegarden
Rocket Companies Pence says US rocket companies will put astronauts in space this year. US rocket companies aren’t so sure.Popular Science - Charlie WoodRocket engineering turns out to be even harder than rocket science. With all the glory of the Apollo lunar landings, it can be easy to forget that the Soviet Union beat the US to most other milestones
Solar Cycle That time a bunch of underwater mines exploded and the sun was the only suspectPopular Science - Neel V. PatelExplosives going off without warning is bad news for… well, for everybody. So imagine the U.S. military's alarm when, on August 4, 1972, it witnessed about two dozen or so spontaneous explosions in the
Space Exploration NASA is planning an interplanetary fishing tripPopular Science - Charlie WoodThe flyby mission aims to sniff flumes of alien seawater, but will attempt no landing there. A long-awaited mission targeting Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the solar system's likeliest locations for alien
NASA Nuclear Propulsion Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Space Exploration, NASA Chief Saysspace.com - Mike Wall Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by next-gen nuclear tech, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. During the sixth meeting of the …
Dwarf star planets could glow with lifePopular Science - Charlie WoodFrom afar, the galaxy could look like a flashing rave. Though our cosmic backyard brims with planets, few seem fit for life as we know it. Some do orbit at just the right distance for water to stay liquid,
Stellar telescopes for your space-loving kidsPopular Science - Bettina BushWith a telescope fit for an amateur astronomer, your kid is in for hours of out-of-this-world entertainment. Find below our three favorites. With a small tripod, carrying case, and viewfinder scope, this
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