Space science

Explore astronomy, NASA missions, planets, galaxies, the Moon, the Solar System and discoveries that expand our understanding of the universe.

Latest in Space science

Articles & explainers

8,698 published items in this category and its subcategories.

America hunts the planet like Earth
Space science

America hunts the planet like Earth

A spacecraft of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) will be launched into the March 5 space, bringing a super large camera ...

December 17, 2018
NASA discovered the largest gamma ray explosion
Space science

NASA discovered the largest gamma ray explosion

The Fermi telescope of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has discovered a massive explosion in the universe that could, according to scientists, be the largest gamma ray ex…

December 17, 2018
The poisonous comet approached the earth
Space science

The poisonous comet approached the earth

Today, the blue two-tailed comet sprayed poisonous gas called Lulin to the closest position to the earth, with a distance of about 60 million kilometers or 160 times fro…

December 17, 2018
US launches satellite to measure emissions
Space science

US launches satellite to measure emissions

Yesterday morning, the US aerospace agency (NASA) introduced a satellite named OCO to assess the density of CO2 emissions in the earth's atmosphere into space.

December 17, 2018
India will bring people into space in 2015
Space science

India will bring people into space in 2015

The second most populous country in the world has announced plans to launch a manned spacecraft in 2015 with an investment of $ 2.5 billion

December 17, 2018
American satellites plunged into the sea
Space science

American satellites plunged into the sea

Yesterday, America's CO2 emission satellite named Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) fell to the area near Antarctica, shortly after leaving the launch pad due to technic…

December 17, 2018
'Alone alone' old but still in good shape
Space science

'Alone alone' old but still in good shape

The oldest known lone asteroid has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. This extremely ancient back object turned out to be surprisingly powerful.

December 17, 2018
Chinese satellites land on the moon
Space science

Chinese satellites land on the moon

China's Hang Nga 1 satellite landed on the moon yesterday, ending its mission to explore the planet for 16 months.

December 17, 2018
The big mystery is answered by lost asteroids
Space science

The big mystery is answered by lost asteroids

According to computer simulations, missing asteroids in our solar system may be the result of angry giant planets as they migrate to their current locations.

December 17, 2018
New understanding of the mystery of the Moon
Space science

New understanding of the mystery of the Moon

Observations from Japan's Moon SELENE (Kaguya) spacecraft are opening new insights into the complex geological differences between the near face and the far side of the…

December 17, 2018
The color of the quasar denotes the dusty universe
Space science

The color of the quasar denotes the dusty universe

According to a team of astronomers, the intergalactic space seems to be filled with fuzzy smoke, tiny dust particles that dim light from distant objects while transformi…

December 17, 2018
Explore the surface of the Moon
Space science

Explore the surface of the Moon

For a long time, scientists knew the existence of zircon particles on the Moon. However, concerns about zircon beads have faded over the past one to two decades.

December 17, 2018
3 galaxies play gravity-giving game
Space science

3 galaxies play gravity-giving game

Located 100 million light-years away at the constellation Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish), the three galaxies playing for and receiving can lead to a combination of the…

December 17, 2018