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Why This New Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope Blows Kepler Out of the Water

TESS will have the ultimate view of the night sky from a perfect orbit around Earth.

Apr 19, 2018

'Ready Play One' Has an Important Message About Not Just Virtual Reality, But Reality Itself

"Ready Player One" portrays a contest between the allure of virtual reality and the seemingly awful life on a desolate planet Earth, where people would rather spend their lives in a simulation than deal with the reality of their physical existence.

Apr 19, 2018

Tour the Space Station in VR with This Amazing 3D, 360-Degree Video

The National Geographic Channel has revealed the first 3D, 360-degree video of space, as part of its series "One Strange Rock."

Apr 19, 2018

Senate Votes to Confirm Bridenstine as NASA Administrator

The most contentious nomination process for a NASA administrator in the agency's six-decade history came to an end April 19 when the Senate voted to confirm Jim Bridenstine.

Apr 19, 2018

Australians Will Attempt to Break Stargazing Guiness World Record

Thousands of Australians are invited to help set a new Guinness World Record for the most people stargazing at multiple venues.

Apr 19, 2018
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Saturn May Be the Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Jupiter's Moons

Saturn may have played a key role in the birth of Jupiter's largest moons, a new study finds.

Apr 19, 2018

Image of the Day

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station yesterday (April 18). TESS will search for alien planets around bright stars in our cosmic neighborhood.

Apr 19, 2018

On This Day In Space! April 19, 1971: World's 1st Space Station Launches into Orbit

On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series here.

Apr 19, 2018

What's Next for NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter?

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is in space, but its science work won't start until June. Here's what the spacecraft will be doing until then.

Apr 19, 2018

Stunning Video Offers a Quick Tour of the Crab Nebula

Beautiful images accompany a quick tour of the crab nebula in a new video released by NASA.

Apr 19, 2018

'Flames in Space' Might Help Clean Earth's Air (Video)

Studying how flames burn in microgravity is helping scientists understand combustion. The insights learned could help reduce pollution here on Earth, according to a video released by NASA.

Apr 19, 2018

NASA's TESS Satellite Launches to Seek Out New Alien Worlds

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched today (April 18) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, rising off the pad atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT).

Apr 18, 2018

This Earth-i Small Satellite's 1st Color Video of Earth from Space Is Amazing

The British Earth-imaging company Earth-i has released its first full-color video of Earth from space by its commercial satellite VividX2, which launched in January.

Apr 18, 2018

Giant Impact May Have Created Mars' Moons

A collision between Mars and a large asteroid may have created the planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Apr 18, 2018

Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend!

The spring Lyrid meteor shower peaks with up to 20 meteors per hour shortly after midnight on Saturday into early Sunday (April 22).

Apr 18, 2018

This Gorgeous Video Helps Explain Why NASA Is Studying Cosmic Shock Waves

Like a ship cruising the seas or a fighter jet going supersonic, astronomic objects also make shock waves through the medium in which they travel.

Apr 18, 2018

Debris-Dodging Spacecraft Could Use Bitcoin-Like Technology

Future spacecraft could think for themselves using the same technology that powers Bitcoin.

Apr 18, 2018

FCC Issues Warning in Wake of Swarm's Unauthorized Launch

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on April 12 released an enforcement advisory warning that organizations will be penalized for launching spacecraft without the appropriate regulatory approvals.

Apr 18, 2018

Commerce Department Ready to Add Space Traffic Management to Growing Space Role

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says his department is gearing up to add space traffic management to its growing portfolio of commercial space responsibilities.

Apr 18, 2018

Diamonds in Meteorite May Hail from Our Ancient Solar System

Pieces of diamond encased in rock descended from space and landed in the Nubian Desert of Sudan and, according to a new study, prove the existence of an ancient world in our solar system.

Apr 18, 2018