A new image from NASA shows a recent moment when millions of Americans stopped to check out the sun — using proper precautions to protect their eyes, of course. An annular solar eclipse occurred on Oct. 14 and Americans across the country
Pictured: An annular solar eclipse (Image: Getty Images) NASA is set to launch a trio of rockets during tomorrow’s “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse in order to study how the temporary drop in sunlight affects part of the upper atmosphere. Dubbed “Atmospheric
Astronomers have discovered a seemingly impossible planet around a giant star some 530 light-years away. The large gaseous world — known as “8 Ursae Minoris b”, or “Halla” — is orbiting Baekdu, a swollen red giant star that is very much undergoing its
A man who was accused of the “biggest military computer hack of all time” by officials in the United States – and claimed to have found evidence of contact with ‘non-terrestrial’ beings and technology as a result – believes the public will never
A photo from Mars taken by NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft left people perplexed and wondering about the possibility of extraterrestrial life on this day in history, July 25, 1976. Dubbed the “Face on Mars,” the image appeared to show a carving of
The gorgeous shot shows a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex (Image: NASA / ESA / CSA) NASA and her partners are celebrating the first year of science from the James Webb Space Telescope with the release of a
Scientists and entrepreneurs are desperate to explore the possibility of one day sending people to Mars. That hope came one step closer after NASA officially launched its “closed environment” programme that will see four total strangers live together for almost four years
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has boldly gone and excited Star Trek fans with a photograph of a mysterious ring-shaped rock formation on Mars. The enterprising space vehicle took a picture last week using its ‘SuperCam Remote Micro-Imager’ of a “doughnut-shaped rock off in
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) embarked on a groundbreaking mission and successfully travelled through solar winds in space for the first time. Its goal? To prevent the menacing charged particles from interfering with internet signals on planet Earth. Scientists have long warned
NASA captures a ‘smiling’ sun NASA shared a video taken by its Solar Dynamic Observatory showing dark patches on the sun, giving the illusion of a smile. (Credit: @NASASun / Twitter) NASA said Thursday that a new computer model that combines artificial