Space
Explore the vast reaches of space and mankind’s continuing efforts to conquer the stars, including theories such as the Big Bang, the International Space Station, plus what the future holds for space travel and exploration.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Big as it is though, next to the sun, Jupiter looks puny.
By Mark Mancini
As the search for Planet Nine wears on, and astronomers have yet to get so much as a glimpse of it, researchers are pondering what else the object might be.
The galaxy has sent another tumbling chunk of frozen interstellar material our way.
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You know Apollo 11. But what did the other Apollo missions accomplish after Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind?
By Mark Mancini
NASA just named a rolling rock on Mars after — who else — the Rolling Stones.
While alcohol consumption is not completely alien to the space program, not much is known about its effects on the body outside our atmosphere.
Did you know that a moon can leave its orbit around a large planet and go out on its own?
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Titan is the only moon in the solar system with much of an atmosphere, and the only one known to have liquid rivers, lakes and seas on its surface.
Less than 100 miles from Las Vegas, is the most famous secret military installation on the planet: Area 51. For decades, the U.S. government refused to acknowledge it existed. But now, the secret is out.
We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic journey to the moon.
The planned Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, or LISA, will be able to detect the gravitational waves generated by massive collisions in the deep cosmos.
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It's been more than 50 years since humans first landed on the moon. Pull up a lunar module and let's see how much you know about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and the adventure that immortalized them.
By Mark Mancini
Researchers at the Zwicky Transient Facility have found an asteroid in Earth's orbit. And this one has the shortest year yet.
NASA has built a lightweight robotic helicopter capable of flying in the thin atmosphere of Mars.
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Scientists recently found 12 more moons revolving around Jupiter, bringing its total to 79. Why does Jupiter have so many darn moons? Is there any advantage to that?
By Mark Mancini
And one of the exoplanets in the Teegarden star system could have a temperature range between 32 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
And an additional $11,000 will allow you to use the space toilet.
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Will this groundbreaking clock revolutionize space travel? NASA is banking on it.
By Mark Mancini
The mysterious microbes living more than half a mile beneath the deepest ocean floors could have something to teach us about Martian life.
Launching a rocket into space takes all types of precision and physics. And knowing the exact time to get the launch right is a science in itself.
By Mark Mancini
So what does that mean for good ol' Earth someday?
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The idea of planet Nibiru has captivated doomsday prophets and conspiracy theorists for decades, but nobody has proven its existence. What's the deal?
By Mark Mancini
We've been cruising to and from the International Space Station since 2000. Isn't it about time we started moving on to other space destinations and establishing human outposts?