3D-printing technique produces tiny, highly detailed objects in seconds
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have come up with a method for printing highly-precise miniature objects with different textures.
Resupply mission to the ISS carries cheese and gummy sweets to hungry astronauts
After a delay, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched yesterday from Virginia, carrying supplies to the International Space Station.
The Very Large Array will search for evidence of extraterrestrial life
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is getting a boost, using existing radio telescopes to search for indicators of life elsewhere in the universe.
Baby gas giant discovered wandering far from its parent star
Astronomers have recently spotted a "baby" gas giant planet only 300 light-years away, making it the nearest young massive planet to Earth discovered to date.
Why the star Betelgeuse has dimmed to just 36% of its normal brightness
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have captured the dimming of Betelgeuse with a pair of images taken one year apart.
Four proposed NASA missions could reveal unknown secrets of the solar system
Four new mission studies are being considered as part of NASA's Discovery Program to learn more about the strange and wondrous objects of our solar system.
Resupply mission to International Space Station aborted due to sensor error
A resupply mission to the International Space Station, which was scheduled for Sunday, February 9, has been aborted due to a sensor issue at the launchpad.
Astronomers detect strange transient radio pulses repeating in 16-day cycle
Strange signals bombard our planet from deep space. Astronomers have detected a repeating fast radio burst, challenging assumptions about the origin of these pulses.
Amateur astronomer identifies rare double nucleus in the Cocoon Galaxy
A 77-year-old retired electrical engineer named Allen Lawrence has discovered an extremely rare double nucleus at the heart of the distant Cocoon Galaxy.
Parker probe data reveals link between solar flares and cosmic radiation
Data from the Parker Solar Probe has revealed how solar flares contribute to the sun's radiation, which can cause problems for spacecraft and astronauts.
How to watch Northrop Grumman launch its 13th resupply mission to the ISS
The Solar Orbiter isn't the only mission you can see launching today -- there's also a resupply mission to the International Space Station by Northrop Grumman.
How did the planets Uranus and Neptune become so different?
Uranus and Neptune have a similar mass but marked differences. A new paper proposes a theory why: Because of different impact events during their formation.
European planet-hunting satellite CHEOPS captures its first image
The European Space Agency's exoplanet-hunter, CHEOPS, has taken its first image. It will image stars to search for signs of planets orbiting around them.
Groundbreaking Solar Orbiter mission will capture first images of sun’s poles
Sunday marks the launch of a new mission study our sun: The Solar Orbiter, which will peer at previously unseen areas to learn about the inner life of our star.
How to watch the launch of the ESA and NASA Solar Orbiter on Sunday
On Sunday night, a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Solar Orbiter from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral.
Monster galaxy from the early universe lived fast and died young
Astronomers have discovered an enormous galaxy that is 12 billion years old. The galaxy, XMM-2599, showed a high rate of star formation before its early demise.
Marvel shares first look at Falcon and Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Loki
Marvel fans have been waiting for more information about upcoming Disney+ shows, and during the Super Bowl last night they got to see a trailer of all three.
Stellar fight to the death illuminates unusual star life cycle
Although the HD101584 star system appears to us as one light, it actually consists of two stars forming a binary system -- and one is cannibalizing the other.
Watch record-breaking astronaut Christina Koch return to Earth on Wednesday
Record-breaking astronaut Christina Koch and two of her colleagues will head back to Earth this week, and the departure and landing will be shown on NASA TV.
Autonomous sub videos the underside of an Antarctic glacier for the first time
An autonomous underwater vehicle named Icefin has captured a video showing the view from underneath the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica for the first time.
Amateur photographers discover new type of aurora called ‘the dunes’
In 2018, amateur photographers spotted auroras oriented horizontally, reaching across the horizon. Now scientists confirm they are a new type of aurora.
NASA wants to manufacture spacecraft parts in low-Earth orbit
Maxar Technologies will develop a system for NASA to manufacture and robotically assemble spacecraft parts in low-Earth orbit on the Restore-L spacecraft.
Spitzer’s last hurrah is a beautiful image of the spooky Tarantula Nebula
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has ended scientific observations after a sixteen-year mission. But its legacy lives on in an image of the Tarantula Nebula.
Europe’s newest planet-hunting satellite opens its eyes for the first time
The ESA launched the CHEOPS satellite in December. There was still one big challenge: Opening the telescope's cover, which protects the instrument during launch.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope faces a new challenge: Time
NASA's James Webb Space Telescopes is unlikely to meet its launch date later this year, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. The report, titled 'James Webb Space Telescope: Technical Challenges Have Caused Schedule Strain and May Increase Costs,' details the status of the troubled telescope.
NASA’s Spitzer telescope mission comes to an end after 16 years of investigating space
After a 16-year-long mission to image our galaxy and beyond, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope mission ended this week. The spacecraft will no longer collect data.
This is the most detailed photo ever taken of the surface of the sun
To learn more about the enormous nuclear reactor that is our sun, the National Science Foundation has debuted the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. With a 13-foot mirror, it is the world's largest solar telescope. The telescope's first light image has been released, showing a close-up view of the surface of the sun.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft could unravel the mystery of how the solar system formed
Next year, NASA launches the Lucy spacecraft to visit the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter. Digital Trends spoke with Hal Levison, principle investigator of the project, about how the mission could reveal clues about the formation of our solar system and could even offer insights into the origin of life on Earth.
Hubble images dusty galaxy to learn about supermassive black holes
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1022, located in the constellation of Cetus. Scientists are observing this particular galaxy in order to study the relationship between the size of a galaxy and the size of the supermassive black hole at its center.
This ancient dwarf star has oxygen from the Milky Way’s earliest supernovae
Astronomers studying one of the oldest known stars have found an unexpectedly high level of oxygen in its atmosphere. This suggests that oxygen was produced in the very earliest supernovae in our universe. The star is over 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Lynx, and is a type called a halo star.
This vampire star is feeding on its companion to create a ‘super-outburst’
Astronomers have spotted a vampire star feeding on one of its brethren in a dwarf nova. A nova is marked by the sudden appearance of a bight, seemingly new star, which fades over a period of weeks or months. What is unusual about this particular nova is that the white dwarf is feeding on one of its own, a brown dwarf.
Watch NASA astronauts spacewalk to replace space station batteries
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will shortly begin a spacewalk to perform upgrades, and you can watch the event happen live. Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will be suiting up and heading out of the station to replace batteries as part of a long-term project to update the station's power system.
Lexus concepts envision lunar transport in the year 2220
f you've ever found yourself wondering what transport of the future will look like, Lexus has some concept sketches to feed your imagination. Designers were invited to create a lunar mobility concept for everything from personal transportation for traveling across the moon's surface to spacecraft concepts.
The nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, may host a second planet
Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a second exoplanet in orbit around the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. The planet candidate is called Proxima c, its mass is around half that of Neptune, and it orbits its star at a distance 1.5 times greater than the distance between the Earth and the sun.
See video of Boeing’s Starliner orbital flight test from inside the capsule
Boeing's first Starliner orbital test flight might not have gone as planned, with the craft failing to reach the correct orbit. However, there's still plenty to be learned from the test. Boeing has released a video of highlights of the test, showing the interior of the capsule and the view from the window.
SpaceX delays its in-flight abort test until Sunday morning due to rough seas
This weekend, SpaceX is planning a dramatic test of its Crew Dragon capsule, in which it will blow up a Falcon 9 rocket to test the capsule's emergency escape system. The launch will take place from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and you can watch it happen live.
Astronomers discover bizarre stretchy objects unlike anything else in our galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new class of objects at the heart of the Milky Way which are unlike anything else found in our galaxy. They start off small and compact but are elongated when they approach the supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy.