NASA astronaut on the ISS snaps a stunning image of the glittering lights on Earth

Space may be referred to as a cold, dark place, but a new image captured by a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station suggests otherwise. A photograph shows numerous starts glittering above Earth’s atmosphere, which is also glowing a bright green – revealing just how stunning the darkness can be. The craft was orbiting … Read more

NASA sets materials on fire aboard the ISS

NASA astronauts have literally been playing with fire aboard the International Space Station,  as part of experiments to determine how flames behave in space. The ‘Confined Combustion’ experiments have been conducted since Christmas Eve to determine the how fires spread and behave differently in zero gravity. Due to the differences in gravity, fires could be … Read more

NASA imagery shows Mauritius blanketed by tropical storm Calvinia 

NASA satellite imagery shows Mauritius engulfed by tropical cyclone ‘Calvinia’ that closed the island’s main airport and stock exchange Tropical storm triggered a class three warning, closing Mauritius airspace  Calvinia’s centre was just east of the island on Monday, covering it with clouds NASA imagery of Calvinia’s rounded shape indicates an ‘organized storm’ By Jonathan … Read more

Winter wonderland in Canada is snapped from 254 miles above the Earth by NASA astronaut on the ISS

A wintry scene of icy shorelines and froze landscapes was captured from 254 miles above Earth. NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped a stunning image of a full moon rising over the Hudson Bay in northern Canada. The picture, which was taken at 1PM ET on December 12, reveals just how dark this … Read more

NASA satellite captures new image of Marree Man, an Australian carving of an ancient human

NASA satellite image shows revitalized ‘Marree Man’, a 17-mile ancient carving in the Australian Outback that has baffled scientists since it was discovered just 22 years ago A new satellite image from NASA shows a rehabilitated Australian landmark The Marree Man is a carving of an ancient human figure that’s 2.2 miles long and more … Read more

NASA’s Christina Koch will make history on Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman

NASA astronaut Christina Koch will make history AGAIN on Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman – she will have been in space for 288 days Christina Koch will break the record for longest single spaceflight by a woman On Sat., She will have spent 288 days aboard the International Space Station When … Read more

NASA releases stunning image of Morocco’s ‘Anti-Atlas Mountains’

Stunning NASA image of Morocco’s ‘Anti-Atlas Mountains’ reveals the unique seabed’s swirling tie-dye appearance in infrared light Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed around 80 million years ago   Taken more than 440miles above Earth’s surface by NASA’s Terra satellite Spacecraft was only intended to be operational for a maximum of six years  But the satellite is … Read more

NASA discovers why ‘cotton candy’ exoplanets are the size of Jupiter but have low density

NASA’s Hubble Telescope discovers why three 500 million-year-old ‘cotton candy’ exoplanets are the size of Jupiter but have a mass that is 100 times lighter NASA’s Kepler telescope discovered three exoplanets in 2012 Now, NASA found they’re the size of Jupiter, with a mass that is 100 items lighter The Hubble telescope found their atmospheres are … Read more

Stunning panorama of Mars reveals the final resting place of NASA’s Opportunity rover

A stunning panorama of Mars shows the final resting place of NASA’s Opportunity. The image is a series of 354 individual pictures snapped by the rover over a 29-day period before it shutdown completely and declared ‘dead’ by the American space agency earlier this year. The desolate Martian landscape known as Perseverance Valley was the … Read more

NASA’s Hubble telescope captures image of ‘flying saucer’ galaxy 85 MILLION light years away

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has capture the image of a ‘flying saucer’ galaxy 85 million light years away. Called a spiral galaxy, it sits in the southern constellation of Mensa and boasts pinwheeling arms with a bar of stars through its center. The tightly packed group of stars, or bulge, is believed to play a … Read more

NASA spots a new type of magnetic explosion in the sun’s atmosphere

A previously unseen type of explosion has been spotted in the Sun’s upper atmosphere for the first time, and it could lead to better solar weather predictions, NASA says. The Sun’s surface is constantly moving. The super-hot plasma creates magnetic fields that twist together and, as the star rotates, they snap apart and join together … Read more