Space

Due to the fact that it is the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter has already earned its place as the king of the planets. Twelve new moons have been discovered around Jupiter, raising the total number of known moons to 92.…

China's high-altitude balloon over the US is the latest gray-zone attempt to weaken its competitors' sovereignty and boost Beijing's combat edge. The United States should learn from China's strategy and match it. China has dominated the…

NASA has found the next best thing as we continue our hunt for extraterrestrial life on Mars: a bear-face-shaped rock formation. The rocky surface of the Red Planet is covered in craters, canyons, and volcanoes, which together create a…

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet whose orbit is degrading as it orbits an old star. The unfortunate planet, discovered by the Kepler space telescope, is on a collision course with its expanding star, which will finally destroy…

On Thursday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space with the biggest payload ever. At 4:22 a.m., it will launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. According to comments made during the mission's broadcast, the Falcon 9…

Earth's inner core may be slowing its rotation and preparing to change spin directions compared to the rest of the planet. This appears to be part of a 60-year cycle in which the core periodically accelerates up and calms down. Earth's…

Last weekend, an asteroid the size of a giraffe was discovered, and it will make an extremely close approach to Earth this Thursday, just as a much more distant "green comet" brightens. At that point, the space rock will be approximately…

With current rocket technology, NASA's manned mission to Mars would take seven months. According to the space agency, a nuclear-powered spacecraft could complete the journey in just 45 days. The design, which has been in the works in…