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Hubble Space Telescope Nearly Ready for Action Again
October 22, 2018 | ArticleIt looks like NASA's famous Hubble Space Telescope has recovered from the glitch that knocked the observatory offline more than two weeks ago.
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Exoplanet Hunters Have a New Plan to Spot Hidden 'Migrating' Worlds
October 22, 2018 | ArticleThere's a telescope that can see thick rings of dust in distant star systems. And researchers want to use its data in a new way to spot hidden and migrating exoplanets.
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Tiny Cubesat Snaps Photo of Mars for 1st Time Ever
October 22, 2018 | ArticleA tiny Mars-approaching spacecraft has snapped a photo of its target, marking the first time that a cubesat has ever captured an image of the Red Planet.
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Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua's Surprise Arrival Still Thrills Scientists One Year Later
October 22, 2018 | ArticleA year ago, astronauts spotted a strange object barreling through our solar system on a very weird path — the first discovery of an interstellar object, now called 'Oumuamua.
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October Full Moon 2018: Hunter's Moon Swings by Uranus
October 22, 2018 | ArticleThe full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace the skies Oct. 24, making a close pass by Uranus.
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Roscosmos to Complete Soyuz Accident Investigation This Month
October 22, 2018 | ArticleThe final report into the launch failure that forced the abort of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled for completion by the end of the month, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos announced Oct. 20.
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2018 Full Moon Calendar
October 22, 2018 | ReferenceThe full moon happens once a month. Find out when.
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NASA Tests Astronaut Survival Systems for Orion Splashdowns
October 22, 2018 | ArticleNASA and the U.S. Air Force recently tested astronaut survival systems for the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying in 2011.
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Salty Martian Water Could Have Enough Oxygen to Support Life
October 22, 2018 | ArticleSome pockets of salty water buried just beneath the Martian surface could have enough oxygen to support microbes, and perhaps even simple animal life such as sponges, a new study suggests.
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Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Purple
October 22, 2018 | ArticleEarth's early life might have been purple, suggesting the search for extraterrestrial life should scan for the color.
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