Space News
This Real-Life Hoverboard Costs $20,000 And Stays Up In The Air For 6 Minutes
Tech Times - 25 Dec 2015 00:05
Unlike a two-wheeled hoverboard, Arca Space is attempting to make a board that actually floats in the air. The company has been successful, to a degree: its ArcaBoard can stay up in the air for up to 6 minutes.
Video: Season's Greetings from NASA
SpaceRef - 25 Dec 2015 21:00
Mars is not the only place to explore during holidays. Follow our little Robot as he surveys his new surroundings. This holiday house is full of NASA treats... see if you can spot them all....
Oops: UK astronaut Tim Peake calls wrong number from space
Phys.org - 25 Dec 2015 20:47
Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space.
Christmas In Space: Astronauts Beam Holiday Wishes to Earth (Video)
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2015 19:00
Three astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station sent a holiday greeting back to Earth.
Rocky Planet Found Around Star with Least Metal Yet
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2015 18:58
Astronomers have found a star with an incredibly low concentration of heavy elements that still has a sizable planet around it -- the most metal-poor star ever discovered with an orbiting, rocky planet.
NASA: The Next 10 Years --"The Race is On to Discover If Life is Ubiquitous Throughout Our Galaxy and Beyond" (2015 Most Popular)
The Daily Galaxy - 25 Dec 2015 17:48
Nearly 14 billion years ago, our universe was born from a swirling quantum soup, in a spectacular and dynamic event known as the \big bang." After several hundred million years, the first stars lit up the cosmos, and man...
Merry Goatsmas!
Bad Astronomy - 25 Dec 2015 16:00
During this holiday season, remember what's truly important: Ridiculously cute goat elf cosplay. The goats seem to be getting used to the snow, which is good because we're expecting a bit today again*. Maybe I'll find Ta...
Our Solar System Is Overflowing with Liquid Water [Graphic]
Scientific American - 25 Dec 2015 15:15
The confirmed oceans alone add up to 50 times the amount of water on Earth --
Merry Moon: Rare full moon on Christmas Day
Phys.org - 25 Dec 2015 10:27
Gaze up into the sky and you'll see something rare. And, no, it won't be Santa. He and his reindeers will have already zoomed across the horizon.