Is it possible for human space travel to Mars in half an hour? One University of California physics professor thinks so. ...

Pictured here is the supermoon during a lunar eclipse over Italy on Sept. 27, 2015. (Image via Giuseppe Petricca) Just days after the "" was seen on clear nights all over the world, photographer Giuseppe Petricca released several photos of an even rarer lunar event. On Sept. 27, 2015, the supermoon combined with a total lunar eclipse in some parts of the world to create the image at the top of this page, as seen in Pisa, Italy. Much of...

It's been a long year in space for astronaut Scott Kelly, but for those who are studying the effects of space on his body, the work is only beginning. Kelly will plunge back to Earth on Tuesday as his stint aboard the International Space Station comes to an end, setting a new American spaceflight record , according to Gizmodo. The entire time he's been in space, NASA has also been collecting data from someone else– Kelly's twin brother, Mark, a...

Sirius, the brightest star seen from Earth, could have some incoming competition. (Tommy Hsu/Getty Images) A team of Russian scientists are aiming to send a special satellite into orbit with one goal: to become the brightest star in the night sky. Well, second brightest, right next to the sun, of course. The team from Moscow State Mechanical Engineering Universitybehind this bright idea has raised more than 1.7 million rubles ($22,000) toward launching Mayak - Russian for the word "beacon" -...

A meteor streaked over Scotland Monday and was caught on camera as it lit up the skies, alarming residents who described it as a “fireball.” The event took place around 6:45 p.m. local time, illuminating the skies over the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness, reports The Independent. An influx of calls came into the local police station with many people reporting the spectacular flash and the loud rumble that accompanied it, Sky News reports. According to a spokeswoman for Police...

American astronaut Scott Kelly's mission to space that enthralled the world, captivating viewers for nearly a year, came to an end at 11:26 p.m. EST (10:26 a.m. March 2 Kazakhstan time). That's when Kelly and his Russian cosmonaut partner Mikhail Kornienko completed their “Year in Space” mission aboard the International Space Station with a safe landing on Earth. The spaceflight pioneers, along with Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, who was aboard the ISS for the past six months, touched down in...

As sky enthusiasts around the world prepare to view the total eclipse expected next week, certain airline customers will get more than their money’s worth as their flight flies right through the phenomenon's path. According to astronomer Xavier Jubier, there are two commercial flights that will provide a great view of the eclipse on March 8 and March 9, as well as a pricier private flight option. These flights are great for interested parties, because up in the air, adverse...

NASA’s Spirit Rover sent back an image that went viral due to the appearance of a rock that looked like a gorilla and a camel. (NASA) NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has managed to capture some amazing images over the past few years. Recently, several images have gone viral because some stargazers, such as members of the blog , have noticed unusual formations on the planet that appear out of the ordinary. While the observations have caused parts of the internet...

The Hubble Space Telescope's image of the galaxy GN-z11, the farthest space object ever recorded. (NASA,ESA, P. Oesch (Yale University), G. Brammer (STScI), P. van Dokkum (Yale University), and G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz) In the famed Hubble Space Telescope's nearly 26 years orbiting Earth, never has its exploration of the cosmos reached so far. On March 3, scientists working with the instrument announced that they set a space-distance record for the farthest galaxy ever spotted — simultaneously...

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted Galaxy GN-Z11, 13.4 billion light years away. ...

A 100-foot long asteroi named 2013 TX68 will whiz by our planet March 8, researchers say. According to NASA, 2013TX68 will flyby roughly 3 million miles from the Earth. Though there is a chance it could come closer, it won’t come any nearer than 15,000 miles above our planet’s surface. The asteroid was originally predicted to pass Earth on March 5. New projections were made after scientists at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) compared archived images to their...

Bluish-white water ice clouds hang above the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars. (Stocktrek Images/Getty Images) A massive volcanic eruption on Mars caused the entire face of the planet to tilt by 25 degrees, a new study finds. Around 3.5 to 3 billion years ago, the Tharsis volcanic dome — which happens to be the largest in the entire solar system measuring nearly half the size of France — erupted, altering the planet's face, according to a new study in the weekly...