​ Astronomers have discovered a strange new object that behaves unlike any observed before. The hope is that the source will provide some much-needed insight into the origin of mysterious cosmic signals that have puzzled experts for the last several

​ Elon Musk opting not to talk about his ambitious plans to colonize Mars, now that’s a first. The rocket billionaire was a no-show for a company discussion on establishing human settlements on the Red Planet, which was meant to

​ Update: May 27, 8:25 p.m. ET: Announcers on the SpaceX broadcast said Starship will break up above and crash into the planned landing zone in the Indian Ocean. They added that the Super Heavy booster was indeed lost. Update:

​ Update: May 27, 1:21 p.m ET: SpaceX has pushed the time for today’s talk to 9:00 p.m. ET. Original article follows.  All eyes are on SpaceX as it gears up to launch Starship’s ninth test flight. Prior to the

​ Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Break Starship’s Explosive Losing Streak (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The world’s largest rocket is gearing up for its ninth flight after suffering back-to-back anomalies. SpaceX is prepping Starship for liftoff on Tuesday,

​ Venus Harbors Secret Asteroids That Could Threaten Earth, Study Warns (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Twenty years ago, Congress gave NASA a directive: find 90% of the near-Earth asteroids that could potentially harm our little world. Since then, astronomers

​ Water on Mars? Mysterious Dark Streaks Aren’t What Scientists Thought (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) In 1976, NASA’s Viking mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on Mars. When the mission began sending images from Mars’ surface back to Earth,

​ Image Reveals the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen, From Just 280 Million Years After the Big Bang (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest find is yet another record-breaker: the most distant galaxy ever detected,