What is space science? What fields does a space scientist study? In this program students will learn that space scientists work in many non-engineering fields including astrophysics, cosmochemistry, planetary geology space weather and...

What is space science? What fields does a space scientist study? In this program students will learn that space scientists work in many non-engineering fields including astrophysics, cosmochemistry, planetary geology space weather and...

If you’ve been distracted looking at the amazing photos The James Webb Space Telescope has taken, not to worry. Here are three other stellar stories from the last year of space science!

2022 was a pretty exciting year for space science, but what news might we expect in the coming year?

Learn about the comet Hale Bopp, one of the brightest comets ever discovered — including its discovery, orbit, near-collisions with planets, the bright dust tail, the ion tail, the sodium tail and more astronomy facts -- with these space...

Hank shares three cool discoveries in space science, including a celestial crucible of phosphorous, noble gases found in a supernova, and plumes of water vapor on Europa.

Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The biochemistry that defined the coding system of your DNA may have happened off-world, and perhaps even long...

The International Space Station is roughly the size of a six-bedroom house and weighs more than 320 cars -- it's so large that no single rocket could have lifted it into orbit. Instead, it was assembled piece by piece while hurtling...

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik and, with it, an international space race. The United States and the Soviet Union rushed to declare dominance of space for 18 years, until the two countries agreed to a...

Sometimes science news is less about stuff that actually happened, as much as it is about people going "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" and space news is no exception. In fact this week there was probably as much hype as real news, all in the name...

In the first two lessons of this series on space-time, we've dealt with objects moving at constant speeds, with straight world lines, in space-time. But what happens when you throw gravity into the mix? In this third and final lesson,...

Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutations. As we seriously consider the human species becoming space-faring, a big...

Space is where things happen. Time is when things happen. And sometimes, in order to really look at the universe, you need to take those two concepts and mash them together. In this first lesson of a three-part series on space-time,...

Hank fills us in on the four exploratory missions to space that he is most excited about - New Horizons is going to Pluto and the Kuiper belt; Juno is on it's way to Jupiter; Dawn is exploring two large asteroids; Rosetta will land on a...

Light always travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters per second. But if you're in motion too, you're going to perceive it as traveling even faster -- which isn't possible! In this second installment of a three-part series on space-time,...

How likely is it that a massive asteroid will do major damage to Earth and its inhabitants? What about the sun -- is it dying out anytime soon? And the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way -- should we be worried about...

Welcome to Houston, the mysterious city known as a hub for NASA and its outer space curiosities. Explore world-class attractions, indulge in dining and shopping, and immerse yourself in the vibrant sports and arts scene. Whether you're a...

Are you about to start revision?! Getting ready for exams?! Don't worry I'm here to help with LOADS of tips to get out through the study period AND they're all proven by science so these really will help!

On June 13, 2013, China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft made its successful docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab, marking the country's second mission to the mini-space station. This kicked off 12 days of docked operations for Shenzhou...

To test the James Webb Space Telescope’s readiness for its journey in space, technicians successfully commanded it to deploy and extend a critical part of the observatory known as the Deployable Tower Assembly....

In October 2019, technicians and engineers successfully performed a critical test on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope by fully deploying and properly tensioning each of its five uniquely sized sunshield layers, putting...

Learn about the Apollo Space Program -- including the historic Apollo 11, Apollo 13, spaceflights, astronauts, historic dates, moon landings, explosions, rovers and more -- with this original Space Science video by KLT.

Discover the fascinating world of British space science at the Science Museum's latest exhibition. From capturing solar wind particles to exploring Saturn's rings and moons, this exhibition showcases the cutting-edge research missions...

Let's learn about anthropogenic space weather!