Space

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Jaw-dropping raw footage shows spacecraft ripping through the atmosphere as it reenters Earth at Mach 25
Jaw-dropping raw footage shows spacecraft ripping through the atmosphere as it reenters Earth at Mach 25

Space exploration continues to quite literally hit new highs, and this footage shows a spacecraft zooming back down to Earth. After completing a mission, the craft returned to Earth and the views are unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. As well as hitting speeds of Mach 25, the journey ticked off a bunch of firsts […]

This nighttime photo from Mars is a chilling reminder of how alone the Red Planet really is
This nighttime photo from Mars is a chilling reminder of how alone the Red Planet really is

Most Mars photos show the planet in daylight. But this one wasn’t taken in the light of the Sun. It was captured in the middle of a Martian night, with only a small patch of ground visible. While, rather unnervingly, everything else disappears into black. DISCOVER SBX CARS – The global premium auction platform powered by […]

There's a unique asteroid in space worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire
There's a unique asteroid in space worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire

There’s a big ‘if’ about the situation, though

China builds the first ever time system for the Moon to establish a universal lunar time
China builds the first ever time system for the Moon to establish a universal lunar time

Missions to the Moon began with the space race

China unveils plans to send a humanoid into space and create the world's first robot astronaut
China unveils plans to send a humanoid into space and create the world's first robot astronaut

The world’s first robot astronaut is here – but not for long

Mind-altering simulation shows the speed of the International Space Station at ground level
Mind-altering simulation shows the speed of the International Space Station at ground level

The International Space Station will cease operations in 2030

NASA's first manned moon mission in over 50 years could come as soon as next month as final preparations are made
NASA's first manned moon mission in over 50 years could come as soon as next month as final preparations are made

NASA is set to launch its first manned moon mission in over 50 years as early next month, as the final preparations are being made for a project called Artemis II. Somewhat shockingly, it’s been half a century since we made the journey to the moon. While the likes of NASA have been placing space […]

NASA condensed 25 years of a supernova expanding into a 40 second video
NASA condensed 25 years of a supernova expanding into a 40 second video

Millions of years ago, a planet not unlike Earth imploded into tiny pieces, and somehow, NASA recorded the supernova into a 40-second clip. Our planet is already around 40 million years old, but in double that amount of time in the future, the Milky Way could be running out of time. But out in the […]

The CIA made a statement about a mysterious interstellar visitor that contradicts NASA's comet story
The CIA made a statement about a mysterious interstellar visitor that contradicts NASA's comet story

Get your conspiracy books out, as a new interstellar visitor to Earth has split opinions between the CIA and NASA that really tickles that Area 51-type scratch. When it comes to extraterrestrial activity, many believe that the public information is only a shroud of what the stargazing authorities really know. So, when any discrepancies come […]