The best board games for the holidays that aren’t Monopoly
Unsplash There’s a board game addict out there that’s already practicing their “thank you” for Marvel-themed Monopoly and Star Wars Guess Who. While these gifts might suit some, to the…
Apollo Mission Samples Reveal the Moon Is More Ancient Than We Thought
The Moon’s crater-covered countenance was previously thought to be a youthful 4.42 billion years old, give or take about 10 million years. But now, samples of crystals taken from the…
See the first image of Earth from a new weather-monitoring satellite
A recently launched weather satellite has sent back its first image of Earth, showing our planet in gorgeous detail. The European Meteosat Third Generation Imager-1 was launched in December of…
The Moon Has a Solid, Earth-Like Core, Study Finds
NASA suggested in 2011 that the Moon had an iron-rich, solid core, as well as a fluid outer core.Image: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University Scientists may have just unlocked another of the…
Earthrise photographer tells the story behind the iconic image
Bill Anders/NASA NASA has shared an interview with retired astronaut Bill Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise shot during the Apollo 8 lunar mission in December 1968. The video (below)…
NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Is Already Facing a Serious Cash Crunch
NASA’s quest to return rocky samples from the surface of Mars to Earth in 2033 is already running up the bill, with the project needing a lot more money than…
SpaceX shares stunning ‘blue marble’ footage of Earth
SpaceX recently shared some stunning footage captured from the second stage of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. The clip (below) shows Earth from thousands miles away, with ocean, land, and…
Scientists find a solid metallic ball within the Earth’s core
Most of us learned in school that the Earth has four layers in its internal structure: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. But recent research…
The Gaming Shelf Gears Up for an Anti-Capitalist Apocalypse
It feels like the last month of gaming news has been a whole decade. Remember the OGL 1.1? That happened less than three weeks ago! For those of you who…
Astronaut’s stunning image of Key West looks like a painting
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata has been showing off his photography skills, sharing some impressive shots taken from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited Earth on Sunday. The most…