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How Navy Lt. Jonny Kim, 35, went from being a Navy SEAL, to Harvard doctor to NASA astronaut

California man Jonny Kim, 35, went from a Navy SEAL to Harvard medical doctor to NASA Astronaut, after graduating from training this month.




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Moving to Mars: Designers reveal their visions for how humans will live on the Red Planet

The role that design will play in humanity's journey to the Red Planet is explored in an exhibition running at the Design Museum in London until 23 February 2020, entitled 'Moving to Mars'.




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Violent solar storms are being generated closer to Earth previously thought 

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles used satellite data to show that storms form when solar winds interact with the Earth's magnetic field.




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Alarming before and after photos reveal the true impact of bushfires across Australia's east coast

The NASA images, taken six months apart, capture the landscape between Seal Rocks and Byron Bay on the New South Wales north coast.




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Laura Tobin breaks down in tears as she achieves her 'childhood dream' with visit to NASA

Laura Tobin broke down in tears on Good Morning Britain on Friday as she fulfilled her 'childhood dream' by visiting NASA.




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NASA tests VIPER rover's 'moon shimmy' in conditions that mimic the lunar surface

NASA's VIPER practiced its 'moon shimmy' in a lab that replicates the lunar surface. The rover rolled over a large soil bin allowing scientist to see how it will fare on the moon.




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Former NASA astronaut thinks space tourism will become as common as travelling by airplane

Former NASA astronaut Steven Lee Smith, 61, from Phoenix, Arizona claimed today on Lorraine that in decades to come, space tourism will become as common as travelling by airplane.




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Before and after pics of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reveal the Red Planet has taken its toll

In images that surfaced online the rover's journey through Mars' landscape is laid bare. One the left is an image taken shortly after Curiosity landed on Mars while the right shows a snapshot from October.




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NASA reveals 'space hotel' where ISS tourists can view Earth

NASA has revealed that it has partnered with a Houston-based startup called Axiom Space to send the first commercial space station into low orbit for a new generation of space tourists.




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NASA's Spitzer telescope snaps one last spectacular view of the Tarantula Nebula

The high-resolution image of the star-forming region - named for its spidery filaments of gas - is made up of data from several observations by the telescope.




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NASA turns off its Spitzer space telescope after 16 years of service

After more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light since its launch in 2003, NASA has switched off the Spitzer Space Telescope, bringing its mission to an end.




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Busy Phillips and Lilly Singh play astronauts blasting off into space in Olay ad for Super Bowl LIV

Busy Phillips and Lilly Singh know how to make an entrance during the Super Bowl. During the big game on Sunday evening Olay brought in special reinforcements for their Super Bowl commercial.




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Voyager 2 spacecraft resumes its exploration of interstellar space

The craft, which left the Earth more than 42 years ago on a mission to study and photograph the outer planets, left the solar system in November 2018.




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Donald Trump to cut $4.4trillion from budget over next decade

Trump announced a $4.8trillion budget proposal on Sunday that will slash spending on foreign aid and social safety nets but will request $2billion to build wall at US-Mexico border.




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Stunning images show Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter blasting off from Cape Canaveral on way to sun

The Solar Orbiter lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday night and will maneuver into a unique out-of-plane orbit that will take it over both of the sun's poles, never photographed before.




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Greta Thunberg signs up for BBC TV documentary series focusing on her 'international crusade'

The 17-year-old Swedish climate change activist will explore what actions can be taken to limit climate change in the series produced by BBC Studios, the corporations' commercial arm.




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NASA's Mars 2020 rover is fitted with a LASER that vaporizes rock to search for signs of life

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars 2020 rover is heading to the Red Planet armed with a high-powered laser that can vaporize rocks from up to 20 feet away to search for life.




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Leiden University's computer algorithm spots ELEVEN asteroids that could hit Earth

Each of the asteroids flagged by a computer algorithm at Leiden University are more than 328 feet wide and will pass close between the Earth and the moon between the years 2131 and 2923.




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NASA's Juno probe reveals the amount of water in Jupiter's atmosphere is three times that of the sun

NASA's Juno reveals the first accurate estimate of the total amount of water in Jupiter's atmosphere. Water makes up around 0.25% of the molecules in the planet's atmosphere at its equator.




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Osteoporosis sufferers given hope with vibrating 'bathroom scales' developed by Nasa

Marodyne LiV - a vibrating device, resembling a set of bathroom scales - produces gentle vibrations that travel up through the legs, stimulating the growth of new bone cells




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NASA image reveals remains of an ancient lake that stretched across the Sahara 7,000 years ago

NASA captured a stunning image of what was once Lake Mega Chad 7,000 years ago. It stretched 150,000 square miles across the Sahara and would have been the largest on Earth today.




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NASA launches new program to study impact of rising sea levels on the Mississippi River Delta

NASA has announced a new project to study the effects of rising sea levels on the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana, which has had more than 5,000 square miles of land go underwater.




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NASA video shows Apollo 13 crew's view of the moon before having to abort their mission in 1970

NASA released a stunning video that recreates the Apollo 13 crew's view of the moon before an explosion occurred on the ship that made them abort the mission and return to Earth.




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NASA asks public to design a sensor for its next VENUS rover

The space agency says exploring different geological areas on the surface of Venus will provide insights into the planet's evolution and even our own climate.




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WATCH THIS: A group of autonomous military robots navigate through an underground power plant

Scientists convened on an unfinished underground power plant in Elma, Washington to test a group of autonomous military robots in a simulated disaster scenario searching for survivors.




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Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China

NASA and the European Space Agency have used pollution monitoring satellites to track the decrease in nitrogen dioxide levels over the past two months during the coronavirus outbreak.




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YouTubers drop a CAR 150ft onto the 'world's strongest' trampoline made of Kevlar

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober spent six months planning the stunt with Australian YouTubers How Ridiculous which ended up involving a two-tonne trampoline with 144 garage door springs.




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Asteroid half the size of Mount Everest set to fly by Earth next month - but is not expected to hit

An asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles.




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NASA posts image of a mysterious hole seen on the side of a Martian volcano

NASA has shared a photo of a mysterious hole on the side of one of Mars's largest volcanoes, an example of a 'lava tube' that could be used as the location of human settlements in the future.




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NASA Curiosity rover creates stunning panorama of its home on Mars

NASA shared a high-resolution panorama of 'Glen Torridon' on Mars that is comprised of over 1,000 images and contains 1.8 billion pixels. The images were taken from Nov. 24-Dec.1.




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NASA executive and former cop, 52, charged with shooting and killing neighbor, 24, he fought

Michael Hetle, a NASA executive who also was a cop, was charged with fatally shooting Javon Prather, a neighbor he argued with over the years over poop that was left outside.




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Organic molecules discovered by NASA Curiosity rover are 'consistent with alien life'

NASA's curiosity rover has identified signs of thiophenes on the surface of the red planet and Washington State University astronomers believe they were formed by biological processes.




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The Oxford University professor digging for life on Mars from 140 million miles away in Oxford

Professor Scott McLennan's desk at Oxford University may be 140 million miles from Mars but it doesn't stop him using his computer to direct Nasa's spacecraft on the Red Planet.




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Scientists untangle mystery of how ice forms on Mercury with surface temperatures over 750 degrees

A team of scientists from Georgia Tech have come up with a new explanation for how ice forms on Mercury despite scorching surface temperatures that can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit.




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Incredible NASA images reveals ash damage from the Philippines' Taal Volcano eruption

NASA shared an image of the Philippines two months after its Taal Volcano erupted -revealing an ash damaged landscape. The area was once a tropical oasis, but now looks more like the moon.




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Global air pollution levels plummet amid the coronavirus pandemic

Satellite images from the European Space Agency and NASA show a dramatic reduction in the amount of harmful greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere due to coronavirus shut downs.




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NASA's ISS is the SAFEST place during the coronavirus due to its health stabilization program

With at least 164 countries battle coronavirus, NASA experts say the ISS is the safest place because of the agency's health stabilization program that ensures the crew is not infected before they board.




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Air pollution in New York City falls rapidly as people stay home amid coronavirus crisis

Researchers from Colombia University found that the level of carbon monoxide, produced from vehicle emissions, had fallen by nearly 50 per cent.




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Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches

In Antarctica, meanwhile, ice has continued to melt from both the Amundsen Sea Embayment and the Antarctic Peninsula, satellite gravity measurements have revealed.




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Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantine

Despite dramatic drops in fumes over cities in Italy, Spain and China it is too early to know if a long-term change has been made in the levels of nitrogen dioxide in quarantined areas.




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International Space Station astronaut Scott Kelly shares his tips on how to survive self-isolation

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly (pictured) spent a total of 520 days on the space station, with his longest mission lasting 340 days from from March 27, 2015 to March 1, 2016.




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Astronaut Scott Kelly reveals how families can avoid arguments during self-isolation

Appearing on GMB via video link from his home in Houston, Scott Kelly - who spent 520 days on the International Space Station - said that routine is essential while families are on lockdown.




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NASA reveals the first images of its all-electric X-57 Maxwell plane

It will be the first manned X-plane produced by NASA in two decades and is designed to help develop standards for future all-electric aircraft.




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NASA reveals Uranus's twisted magnetic field is releasing bits of its atmosphere into space

NASA analyzing data from the Voyager 2's 1986 visit to Uranus and found the magnetic bubble surrounding the planet is allowing bits of its atmosphere to leak into space.




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NASA announces new mission to study solar particle storms with satellites the size of toaster ovens 

NASA has announced a new research mission that will send small satellites into orbit to study solar particle storms, which can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth and disrupt the electrical grid.




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NASA tests giant 21-foot mirror on James Webb telescope for the first time in simulated zero-gravity

In an unprecedented step, NASA tested a giant 21-foot mirror on its James Webb space telescope that is designed to observe a range of frequencies not currently seen by Hubble.




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NASA astronauts share their workouts on the ISS to help those in isolation amid the coronavirus

NASA astronauts showed off the ISS crew's workout equipment that includes a vacuum system similar to free-weights, a treadmill and a stationary bike without a seat or handlebars.




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NASA reveals plans for 'Artemis Base Camp' on the moon that help astronauts get ready for Mars

NASA has released a detailed plan for an 'Artemis Base Camp' that will be home to first woman and next man on the moon in 2024, which will help the crew prepare for the journey to Mars.




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NASA reveals plan to create a radio telescope on the farside of the Moon

Funding for the project has come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Programme, designed to support potentially game changing projects.




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NASA data shows air pollution in northeast areas of the US dropped 30 percent amid the coronavirus

Air pollution over the northeast region of the US declined by 30 percent last month compared to March 2019, as millions in the area are forced into lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus.