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You'll Never Guess What Snack Sunita Williams Sneaked Into Space

NASA space shero Sunita “Suni” Williams is upskilling space cuisine on Boeing's Starliner mission by bringing her own bagged lunch that includes a South Asian appetizer.

By Spyridon Panousopoulos

Krispy Kreme Offers a Limited-Edition Mars Doughnut to Celebrate NASA's Rover Landing

Krispy Kreme has launched a "Mars doughnut" in celebration of NASA's robot perseverance landing on the Red Planet's atmosphere on Feb. 18.
NASA Launches Big Prize for Deep Space Food Challenge for Astronauts

Participate in the Deep Space Food Challenge and help the astronauts from NASA to eat better food. (Photo : Red Huber) NASA astronauts, vehicle pilot Victor Glover (front L), commander Mike Hopkins (front R), mission specialist Shannon Walker (rear L) and mission specialist from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), astronaut Soichi Noguchi (rear R) walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on November 15, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA: From Finding Life on Mars to Growing Potatoes on Mars

How possible is crop-growing on Mars? Although the Matt Damon film 'The Martian' based on a novel by Andy Weir is riddled with plotholes and errors scientifically speaking, the fact of growing plants on Mars is actually not far-fetched. NASA scientists, in cooperation with International Potato Center (CIP), will experiment with growing potatoes under simulations of Mars-like conditions.
Rare Christmas Full Moon Comes After Superblood Moon Eclipse of 2015

The fact that 'Star Wars' first hit the screen on the same year as the Christmas full moon in 1977 and the new 'Star Wars' productions under Disney's ownership released their first film on the same year as the new Christmas full moon this year is very largely coincidental, but the fact of the last full moon of 2015 coinciding with Christmas is pretty interesting.
Wolf 1061 Exoplanet: 'Super Earth' Found Might be Habitable to Humans

Scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia recently discovered a new world that is one of three surrounding a red dwarf star called Wolf 1061, just 14 light years away from Earth, CNN reports Thursday.
A Full Moon Will Light Up The Sky On Christmas For The First Time In 38 Years

This Christmas, a full moon will light up the dark skies for the first time on December 25th since 1977.
Thanksgiving in Space: What Do Astronauts Eat at Thanksgiving Outside of Earth?

If you’re wondering what it’s like to have Thanksgiving in space, there’s no need for that anymore as astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) recently shared a video previewing their "traditional" space meal.
Deep Space Anomaly Caused Possibly by Comets

What was one thought to be a sign of possible extraterrestrial (ET) existence, is now possible seen as just a comet activity.
Private Companies Will Help NASA Get to Mars, Space Agency Chief Says

NASA will be helped out by private companies in getting to Mars, as confirmed by NASA administrator Charles Bolden.
NASA's 'Chemical Laptop' Can Detect Extraterrestrial Lifeforms

NASA is taking it a step further with their extraterrestrial studies, now they have created a laptop that can detect life outside Earth.
Biggest Explosion Since Big Bang Happening In Space

The explosion happened in a galazy cluster 2.9 billion light years away from Earth. It is so huge that matter is being spread all over the space, millions of light years away from thier origin.
NASA: In Search for New Astronauts

NASA will soon be accepting applications for its next batch of astronauts in preparation for further explorations including a possible manned-mission to Mars.
US Finally Plans for Solar Storm

The US finally takes precautionary measures on how to deal with a potential solar storm. Have you ever heard of a solar storm? Also known as a geomagnetic storm this is caused by a solar wind sock wave that interacts with the Earth's magnetic field resulting to a temporary disturbance.
Blackest Material Known May Lead to Breakthrough in Energy and Technology

The material, which is 26 percent darker than what was previously considered the blackest material known to man - the carbon nanotubes, was initially inspired by a very white cyphochilus beetle that the researchers observed. They decided to take the cue from the beetle, which shell has scales that form a photonic crystal structure and have an exceptional capacity to reflect light.