An artistic rendering of New Horizons when it flew by Pluto Image: NASA/APL New Horizons successfully “phoned home” at 10:28 a.m. EST, letting NASA scientists know all of its systems survived the flyby of Ultima…

(Credit: Pressmaster/Shutterstock) As we get older, our chances of dying go up. To that, you might say, well, duh. But, when we hit around 80 years old or so, a funny thing seems to happen:…

Rows of evergreen trees. (Credit: Happy Hirtzel/Shutterstock) With the holiday season over, millions of people are taking down their Christmas trees. Only a few days ago, the iconic symbols brought visions of the sugar plum…

Scientists say Ultima Thule is actually two objects stuck together. They’ve dubbed the big one “Ultima” and the small one “Thule.” (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL) NASA’s New Horizons’ team released the first close-up images from Ultima Thule…

(Credit: Sunday Stock/Shutterstock) As the Earth heats up thanks to climate change, people are cranking up the air conditioning. Pumping in that cooled air also increases electricity use, and especially so in countries where people…

An artistic representation of the Chang’e-4 rover on the far side of the lunar surface. (Credit: CNSA) Landing on the Far Side Nearly a month after launching from Earth, China’s Chang’e-4 mission is set to make…

The Chang’e-4 spacecraft sent back the world’s first close shot of moon’s far side after making a historic soft landing. (Credit: CNSA) Making Lunar History For the first time in history, a spacecraft has landed…