Space News - 2018 Articles About NASA and Space

Cotton Seed Sprouts on the Moon's Far Side in Historic First by China's Chang'e 4

January 15, 2019 | Article

Before China finished packing up its Chang'e 4 lunar lander to be blasted off on a never-before-accomplished journey to the far side of the moon, scientists slipped in a small tank of plant seeds. And now, the team announced, a cotton seed has sprouted.
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Wine on Mars? The World's Oldest Wine-Making Country Wants to Make It Happen

January 14, 2019 | Article

Fancy some white wine on the Red Planet? Scientists in the Republic of Georgia are determined to grow grapes on Mars.
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Dark Matter Behaves Differently in Dying Galaxies

January 14, 2019 | Article

Astronomers barely know anything about dark matter, but now they know this: It behaves differently in old, dying galaxies than in new, star-forming ones.
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See Far Side of the Moon in Amazing Panorama from China's Chang'e 4 Lander

January 12, 2019 | Article

China made history earlier this month with the first successful soft landing on the far side of the moon — and now, the mission has sent back an incredible panorama view of its work site.
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Watch China Land on the Moon's Far Side in This Awesome Video!

January 11, 2019 | Article

A spectacular new video gives a lander's-eye view of the first-ever touchdown on the moon's mysterious far side.
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This Exploding 'Cow' May Be the First Black Hole Birth Ever Observed

January 10, 2019 | Article

Is this exploding "Cow" the first live birth of a black hole or neutron star ever seen from Earth?
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A Dying Star Sent Out an SOS Pointing to Its Killer: A Buzz-Saw Black Hole

January 10, 2019 | Article

The crumbs left over from a supermassive black hole's recent meal have allowed scientists to calculate the monster's rotation rate, and the results are mind-boggling.
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