May 8, 2020 'Weird' exoplanet 800 light-years from Earth has yellow skies and iron rain Researchers have found the weird exoplanet WASP-79b, nearly 800 light-years from Earth, does not have a blue sky as our planet does. Instead, its skies are yellow.
May 8, 2020 Mysterious Planet 9 could be found using futuristic spacecraft, theoretical physicist suggests The hypothetical Planet 9 has been bandied about for several years, first mentioned in 2014, but researchers have yet to find it. Now, a well-known theoretical physicist believes we could find the mysterious object using "laser-launched spacecraft."
May 7, 2020 Black hole, 1,000 light-years from Earth, discovered Researchers have discovered a black hole 1,000 light-years from Earth, the closest one known so far.
May 6, 2020 Space Force releases recruitment video: 'Maybe your purpose on this planet isn't on this planet' The Space Force released a recruitment video on Wednesday.
May 6, 2020 Trump administration drafting Artemis Accords moon mining pact: report The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an international agreement called the Artemis Accords to facilitate mining on the moon.
May 5, 2020 Tom Cruise, NASA teaming up on film to be shot in outer space, space agency's administrator says Just when it seems Tom Cruise has conquered every feat in Hollywood, he has another trick up his sleeve.
May 5, 2020 Japan will draw up plans for potential UFO encounters, report says After the Pentagon officially released videos of "unidentified aerial phenomena," Japan's Defense Ministry will draw up plans for any potential encounters with UFOs, according to a Japanese media report.
May 5, 2020 Was Mars once 'blue'? Meteorite discovery sheds light on red planet’s early history Scientists have discovered 4-billion-year-old organic molecules containing nitrogen in a Martian meteorite, shedding new light on the red planet’s early history.
May 4, 2020 Get set for the flower moon, the last supermoon of the year Skywatchers are in for a treat this week when the Flower moon, the last supermoon of 2020, lights up the sky.
May 4, 2020 Newly discovered exoplanet has three times the mass of Jupiter A newly-discovered exoplanet more than 1,200 light-years from Earth has three times the mass of Jupiter and is the new "king" of its solar system.