September 19, 2018 Astronaut Scott Kelly offers to help Elon Musk with Moon mission An actual astronaut has suggested he — or any qualified person — may be useful to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s planned round trip to the Moon in 2023.
September 18, 2018 Bizarre pulsar in deep space is giving off a strange light and scientists don't know why A bizarre pulsar emanating from a nearby neutron star, RX J0806.4-4123, is giving off a strange light and scientists are unclear what is causing it.
September 18, 2018 NASA unveils first images from TESS probe's alien planet hunting quest NASA has unveiled the first images from its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), its $337 million alien-planet hunting satellite and the results are nothing short of incredible.
September 18, 2018 Asteroid hides behind sparkling spiral galaxy in dazzling view The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has a busy observation schedule, but sometimes cloudy or moonlit skies mean a temporary halt to scientific measurements. During those times, the observatory team chooses interesting and beautiful objects across the southern skies to image in color.
September 17, 2018 SpaceX reveals Yusaku Maezawa will fly 'around the Moon' in historic announcement SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday night that entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa would be the first private person to fly solo around the moon aboard the company's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) launch vehicle.
September 17, 2018 Stephen Hawking's 'ghosts' may have been found All the evidence shows our universe emerged from a single event: an eruption commonly known as the Big Bang.
September 17, 2018 Rocket reveal: Elon Musk unveils new images of BFR SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to show off two new images of the BFR, ahead of the announcement tonight as to who the private passenger is that the company will fly "around the Moon."
September 17, 2018 Cassini's last view of Saturn moon shows fabulous methane lakes Just four days before the Cassini spacecraft's dramatic dive into Saturn's atmosphere last year, cameras aboard the spacecraft captured the mission's last image of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
September 17, 2018 SpaceX makes historic announcement, says it will fly private passenger 'around the Moon' SpaceX is set to announce the first private passenger to fly around the Moon on one of its spacecraft, the company tweeted Thursday.
September 17, 2018 New Mexico observatory set to reopen after temporary closure over undisclosed security issue A New Mexico observatory that was temporarily shut down over an undisclosed security issue is set to reopen Monday after its closure sparked wide-ranging theories, officials said.