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September 21, 2018

Astronauts going to Mars will absorb crazy amounts of radiation. Now we Know how much.

There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.

September 20, 2018

NASA's new planet hunter just found its 1st alien world — an evaporating 'Super-Earth'

NASA's newest planet-hunting mission has reported detecting its first alien world — a "super-Earth" that is likely evaporating under the heat from its star, a new study finds.

September 19, 2018

Massive ice volcanoes once covered dwarf planet Ceres eons ago

A new study shows that dozens of ice volcanoes used to litter the surface of the dwarf planet, Ceres billions of years ago.

September 19, 2018

Tiny satellites headed to Mars likely are first of many

Two tiny explorers are pushing the bounds of their kind, but if scientists have their way, the two adventurers will soon have plenty of company.

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.