The First Chinese Crew is Busy on their New Space Station
In the past week, the first three Chinese astronauts to go the Tiangong space station prepared for all the operations…
Virgin Galactic Wins FAA’s OK to Fly Space Passengers: Which Billionaire Will Go First?
Virgin Galactic says it's received the Federal Aviation Administration's go-ahead to fly customers on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, marking a…
Long-Awaited UFO Report Opens the Door Wider to Sharing Strange Aerial Sightings
After months of anticipation, U.S. intelligence experts have released a report citing 18 incidents since 2004 in which unidentified flying…
Aliens in 2,034 Nearby Star Systems Could use the Transit Method to see Earth
New research shows that a handful of nearby stars that are known to have planets could have been watching Earth…
There’s a Problem With Hubble, and NASA Hasn’t Been Able to fix it yet
After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to…
Could Life Exist in the Atmosphere of a sub-Neptune Planet?
Life could thrive in the atmosphere of warm gas planets, but only if they are seeded by asteroids.
A Newly-Discovered (Almost) Dwarf Planet Will Come Surprisingly Close in 2031
It’s good to remember how little we know about the outer solar system. Humans only really began observing it within…
This is why Martian Colonists are Going to Wish They had an Atmosphere Above Them
There will be all sorts of risks for any future colonists on Mars, such as extreme weather and temperatures, radiation,…
Space Perspective Puts Tickets for Stratospheric Balloon Tours on Sale
Florida-based Space Perspective is opening its ticket window for 20-mile-high balloon flights that provide an astronaut’s-eye view of Earth. The list price…
Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Solved. It was… Dust
Astronomers have solved the mystery of dim Betelgeuse, and discovered how stardust can form.