Want to Move to Mars? A Round-Trip Ticket Will Only Cost $100,000 According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk just suggested that the price for a trip to Mars and back could be as low as $100,000.…
Here’s a Clever idea. Build Moon Bases in Craters and then Fill them in with Lunar Regolith
A student team associated with the ESA recently developed a concept for a Moon base that would rely on lunar…
Thanks to Gaia, We Now Know Exactly When We’ll be Colliding with Andromeda
Astronomers have known for some time that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies will collide on some future date.…
New Horizons took this shot of MU69 as it sped away from its encounter
The latest images to come from the New Horizons mission show that Ultima Thule (the first KBO to be studied…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 517: Fritz Zwicky and the Zwicky Transient Facility
One of the most influential astronomers in the 20th Century was Fritz Zwicky. He had his hand in the discovery…
Carnival of Space #598
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
New SpaceX Raptor Engine Beats the Chamber Pressure of Russia’s RD-180 Engine, According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk posted the results of the Raptor engine's recent test-firing, and claims it broke an almost 20-year old record!
This is Kepler’s Final Image
Even in retirement, the Kepler space telescope is still allowing for discoveries, which include it's "last light" images and recordings.
A Star’s Outburst is Releasing Organic Molecules Trapped in the ice Around it
A new study by an international team of astronomers has discovered the presence of organic molecules in the disk of…
InSight Just Put a Windshield Over its Seismometer
NASA's InSight lander arrived on Mars on November 26th, 2018. Since then, it's been busying itself studying its landing spot,…