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Japan start-up planning to sell "shooting stars on demand" launched their first satellite

No word on how much one of these shows will cost just yet.

Saturn's moon Titan has rainfall and seasons

It's raining hydrocarbon on Titan.

Researchers find black hole that spins almost as fast as (we think) they can spin

Hope it won't get dizzy and stumble our way!

China grows the first plants on the far side of the moon

The cotton sprouts, unfortunately, perished after a couple of days.

New Horizons beams back clear image of farthest object ever visited in the solar system

Brian May from Queen also wrote a song about it.

China spacecraft makes historic landing on the dark side of the moon

It's the first mission to ever land on the far side of the moon.

Astronomers find a new way to 'see' dark matter using starlight from rogue stars

Lone stars that roam through intergalactic space might one-day probe the nature of dark matter.

Researchers find a new class of planets, made of sapphires and rubies

Ca-ching!

Saturn's rings are raining down -- in about 100 million years, they'll be gone

If you like it then you should have kept the rings on it.

Building blocks of life can spontaneously form in outer space

Biology -- it may literally be out of this world.

This star is so massive it's forming another star instead of planets

Now, that's a first!

Astronomers just discovered the most distant object in the solar system -- they've called it 'Farout'

It's more than 100 times farther away than Earth is from the sun.

Nuclear-powered 'tunnelbot' could probe the depths of Europa's oceans

Europa's almost as cold as your ex's heart, just as frozen.

Virgin Galactic tourist space rocket passes first test

Fancy a trip to outer space?

Exploding stars may have wiped off large ocean life 2.5 million years ago

The planet's largest shark may have been killed by a supernova.

NASA spacecraft beams back first image from inside the Sun's atmosphere

We have a spacecraft inside the sun's atmosphere -- take that in for a moment.

Voyager 2 enters interstellar space

Take me with you!

Helium exoplanet inflates like a balloon

Helium was predicted to be one of the most common elements of exoplanets, but was only recently observed for the first time.

China launches new rover aimed for the dark side of the moon

The natural satellite, not the 1973 album by Pink Floyd. Sadly.

Christmas dinner launched towards the ISS

It's hearty space food.

Oxford scientist may have finally solved dark matter riddle -- the universe might be made out of a 'negative mass' fluid

If proven right, this theory could be one of the most important developments in 21st-century physics.

Supermassive black holes like to wear gas donuts -- and we found out why

In all honesty, I'd wear a donut if I could get away with it, too.

Scientists measure all the starlight ever produced in the Universe

The number of photons emitted into space is 4 followed by 84 zeroes. Now, that a moment to wrap that figure around your head.

InSight stretches its solar panels, beams back first clear photo from Mars

Everything is working according to plan on Mars.

Ancient cave paintings may be sign of prehistoric astronomy

These ancient people were much more savvy than we suspected.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on the ISS -- they've been up there for at least two years

In space, no one can hear you sneeze.

Touchdown: NASA's InSight probe safely lands on Mars

The probe will study 'marsquakes'.

What happens to the brain in zero gravity? Well, it's not pleasant

The human brain copes poorly with microgravity -- and that's a big problem for space flight.

Scientists find the Sun's twin roughly 184 light-years away from Earth

The 'twin' was forged in the same stellar nursery as the Sun. It also has the same age, metallicity, chemical abundances, and even carbon-isotope ratios as the Sun.

NASA picks Jezero Crater for Mars 2020 rover landing site

Rocks collected by the new rover will be transported to Earth.

Check this out: mind blowing Virtual Reality simulation of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

It's simply mesmerizing.

'Oumuamua, our first interstellar visitor, is actually smaller than we thought

The small asteroid also seems to be emanating streams of gas that may explain why it was moving faster than it was supposed to.

Scientists turn Opportunity's 5,000th Martian sunrise into music

When science meets art.

Supermassive black hole pairs imaged in merging galactic cores

The same should happen six billion years from now when the Milky Way merges with Andromeda.

Earth has two additional 'moons' entirely made of dust

The huge clouds of dust closely orbiting Earth could affect the safety of future space explorations.

Hubble finds 'smiley face' drawn by galactic objects

NASA's space telescope was looking for new stars when it came across a happy accident.

Tesla Roadster and Starman have now traveled beyond Mars

The Tesla electric car has exceeded its warranty mileage more than 10,000 times.

Natural batteries formed Mars' organic carbon

Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!

Astronomers image plasma flares on the bleeding edge of Milky Way's supermassive black hole

These flares should correspond to the point of no return for the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

Parker solar probe comes closer to the sun than any other man-made spacecraft

And it's only getting warmed up.

Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun Pose a Big Threat to Earth

This is some scary stuff.

Cheap CubeSat snaps first images of Mars

While this isn't a remarkable achievement in itself, it shows that CubeSats are a viable technology for interplanetary missions.

The Universe is expanding -- gravitational waves could show us how fast

A massive breakthrough in astrophysics might enable us to finally determine the rate at which the universe expands.

Gas giants orbiting young star may require astronomers to rethink planetary formation

A bizarre stellar 'toddler' is leaving scientists scratching their heads.

American and Russian astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz launch

The incident adds more strain to already tense relations between the US and Russian space programs.

Search for alien life needs to be integral to NASA missions in the future, new report says

A Congress-mandated committee recommends that finding alien life becomes a priority for most NASA missions.

Planetary rings are surprisingly chemically-rich, paper reports

The findings raise some interesting questions about these beautiful structures.

If we want to find the "missing" dark matter, we have to look beyongblack holes

Dark matter makes up most of the universe -- and we still don't really know what it is.

Lockheed Martin unveils lunar lander concept meant send astronauts to the moon

The huge lander is supposed to ferry humans between an orbiting space station and the lunar surface.

Key ingredient for life on Earth may have come from outer space

Phosphates forged in space made their way to Earth on comets and asteroid.

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