Planet 9

A new study suggests that, assuming a massive Planet 9 exists far beyond Pluto, it likely came from another star system.

The theory is that at some point the Sun swept close to another star and ripped away one of its worlds.

Luxembourg Space

Luxembourg is investing $225 million to support bringing space resource mining companies to the nation.

Luxembourg's goal is to become the Silicon Valley of space resource mining.

Project RAMA

Made In Space, a New Space company in California, is pursuing Project RAMA, which will allow it to move asteroids to where they are needed anywhere in the Solar System.

The project may be ready to go in 20 years.

Mars And Saturn

Both Mars and Saturn came to opposition this week, meaning they are directly opposite the Sun in the sky.

That used to be a big deal for astronomers, but now we have probes at both planets, so opposition has lost some of its special nature.

Faster Expansion

Astronomers have determined the universe is expanding 5 to 9 percent faster than previously thought.

They don't yet have an explanation.

Musk On Mars

Elon Musk recently said humans can be launched to Mars in 2024.

He also hinted that a bigger ship than the SpaceX Dragon would likely be needed.

Mars Base Camp

Locheed Martin has developed a plan to send humans to Mars by 2028.

The plan would establish a manned space station orbiting Mars by 2028 followed by a manned landing on the planet in the 2030s.