New Astronauts

NASA introduced its new astronaut class yesterday.  It has seven men and five women.

One of those people could become the first human to set foot on Mars.

Assteroid Dangerr

Astronomers seem to have found a new branch of an asteroid family that could threaten Earth.

Some of the objects in the branch are large enough to cause regional or continental damage if they hit.

KELT-9b

Astronomers have found a gas giant exoplanet that has a surface temperature of 7,800 degrees F.

KELT-9b is the hottest world found so far.

Axiom Space

Axiom Space plans to make most its money by manufacturing products in space beginning in 2027.

Some of the objects will not be brought to Earth.  Satellites will be built on orbit, drastically reducing costs.

Bigelow On Aliens

Robert Bigelow, founder of Bigelow Aerospace, not only believes aliens have visited Earth-- he believes they're still here.

Bigelow, just to note, was raised in Las Vegas, not far from Area 51.

Tiger Stripes

A new study suggests Saturn's moon Enceladus might have been struck by something big long ago.

The impact may have caused the moon's distinctive tiger stripe terrain.

Life On Mars

A new study using data from Curiosity suggests Mars might have been habitable for much longer than previously thought.

The study suggests Galen Crater could have supported life for hundreds of millions of years.