First exomoon might have been spotted 4000 light years away
Astronomers may have found the first exomoon around a distant planet, and have asked to use Hubble to confirm whether the tantalising hints are a real discovery
Smallest satellite ever paves way for planned interstellar fleet
Breakthrough Starshot, the $100 million project to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, successfully operated a mini-satellite in orbit for the first time
Elon Musk seems to have ditched Red Dragon lander plan for Mars
SpaceX will design a new spacecraft for a mission to the Red Planet, but Musk’s focus may be closer to home as he tweets Hyperloop plans
We could build a galactic internet but it may take 300,000 years
By using the timing of planets’ orbits around their stars, all the advanced civilizations that may exist in the Milky Way could communicate
Mike Pence says he touched NASA equipment on a dare
The US Vice President placed his hands on a piece of the Orion spacecraft while on a tour at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, despite a sign that forbade it
Sun’s gravity could power interstellar video streaming
Space transmissions could slingshot around the sun for a signal boost, producing data rates fast enough to stream video from interstellar space
Gecko-inspired robot has grippers that could clean up space junk
Hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris orbit our planet. A device that sticks to space junk like a gecko’s toes might be able to help clear them up
A fine-tuned universe may be controversial but can’t be ignored
The suggestion that our universe has physical laws and constants inexplicably just right for life is in the ascendant. Expect a heated debate, says Geraint Lewis
NASA revives 50-year-old idea to recycle space stations in orbit
The space agency will work with three private companies to test whether spent fuel cells can be turned into fully functioning space stations while in orbit
General relativity passes test at Milky Way’s central black hole
Stars orbiting the supermassive black hole have been used to test Einstein’s famous theory for the first time, with no sign found of a fifth fundamental force