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Here's how and when to watch the harvest moon — and what makes it so special

Don't forget to look outside at sunset on Thursday.The 2017 harvest moon will rise just after the sun sets on October 5, appearing in the waning light.This particular moon tends to appear massive and...

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Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars with SpaceX but has yet to explain how...

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has unveiled a new design for a 100% reusable rocket and spaceship to colonize Mars.SpaceX has experience building traditional life support systems for its Crew Dragon...

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NASA may run out of nuclear fuel for deep-space missions in 8 years

Most places in the solar system can't be reached without nuclear energy.NASA uses plutonium-238 forged during the Cold War to power its most ambitious missions.NASA is running low on the material, but...

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Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery of the 'alien...

The mystery of the "alien megastructure" star may finally be settled. In 2015, a rumor spread about the star KIC 8462852.It was proposed that the star might harbor an alien race. The rumor stemmed from...

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Richard Branson says he's 6 months from going to space — but Mars belongs to...

After thirteen years of development and setbacks — including a fatal crash, technical difficulties and frequent delays — Richard Branson's private space program, Virgin Galactic, is soon ready for live...

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Our moon once had an atmosphere, according to new findings

New research shows that our moon once had an atmosphere 3 to 4 billion years ago. It formed when volcanic eruptions rocked the ancient satellite, propelling gases above its surface too rapidly for them...

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The US has to get ready for conflict in space, Air Force secretary says

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson spoke about the importance of modernization and innovation in space during a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum in...

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Watch California's wine-country wildfires spread in these incredible new...

It's peak wildfire season in California, where more than a dozen blazes ignited on Sunday.Officials have yet to determine the origin of these fires, most of which are in Northern California. But dry,...

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An astronaut explains how it'd feel to ride Elon Musk's giant spaceship from...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk plans to build and launch a giant rocket that can take people to Mars.However, the system might also be able to transport passengers anywhere on Earth in less than an hour.An...

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New satellite photos reveal the California wildfire's shocking damage from space

More than a dozen wildfires ignited on Sunday in Northern California, a region at its driest this time of year.Flames have consumed more than 170,000 acres of land, killed at least 23 people, destroyed...

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MORGAN STANLEY: Here are 20 companies that are best exposed to the growing...

Space.The final frontier is airless, cold, and full of harmful radiation. But, for some companies, it could also be full of profits.We, as a species, are starting to explore space more than ever....

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A US design firm has drawn up plans for a skyscraper that would hang from an...

A New York design firm called Clouds Architecture Office has proposed a tower that would hang from an asteroid 31,068 miles above Earth.The Analemma Tower would be the tallest building ever made. The...

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These maps show how much damage a North Korean thermonuclear weapon could do...

Nuclear weapons may be humanity's most terrifying creations, but most people would be hard-pressed to say what, exactly, such an explosion might do to their town or city.To help the public get a handle...

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Trump is obsessed with sending American astronauts to the moon, but it won't...

Donald Trump wants to go to the moon. Since being elected president, both Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have offered vague but repeated hints that the administration was interested in sending...

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Astronomers just proved the incredible origin of nearly all gold, platinum,...

For the first time, astronomers have detected a neutron-star collision.Gravitational waves heard by two detectors pinpointed the source to a galaxy 130 million light-years away.The collision produced a...

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Astronomers detected 100 Earths' worth of gold being forged in space — here's...

More than 4,000 astronomers on Monday revealed the first-ever detection of two neutron stars colliding in space.Such objects are the skeletons of massive stars that have cataclysmically exploded,...

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Here's how astronauts stay healthy in space

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Planets and moons are now part of Google Maps — here are 6 incredible worlds...

A few years ago, Google gave people the ability to freely explore objects in space — but that experience was mostly locked up in Google Earth, the company's 3D-mapping software.This week, however, the...

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China's first space station is doomed — but objects inside of it may reach...

Tiangong-1, China's only space station, is expected to break up in Earth's atmosphere within months.Some pieces, such as those made of titanium, will be strong enough to hit the ground.Whole objects...

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A Las Vegas hotel mogul plans to send an inflatable space hotel into orbit...

Bigelow Aerospace says its inflatable space hotel could be ready for lunar orbit by 2022.One of the company's pods is already attached to the International Space Station.Bigelow is touting the future...

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