Elon Musk’s SpaceX will send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in May 2020. The tech entrepreneur’s company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket to transport NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a first for the space agency as it looks to cut costs. Musk’s ...

Astronomers have discovered an extremely brutal exoplanet where the atmosphere is so rich in iron that it literally rains down from the sky. Scientists have discovered that the local weather conditions include 2,400C temperatures, winds in excess of 10,000mph and a steady pelting of iron rain. ...

Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen since the begining of the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole. The blast is the biggest explosion seen since the Big Bang — the cosmologial model to describe a rapid expansion of matter and energy that created the observable ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for its first scientific expedition to study the Sun, Aditya-L1. It would be placed into a point in space known as the L1 Lagrange point. Aditya L1 will be ISRO’s 2nd space-based astronomy mission after AstroSat, which was launched in ...

Iran succeeded in launching a new satellite into outer space, but failed to place the satellite into orbit. All stages of the launch took place correctly, but the satellite did not reach the speed needed to inject the satellite into the desired orbit, according to the Iranian Fars news. Daily ...

Cabinet approves agreement between India and Mongolia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes. The Agreement was signed at New Delhi on 20 September 2019 during the state visit of the President of Mongolia to India. This Agreement shall enable ...

There will be seen more astronomy events occurring in 2020. The year will start off strong with several stargazing opportunities for all. The new decade starts off big and bright — as it brings four supermoons in a row — beginning with the “Super Snow Moon” in February and ending with the “Flower ...