Federal court documents this week revealed an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using Sunspot Solar Observatory's internet connection to send and receive child pornography. Read more.
SpaceX will send a Japanese billionaire and a group of artists on a loop around the moon and back to Earth in 2023. "It's dangerous," Musk said. Read more.
In recent decades, astronomers and Trekkies had fun speculating on what might serve as Spock's home star. Many settled on 40 Eridani A, about 16 light-years away. Now a Vulcan-esque planet has been found for this star! Read more.
A place to call home? The late Leonard Nimoy played the beloved Vulcan Mr. Spock in the Star Trek franchise.
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View larger. | Don't miss Venus low in western twilight, dazzlingly bright. Here’s why Venus is so bright now. Clouded out? The Virtual Telescope Project is offering a free, online live feed of Venus over Rome, Italy, on September 23. Details here. Photo: Gianluca Masi caught Venus beside St. Peter’s Dome and Basilica in Rome on September 15.
View larger. | Michael Daugherty caught Mars near the moon this week, shining over Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, California. Thank you, Michael! You can still see 4 planets in the evening sky. If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, your Harvest Moon is coming up soon.
