The spaceship was to collect 900 images over the course of a few seconds as it shaved by. Even clearer images should arrive over the next three days
		
	 
	
		
		Scientists figured out in 2017 that Ultima Thule is not spherical but possibly elongated in shape. It may even be two objects
		
	 
	
		
		Mars Insight’s goal is to listen for quakes and tremors as a way to unveil the Red Planet’s inner mysteries
		
	 
	
		
		A scientific paper made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens
		
	 
	
		
		Oumuamua, the first interstellar object known to enter our solar system, accelerated faster away from the Sun than expected
		
	 
	
		
		The unmanned spacecraft’s mission is to get closer than any human-made object ever to the centre of our solar system
		
	 
	
		
		It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet
		
	 
	
		
		Many will risk losing their largest financial asset — their homes. And municipalities will forfeit huge amounts of revenue from property taxes
		
	 
	
		
		The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight
		
	 
	
		
		California is currently battling its third largest wildfire since 1932, and such devastation could be the "new normal."