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Happy Monday, space fans
I hope that you had a restful, fun or otherwise nice weekend (perhaps continuing to celebrate Star Trek's 60th anniversary by rewatching some of your favorite series). Jumping into this week, we've got some strange science for you, stranger even than science fiction. Together, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes discovered 27 mysterious, tiny objects far beyond Neptune's orbit. And astronomers are once again digging into the well-worn discussion of whether or not there could be a hidden "Planet 9" in our solar system. What do you think? And over in spaceflight news, SpaceX has launched the 700th Falcon mission of all time -- that's a lot of Falcons.
Check out what's big in space below:
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For more than a century, astronomers have been captivated by the idea that an undiscovered planet could be lurking in the furthest reaches of our solar system.
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SpaceX lofted three of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites to orbit today (Sept. 13), on the 700th mission to date for the Falcon rocket family.
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Osama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14.
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The best scenic places across Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the ring system of the tiny solar system body is even more interesting than they knew.
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Just a little help from its friends.
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On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an spaceflight altitude record that lasted for nearly six decades. Here's why the mission mattered.
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Both the OG 'Star Wars' and 'Star Wars: Starfighter' score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.
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We're going deeper underground; there's too much panic in this town.
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That's it for our space update today
The week has only just begun, but we are already off to a quick start with a whole host of strange science and space news. What do you think is the strangest thing happening in space right now? Looking ahead, we are expecting to be able to share some new information about the incredible heat many of us have experienced this past summer as our blue marble continues to warm. We are also hoping to have some exciting new things to share about Comet 3I/ATLAS (speaking of strange), the White House UAP files and so much more.
Coming up, we will also be able to take you behind the scenes with us to the Lucas Museum, the brainchild of co-founder George Lucas, who brought Star Wars into our lives. And in just over a week we will be celebrating International Observe the Moon Night, one of Space.com's favorite holidays that reminds us that it's always a great time to look up and admire our natural satellite. To follow closely along and stay up to date with all things space, you can now get Space.com right in the palm of your hand with our new app available now on iOS and Android.
Ad astra, per aspera
Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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