Early morning risers who head out to work and school before sunrise are likely beginning to notice an extremely bright star-like object appearing low in the eastern sky just before the sun itself.

Today, space travel for the average person is no longer a matter of "if" but "when," thanks to the imaginations of self-funded business magnates with an eye on the sky ... out of most people's ...

So, while actually exploring space and photographing your findings is probably not something you'll ever be able to do, playing "No Man's Sky" is pretty close. And that's plenty exciting ...