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Signs of past chemical reactions detected on Mars
Astronomers now know how supermassive black holes blast us with energy
Ridiculously hot gas giant exoplanet is about to be swallowed by its dying sun
Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS
Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope
Orion will air kiss the moon today during important Artemis exercise
The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up
A distant Earth and Orion capsule’s ‘moonikin’ are the Artemis mission’s first images
New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar
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Two meteorite mysteries are helping astronomers investigate the origins of life
10 incredible lunar missions that paved the way for Artemis
With Artemis 1 launched, NASA is officially on its way back to the moon
Get ready to watch NASA’s most powerful rocket head for the moon
World’s largest telescope array is almost ready to stare straight into the sun
Saying goodbye to NASA’s InSight lander before it’s buried in Martian dust
New James Webb Space Telescope image shows a secluded galaxy in stellar detail
NASA astronaut Victor J. Glover on the cosmic ‘relay race’ of the new lunar missions
The ISS’s latest arrivals: a 3D printer, seeds, and ovarian cow cells
A blood moon, lunar eclipse, and fiery meteor shower will all grace the sky this week
The Milky Way’s oldest star is a white-hot pyre of dead planets
NASA’s New Horizons mission begins again at the edge of the solar system
23 tons of rocket debris landed in the remote Pacific Ocean today
Scientists want to know how our tiny gut organisms change when we bring them along to space
NASA has major plans for asteroids. Could Psyche’s delay change them?
After years of delays, SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket
The Mars Express just got up close and personal with Phobos
A skyscraper-sized asteroid will zoom within 1.43 million miles of Earth tonight
Just in time for Halloween, the sun looks like a jack-o’-lantern
Here’s what the Earth’s magnetic field would sound like if we could hear it
Two NASA missions combined forces to analyze a new kind of marsquake
NASA could build a future lunar base from 3D-printed moon-dust bricks
Best model rocket kits of 2023
NASA’s new investigation seeks to explain unusual phenomena in the sky
To set the record straight: Nothing can break the speed of light
Researchers found what they believe is a 2,000-year-old map of the stars
This weird dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system has a new origin story
This space-adapted solar panel can fold like origami
JWST give a new look at the Pillars of Creation’s majestic explosion of young stars
How astronauts pull off dangerous spacewalks
The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science
Why we turn stars into constellations
Look up! NASA’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft will slingshot past Earth this weekend.
Balloon bots might help uncover Venus’ hazy secrets
What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)
NASA is pumped about its asteroid-smacking accuracy
What would happen if the Milky Way died?
Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes
These Amazon Prime Day Early Access telescope deals are stellar
A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images
Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space
A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend
X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images
This US Space Force telescope in Australia will keep tabs on unusual satellite activity
Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds
SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit
We just got our most detailed look yet at Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa
The moon’s microscopic glass beads tell the story of asteroids hitting Earth
See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought
What NASA’s successful DART mission means for the future of planetary defense
NASA’s first attempt to smack an asteroid was picture perfect
This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed
You’ve seen Mount Doom in the movies, now look at it from space
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