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Whose moon is it anyway? A matching space quiz

18h ago 1m read

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

Thu 6m read

NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit

Thu 4m read

Blue Origin pitches new ‘Mars Telecommunications Orbiter’ for Red Planet missions (video)

Thu 3m read

Hidden fault beneath Canada could trigger massive earthquake after 12,000 years of silence

Thu 4m read

NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)

Wed 2m read

Satellites watch Tropical Storm Erin take shape over the Atlantic Ocean (video)

Wed 3m read

New lunar surface simulator in Colorado puts moon machinery to the test

Wed 4m read

China's moon lander passes key test | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2025

Wed 2m read

We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones

Tue 8m read

New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly

Tue 10m read

Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out!

Mon 1m read

Mars orbiter looks deep into chasms and valleys on the Martian surface

Mon 2m read

How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with 'The Martians' author David Baron

Sat 3m read

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

Sat 5m read

Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?

Fri 1m read

Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics

Fri 5m read

Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)

Fri 6m read

A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral

Fri 3m read

China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)

Aug 7 3m read

'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)

Aug 6 3m read

China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation?

Aug 6 8m read

Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could bring auroras this week

Aug 6 3m read

An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world

Aug 6 6m read

Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

Aug 5 6m read

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole

Aug 5 5m read

NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

Aug 5 2m read

Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says

Aug 5 5m read

You can design the wheels for NASA's next moon vehicle with the 'Rock and Roll Challenge

Aug 4 4m read

Moonquakes could pose threat to future lunar bases, scientists say

Aug 4 5m read

3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)

Aug 4 4m read

Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought

Aug 4 4m read

Mysterious boost to Earth's spin will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days on record

Aug 4 3m read

Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system

Aug 2 4m read

Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

Aug 2 5m read