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'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot

A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade.

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Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft chronicled its moon landing on Sunday morning (March 2), capturing stunning footage of its landmark descent.

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'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station —one that has become politically charged here on Earth.

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See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander

The Japanese company ispace is targeting June 5 for the touchdown of its Resilience moon lander, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15.

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India's Aditya-L1 solar probe watches powerful flare erupt from the sun

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured detailed observations of a powerful solar flare last year, helping scientists better understand our star's eruptions.

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Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may not come from its underground ocean

Scientists think geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus might come from a "mushy" zone of ice along the world.

Space

Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York tonight

Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible geomagnetic storm conditions from March 4 to March 5. Northern lights possible at mid-latitudes.

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Chile’s perfect skies for stargazing under threat from giant chemical plant

Astronomers deeply concerned that darkest, clearest skies in world will be compromised by proposed facility nearby

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NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8

NASA is now launching its SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions on March 6 at 10:09 p.m. ET.

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SpaceX calls off Starship Flight 8 launch test due to rocket issues (video)

SpaceX called off today's (March 3) planned Starship Flight 8 launch after several issues with the vehicle cropped up during the countdown.

Space

Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the lunar surface.

Space

Going to SXSW 2025? Here are the festival's best space-themed panels

Meet the Artemis 2 moon mission astronauts and learn about private lunar landers, space telescopes and the "dark universe" at SXSW 2025.

Space

Sparkling galaxy blazes with star formation in new James Webb Space Telescope image

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 2283, blazing with newly formed stars.

Space

The hard science of asteroid collisions

Dr. Richard Binzel explains how we measure the threats of space rocks that could damage the planet

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Private Athena moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of March 6 touchdown try

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander successfully entered lunar orbit on Monday (March 3), keeping it on track for a touchdown attempt on March 6.

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Rogue exoplanet or failed star? James Webb Space Telescope looks into a new cosmic case

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the atmosphere of a cosmic body that is either a "failed star" brown dwarf or a rogue planet.

Space

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, loses Falcon 9 booster after landing (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into Earth orbit on Sunday night (Mar. 2), but the rocket's booster toppled over after landing.

Radio France Internationale

First commercial launch of Europe's Ariane 6 carrying French military satellite

Europe's Ariane 6 launcher is to carry out its first commercial mission Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.

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Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 8 megarocket test flight today

SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (March 6), and you can watch the dramatic action live.

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Arianespace calls off 2nd-ever launch of Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket

Arianespace called off the second-ever launch of the Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket today due to an issue with ground equipment. A new liftoff date has not been announced.

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'America First' on the moon? US must 'dominate' in space, acting NASA chief says during lunar landing

Acting NASA administrator made the comments just before Firefly Aerospace's private Blue Ghost 1 landed on the moon for the agency.

Al Jazeera

US firm Firefly achieves its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly says it is the first private company to make a ‘fully successful’ soft landing on the moon.

Evening Standard

Second-ever privately funded space craft touches down on moon

Firefly is the second private firm to achieve a soft landing on the moon

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Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.'

Blue Ghost aced its lunar landing and is already sharing its first stunning views from the moon.

Space

Is the 'Blaze Star' about to explode? If it does, here's where to look in April

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is reappearing in the spring night sky, so be ready in case it goes nova.

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