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Mysterious Mars mounds may bolster case for ancient Red Planet ocean

Buttes and mesas in Mars' Chryse Planitia contain clay minerals made from liquid water interacting with the rock nearly 4 billion years ago.

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NASA wants to launch rockets into northern lights to study 'black auroras'

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan night sky.

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Scientists discover exoplanet with supersonic winds — the fastest in the known universe

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said.

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Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch

Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Jan. 28, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions.

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Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth, explodes near home (video)

China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home.

Space

Watch 'planetary parade' online for free on Jan. 25

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

Space

Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit.

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Thinking of Buying a Telescope? Here's Our Advice

In some cases, binoculars are a better bet.

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The 1st monster black hole ever imaged has messy eating habits

A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this supermassive black hole feasts upon.

Space

3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now available online

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.

Space

Volcanic cones on Mars tell a tale of ice and fire

A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water flowed on Mars.

Space

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ago, scientists find.

Space

NASA awards $24 million for moon bases

One of the companies to receive a contract is Jeff Bezos' aerospace corporation Blue Origin

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The planet parade: what it means for all the star signs

Sade the Astrology Vixen explains why you need to pay attention to this month’s planet parade and what it means from an astrological perspective

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NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony

NASA honored its fallen space explorers during ceremonies at multiple sites on Thursday (Jan. 23).

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Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

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The Moon has been listed as a threatened historic site – but the value of ‘lunar heritage’ needs defining

Scientific and commercial activities on the Moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include sending vehicles to the Moon, extracting its resources through mining the lunar surface, building facilities and extracting water from areas on the Moon where sunlight never shines.

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A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri

The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.

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Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)

The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.

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400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone

SpaceX made some history during a Jan. 21 Starlink satellite launch from California, landing an orbital-class rocket for the 400th time.

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Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

Space

Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

Space

Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)

Chinese company Galactic Energy launched five satellites atop a Ceres-1 four-stage rocket on Jan. 20, 2025.

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Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges

A quasi-moon of Earth has been given a name. It's Cardea, after the goddess of door hinges.

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