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Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?

As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.

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A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX

A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet's global environment.

Space

The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.

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'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video)

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?

Space

Want to start stargazing? Here's why June is the perfect time for newcomers

Short nights and bright stars make the midsummer night sky surprisingly beginner-friendly.

Space

65 Years Later, One Forgotten Space Mission Just Got A Wild Sci-Fi Twist

Forget Mars. Let's talk about the Venus missions in 'Star City.'

Inverse

Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

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New Report Exposes OceanGate's Fatal Mistakes That Doomed Titan Sub and Its Passengers

A report by Canada's Transportation Safety Board reveals engineering and oversight failures by OceanGate, leading to the Titan submersible's implosion and the loss of five lives in June 2023

International Business Times UK

James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet'

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise.

Space

SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California (video)

SpaceX launched the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19).

Space

Titan sub disaster caused by design flaws and company failures, damning final report says

Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its damning report into the 2023 underwater catastrophe that killed five people

The Independent UK

Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with help from a mysterious companion: 'You are what you eat, right?'

"That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."

Space

Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)

The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.

Space

These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2026

Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.

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'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

Space

Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps'

A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.

Space

NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?

Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?

Space

One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets

Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star

Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."

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Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?

Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system, but not without assistance from Jupiter.

Space

'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.' Scientists hail MAVEN's legacy as NASA retires Red Planet orbiter

NASA's MAVEN Mars mission ended after 11 years, having revealed how the planet lost its atmosphere and served as a key communications relay for surface missions.

Space

NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live

NASA will discuss an ambitious mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a press conference today (June 17), and you can listen to it live.

Space

NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity

"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."

Space

European rocket launches record-breaking mission with Amazon internet satellites (video)

An Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched a record-breaking load to orbit early Wednesday morning (June 17), carrying a batch of Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

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Look up! The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today

The moon will briefly hide Venus during a rare daytime occultation on June 17, visible from parts of North America.

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