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See the moon and Saturn put on a sky show together on Oct. 5

Look up Oct. 5: the nearly Harvest Moon will guide you to Saturn, where a telescope reveals its famous rings — even if they're just a thin line for now.

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Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video)

An asteroid, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Sept. 30 after surprising astronomers.

Space

Europe teams with Japan on asteroid mission, beefs up space cooperation with South Korea

The European Space Agency signed a cooperation deal with South Korea and advanced a rideshare mission with Japan, as the agency pushes for wider global partnerships.

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NASA pilot suits up to scan the Earth | Space photo of the day for Oct 3. 2025

As NASA's ER-2 aircraft takes flight over the American Southwest, the GEMx mission is using high-altitude hyperspectral imaging to uncover Earth's hidden mineral resources

Space

Northern lights may get stronger within the next 2 years as the sun enters a turbulent decline with a 'last gasp' finale

Auroras aren't over: the sun's decline brings more storms, and a 'last gasp' finale could light up skies in the next 2 years.

Space

'The metal detector has gone off': Perseverance rover's find is a shiny new clue in the search for life on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has found minerals that could have powered life on Mars — or simply shaped the Red Planet's environment in fascinating ways.

Space

Jeff Bezos Calls It 'Beautifully Boring' — But When It Comes To Rocket Engines, Excitement Might Not Be A Good Thing

On Thursday, Jeff Bezos highlighted Blue Origin's latest milestone, praising the BE-7 lunar engine's 1,030-second burn as the company advances toward its upcoming Moon lander mission.

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No worries Houston, rural Australia's got space covered

A high-tech Australian mobile space hub will soon hit the road to support remote rocket launches, inspiring the next generation of scientists along the way.

AAP

JWST captures clearest-ever image of M87 galaxy's supermassive black hole jet

Astronomers using JWST have captured the sharpest infrared view yet of the supermassive black hole jet in M87, offering new insights into its structure and physics.

Space

China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling spacecraft snaps a selfie with Earth

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft took a picture of itself, as well as the Earth, while en route to a mysterious asteroid that may tell us more about the moon's history.

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will be eyed by Mars and Jupiter probes as it zooms past the sun this month

ESA is making use of spacecraft originally dedicated to its Mars and Jupiter missions to track comet 3I/ATLAS as it continues its journey through our solar system

Space

'The Martian' is 10 years old. Looking back at sci-fi's answer to 'The Shawshank Redemption'

How Ridley Scott's third sci-fi masterpiece proved there is life on Mars after all, by telling a deeply human, and oddly familiar story.

Space

Telescope sees binary star's beautiful rainbow spectra | Space photo of the day for Oct. 2, 2025

A new rainbow spectrum from the STELES instrument on Chile's SOAR Telescope captures Eta Carinae in unprecedented detail.

Space

Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second

"This is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object."

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Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life

The discovery strengthens the case for a new mission to orbit and land on Enceladus and search for evidence of life.

Space

Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while

An unstable group of asteroids orbiting near Venus could threaten Earth — but not for a few thousand years

Benzinga

Options Corner: Government Shutdown Drama Presents A Compelling Case For Rocket Lab

Although Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) ranks among the more exciting enterprises in the market thanks to the underlying space economy, its exposure to large-scale institutions raises questions amid the government shutdown. With narratives clashing head-on, RKLB stock is stuck in limbo, down 2% in the trailing month. Still, this overhang…

International Business Times UK

3I Atlas News: ESA Spacecraft to Track Rare Interstellar Comet Hidden Behind the Sun

ESA spacecraft orbiting Mars and monitoring the Sun are stepping in to track 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet hidden behind the Sun until December 2025, offering scientists a once-in-a-lifetime research opportunity.

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A hidden ocean may have once existed on Uranus' moon Ariel

Scientists believe a moon of Uranus may have once had a subsurface ocean.

Benzinga

Space Stock Tracker: Firefly Rocket Explodes, AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 6 Ready For Flight

Space stocks have been moving in response to news catalysts, including a major explosion, new contracts, and upcoming launches.

Tom’s Guide

Forget telescopes! I tried these AR smart binoculars and it redefines astrophotography

The Unistellar Envision smart binoculars work day and night, with the help of augmented reality to make exploration easier and smarter.

Space

NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins

Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.

The National (Scotland)

Rare Harvest supermoon to appear over UK in October for first time in 38 years

The full Moon in October is not only a Harvest Moon but a supermoon, meaning it will be the biggest and brightest of 2025. Here is how to spot it.

Space

European version of SpaceX's Starship? ESA signs deal for reusable upper stage demonstrator

ESA has signed a €40m contract with Avio to develop a reusable upper stage demonstrator, marking a step toward Europe's own Starship-like ambitions.

Space

Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?

NASA has reported possible biosignatures in a Mars rock, but delays and funding woes cloud its sample return mission. Could China's Tianwen-3 step in and deliver samples from the site itself?

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