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

ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has been imaging the dynamic Acheron Fossae region of Mars for more than 20 years.

Space · Aug 11, 2025

Space Race 2.0? US fast-tracking plans to build nuclear reactor on the Moon

The rivalry of the superpowers in space is entering a new phase, in which energy independence beyond Earth plays a key role.

Euronews · Aug 11, 2025

Google launched an AI model that functions like a virtual satellite. Here’s how it works

Google DeepMind, launched an AI model that can create highly detailed maps of Earth to help scientists understand environmental changes.

Euronews · Aug 11, 2025

Meet the space maestro venturing where no woman has gone before

The new astronomer royal’s job really is rocket science, writes India Block

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

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

International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."

Space · Aug 6, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies

The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.

Space · Aug 4, 2025

2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025

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

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

Space · Aug 2, 2025

Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater

A hidden lake beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet unexpectedly drained more than a decade ago, fracturing the ice surface and forming a large crater — an event only recently uncovered by Earth-observing satellites.

Space · Jul 31, 2025

See the universe's rarest type of black hole slurp up a star in stunning animation

Astronomers believe they have spotted an elusive intermediate-mass black hole shredding a distant star, and they have re-created the stellar murder in a stunning new animation.

LiveScience · Jul 31, 2025