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We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably 'suburban,' too

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for Earth-crossing space rocks, a new study finds.

Space

NASA rover watches 'fiendish' Martian 'dust devils' collide in rare case of extraterrestrial cannibalism

Video footage captured by NASA's Perseverance rover shows a small "dust devil" merging with a much larger twister on the surface of Mars.

LiveScience

These strange, hybrid Earth lifeforms could survive on Mars, new study hints

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

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One Beloved ‘Star Trek’ Writer Is Making His Most Brilliant Sci-Fi Concept a Reality

Morgan Gendel, Hugo-Award winning writer of the 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' episode "The Inner Light" is ready to make habitats for Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Inverse

Nasa and Esa want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa with participation from the European Space Agency (Esa). The mission will allow scientists to use the best laboratory instruments on Earth to determine whether Mars hosted…

The Conversation

The moon joins Mars and Jupiter in a 'mini planet parade' tonight. Here's how to see it

If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a "mini planet parade" as Mars and Jupiter appear alongside a half-lit moon in the southwestern sky.

Space

Meet 'Nighthawk': Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration

NASA's next Mars chopper concept could do far more than fly — it could help unlock the planet's watery past, reveal signs of life and scout landing zones for astronauts.

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NASA's Perseverance rover watches as 2 Mars dust devils merge into 1 (video)

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling closely behind on the rim of Jezero Crater.

Space

Olivia Munn feels 'less insecure' stripping off onscreen after double mastectomy

Actress Olivia Munn admits she now feels "less insecure" about stripping off onscreen after undergoing a double mastectomy because battling cancer gave her a "deeper appreciation" for her body.

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'Their Tesla': Pioneering brothers' Wright Flyer III is designated Ohio's official state plane

Ohio has named the 1905 Wright Flyer III its official state airplane

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'Red Planet,' 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star Val Kilmer dies at 65

Kilmer leaves a legacy of engaging film roles including Batman and even a Mars astronaut.

Space

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Space

How to engineer microbes to enable us to live on Mars

A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden rice, which is genetically engineered to provide vitamin A, to advances stemming from the Human Genome Project, which successfully mapped the entire human genome. Prominent voices in biotechnology have…

The Conversation

Olivia Munn compares pressures of being a mother to landing on Mars

While opening up about how she is coping with two kids, actress Olivia Munn compared the pressures of being a mother to landing on Mars.

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NASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch roster

SpaceX is building Starship as a full reusable heavy-lift rocket to fly astronauts to the moon and Mars.

Digital Camera World

Astrophotography in April 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month

Space

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space

SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 astronaut mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom.

LiveScience

Perseverance rover spots peculiar 'spider egg' rock on Mars — and scientists have no idea how it got there

On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.

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Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander

Airbus also built the Rosalind Franklin rover, due to launch in 2028 to search for signs of past life

Space

Doom games in order: Chronological and release date

With Doom: The Dark Ages around the corner, now is the perfect time to chainsaw your way through all the Doom games in order.

The Conversation

Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars. It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life

Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars. This is because, on Earth at least, relatively complex, long-chain carbon molecules are involved…

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Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on Mars

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

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April Horoscopes 2025: See What Your Star Sign Has In Store This Month

Your April horoscopes 2025 are here so peep what your star sign has in store for the month ahead and how to deal with the retrogrades.

Space

When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments

Just how rare are planetary alignments?

Space

Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

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