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NASA just picked its newest astronauts—only 0.1% made the cut, with salaries topping $150K and a shot at landing on Mars

NASA’s astronaut candidate class is tougher to crack than Harvard or Stanford.

Fortune

Hubble Space Telescope watches dying star chow down on a Pluto-like world filled with ice

Scientists didn't expect to find the remnants of an icy world around this extremely dense white dwarf star.

Space

We could nuke 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before it hits the moon — if we act fast, new study warns

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before it comes too close.

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Atai Life Sciences Experimental Depression Drug Shows Sustained Benefit In Treatment-Resistant Patients

Atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI) and Beckley Psytech Limited, a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, released data from a proof-of-concept study investigating a two-dose induction regimen of BPL-003 (intranasal mebufotenin benzoate) in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Benzinga

'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch as early as Feb. 5

NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just might fly sooner if all goes well.

Space

Firefly Aerospace Shares Are Trading Lower Tuesday: What's Going On?

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ:FLY) shares are trading lower Tuesday following the company’s second-quarter report on Monday after the market closed.

Benzinga

Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.

Space

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Virgin Galactic to launch 'Purdue 1' human spaceflight in 2027

Purdue University, known as the "cradle of astronauts," will send a six-person crew to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic in 2027.

Space

Nasa’s Moon mission could be ‘years late’ due to issues with Elon Musk’s Starship

SpaceX is yet to solve key challenge needed to land humans to the Moon

The Independent UK

Astronomers want to blow up this asteroid before it likely strikes the Moon

Deflection missions appear ‘impractical’, scientists say

The Independent UK

Rocket Lab CEO Eyes NASA Collaborations On Possible Mars, Venus Missions Amid Potential Signs Of Life On Red Planet

Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) founder and CEO, Peter Beck, is eyeing collaborations with NASA on Mars and Venus exploration missions.

Benzinga

This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

Space

Elon Musk Throws Shade At Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Over Possible Role In NASA's Artemis 3 Mission

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared his thoughts on the possibility that Blue Origin, backed by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, could secure a key role in NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the Moon.

Benzinga

Satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and NASA's experimental detection system tracked the event in real time by monitoring the atmosphere above.

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Mission to the moon: The Artemis challenge

Test your knowledge of the Artemis program—from cutting-edge tech and lunar missions to the astronauts leading the way.

Space

NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars

NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.

The Independent UK

NASA introduces its newest astronauts: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

NASA has 10 new astronauts chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

Space

Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes early on Sept. 24

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's ambitious IMAP mission and two other space weather probes early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24), and you can watch the action live.

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The Independent UK

Astronomers discover lunar landslides triggered by moonquakes

Scientists say moonquakes can last for hours due to how dry the Moon is

Space

'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

Space company Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA's Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.

Space

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts practice moonwatching | Space photo of the day for Sept. 22, 2025

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will launch toward to the moon in 2026. To help prepare, its four astronauts practiced observing Earth's nearest neighbor in a mockup Orion capsule.

LiveScience

'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphere

The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.

Space

Watch live: NASA's Artemis 2 crew discusses upcoming moon mission today

NASA will discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission today (Sept. 24). Here's how to watch live.

Space

Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations.

International Business Times UK

First Day of Fall 2025: 8 Fun Facts About the Autumnal Equinox on September 22

The autumnal equinox, or the first day of fall, is just around the corner. Here are some fun facts about it that you might not know about.

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