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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 · Oct 3, 2025

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 · Oct 3, 2025

Interstellar comet set to shoot past Mars

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The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

Scientists find best evidence yet that icy moon Enceladus is habitable

An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.

LiveScience · Oct 2, 2025

'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 · Oct 2, 2025

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 · Oct 2, 2025

Fire-breathing clouds: How intense wildfires can create their own deadly weather systems

Until now, scientists have struggled to reproduce this weather phenomenon in their models.

Euronews · Oct 2, 2025

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

Space · Oct 1, 2025

Jane Goodall Real Cause of Death: Inside the Final Days of the Beloved Primatologist, Dead at 91 While on US Tour

Renowned primatologist Dame Jane Goodall has died at 91. Read about her revolutionary chimpanzee discoveries, STEM legacy, and climate change warnings.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1, 2025

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.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1, 2025