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Portrait of a moon buggy | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025

NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

Space

Dark streaks on Mars may not come from water after all, scientists say

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

Space

14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. 'This event establishes a new worst-case scenario'

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

Space

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The moon reaches its half-lit final quarter phase this week: Here's what to expect

Time for a trip to Tycho Crater.

Space

Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a suborbital journey to the edge of space.

The Conversation

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Nasa warns of huge solar flares causing blackouts on Earth

The Sun’s most active region is turning to face Earth, bringing spectacular auroras and occasional blackouts

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All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in 'The Last of Us' (Season 2, Episode 6)

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past.

Space

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

Space

NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

"It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."

LiveScience

Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!

On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines ... and space dad jokes!

Space

US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids

During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA's planetary defense capabilities.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).

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NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on?

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9.

Space

NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

LiveScience

'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters

More than 15 billion miles from home, Voyager 1's ailing thrusters were threatening to abort the craft's mission. Until NASA engineers brought them miraculously back to life.

Space

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

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NASA picks Rocket Lab to launch shoebox-sized Aspera space telescope in 2026

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies.

The Conversation

Landing on the Moon is an incredibly difficult feat − 2025 has brought successes and shortfalls for companies and space agencies

Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the Moon has once again become a destination of fierce ambition and delicate engineering.

Digital Camera World

Mars doesn’t have magnetic poles – but the planet still has auroras. Mars rover captures the first-ever photo of the aurora on another planet

The aurora on Mars is a different type, but shares the same green color

The Independent UK

Impact of solar storm from 12350BC could be much worse than what we knew

Findings could be key for evaluating risks posed by future solar storms to modern infrastructure

Salon

Did it once snow on Mars?

It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues

Space

Norway becomes 55th nation to sign NASA Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

Norway has added its name to the growing list of nations signing onto NASA's Artemis Accords, continuing the space agency's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.

Space

NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'

NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004.

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