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The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Astronaut snaps giant red 'jellyfish' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and southern U.S. states. The red "jellyfish" could help researchers learn more about this rare phenomenon.

LiveScience · Jul 4, 2025

Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay?

Mineral-rich layers of clay suggest that ancient life could be possible on the Red Planet

Space · Jul 4, 2025

Space Shuttle is set to be moved out of Smithsonian and to Texas thanks to Trump’s tax bill

President Donald Trump’s bill will allocate $85 million to transport the Discovery space shuttle from the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum to Space Center Houston

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Russia launches Progress 92 cargo ship toward the ISS

A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launched toward the International Space Station this afternoon (July 3), hauling several tons of cargo to the orbiting lab.

Space · Jul 3, 2025

Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

Space · Jul 3, 2025

NASA identifies newly discovered object as an interstellar comet that will keep a safe distance

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream

You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.

LiveScience · Jul 3, 2025

How to see China's Tiangong space station and the ISS in the predawn sky this week

The International Space Station and China's Tiangong Space Station will be visible for early risers. Here's how to make a dual sighting.

Space · Jul 3, 2025

NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.

LiveScience · Jul 3, 2025