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A close shave on the ISS | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2025

Even though they're far from home, astronauts on the International Space Station still have normal routines, including getting regular haircuts.

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Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia. But to answer these questions, scientists must first understand life itself and how it could have arisen.

The Conversation

NASA to Launch This Month Three Spacecraft That Could Save Your Next Flight or Bank Transfer

NASA's new space weather missions aim to shield Earth from solar storms, preventing blackouts and safeguarding satellites, aviation, and communications.

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'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough

Former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace's board after its groundbreaking RDRE flight, bringing her decades of experience to help scale the startup's propulsion technology.

Space

'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides

A new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly leftover from the impact that created it.

LiveScience

'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)

The rover's design is "a mix between a dune buggy and a heavy-duty truck."

Space

We can finally predict when Mars' skies will glow green with auroras, scientists say

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them works."

Space

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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.

Space

Nuclear rocket could slash mission times to Mars

Centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket can travel faster with less fuel

The Independent UK

These 2 European telescopes use lasers to track potentially dangerous space junk (video)

The laser system provides real-time positional data on the huge cloud of space debris above our heads in low Earth orbit.

Space

The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why

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 Life on Mars Announcement: What They Finally Found After Years of Experiment

NASA reveals its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars after years of experiment with Perseverance rover's Cheyava Falls rock sample.

International Business Times UK

NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)

Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape.

Space

SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft on its 1st mission to the ISS (video)

SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station on Sunday (Sept. 14).

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LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find

The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date.

Space

Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo

Russia's Progress 93 freighter arrived at the International Space Station today (Sept. 13), two days after launching atop a Soyuz rocket.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?

On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars.

The Guardian - UK

British woman among crew training for Mars simulation mission

Laura Marie is one of six research volunteers preparing to spend 378 days inside Nasa’s Mars Dune Alpha in Houston

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Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images)

Hailstones drove into terrain in southern Alberta during a storm Aug. 20, creating a scar on the landscape visible in NASA satellites.

LiveScience

Where could alien life exist in our solar system?

The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

Space

Astronaut preps purple kefir for a vitamin boost | On the International Space Station Sept. 8-12, 2025

As their research activities continued, the Expedition 73 crew had a busy week on the International Space Station with the departure of a cargo vehicle and preparations for the arrival of two more.

The Conversation

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from of a unique, striped rock called Chevaya Falls. The rover’s instruments then analyzed the sample, which is called Sapphire Canyon, and surveyed the…

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NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts

Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.

Space

Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes."

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Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound —but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."

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