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NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19

NASA plans to roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the pad on Thursday (March 19) and is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how

Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

Space

100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity's reach into deep space.

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Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like rotten eggs.

Space

Scientists find entirely new kind of planet

Study suggests that the galaxy’s planets could be far more different than we realised – and some might be able to support life

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Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026

Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

Space

The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts.

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China unveils humanoid robot on wheels key to building lunar base

Robot can help assemble infrastructure, transport materials, collect samples, and maintain equipment for a lunar base before astronauts arrive

The Independent UK

Hubble and Euclid capture the final act of a dying star — and it's glorious: Space photo of the week

Astronomers combined Hubble's small-scale details of stellar death with Euclid's wide view of cosmic environments to take a closer look at the iconic Cat's Eye Nebula.

LiveScience

Galaxy season: Spring brings deep space wonder to the northern hemisphere night sky

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

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From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives

Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi

The Independent UK

Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe

Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

Space

Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission

Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036, continuing the Soviet Union's legacy of exploring there in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Space

Scientists Confirm North Sea Impact Crater Similar to One That Wiped Out Dinosaurs

Researchers confirm Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by an asteroid impact 43-46 million years ago, ending a long-standing debate

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'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions

A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" could help answer multiple astrophysics questions, researchers say.

Space

Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026

A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

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In Space, Regulators Seek To Boldly Go Where No Bureaucrat Has Gone Before

We don’t really need intrusive laws and regulations to govern lunar mining and space exploration.

Space

NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan

Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite's hazy surface.

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New launch date for Nasa moon mission announced after series of setbacks

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How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.

The Independent UK

Nasa sets new launch date for Artemis Moon mission

The rocket will return to the launch pad next week as astronauts prepare for first lunar mission since 1972

International Business Times UK

Asteroid Hit North Sea Triggered A Tsunami as Tall as a 30-Storey Building — Could It Happen Again?

Discover how scientists confirmed the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by an asteroid impact millions of years ago, resolving a long-standing debate.

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NASA prepares April launch for first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years

The space agency has a six-day launch window at the start of April. If it misses that opportunity, it must stand down until 30 April or early May.

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NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1

NASA has completed the Artemis 2 flight readiness review and plans to launch the historic moon mission as soon as April 1.

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