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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 1:00pm
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:00pm
From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.
Categories: Astronomy

Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:00am
It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.
Categories: Astronomy

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:00am
A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.
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Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am
New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 7:04am
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.
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1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 7:00am
Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.
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Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 6:00am
One week until a total lunar eclipse on March 13 turns the moon blood red. Here's everything you need to know.
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Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 1:02am
Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.
Categories: Astronomy

Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 7:00pm
Varda Space has successfully landed a reentry capsule in Australia, delivering critical data that could advance in-space manufacturing and hypersonic technologies.
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Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 6:00pm
It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.
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The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 4:53pm
President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress.
Categories: Astronomy

Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 4:00pm
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.
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Mystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 2:00pm
An X-ray signal that has puzzled scientists for 45 years was the "death knell" of a planet ripped apart by a white dwarf star, data from NASA's Chandra observatory has revealed.
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Sci-fi shooter 'Jump Ship' is nearly here, and it's a chaotic mix of 'Left 4 Dead', 'Sea of Thieves', 'FTL' and Hawaiian pizza (video)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 12:00pm
Check out the new trailer for "Jump Ship", the wild co-op sci-fi shooter coming this summer, with a closed beta available right now.
Categories: Astronomy

The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:47am
The solar system could be packed with 1 million alien visitors, space rocks shaken away from our cosmic neighbor Alpha Centauri, new research has revealed.
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'We should be living on Mars by now!' Red Planet and Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot steal the spotlight in NYC rock show

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 7:00am
Rockers Andy Frasco and the U.N. blast off at Irving Plaza.
Categories: Astronomy

'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 6:00am
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade.
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