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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.
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7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses
From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.
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Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim
It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.
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DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth
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
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.'
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
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
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
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.
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Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)
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)
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
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.
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Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site
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)
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)
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.
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The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri
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
Rockers Andy Frasco and the U.N. blast off at Irving Plaza.
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot
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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