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Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled'

Data from NASA's GRAIL mission reveals evidence of ancient volcanic heat still influencing the moon's internal structure.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn's largest moon Titan

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of cloud formation in the moon's northern hemisphere.

Space

China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can't be a part of it

The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang'e 5 moon samples.

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After the Arecibo collapse in 2020, a lone NASA radar dish in the Mojave desert stepped up as a leading asteroid hunter

The unexpected 2020 collapse of the Arecibo Observatory left NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar as the new heavy hitter when it comes to finding and studying asteroids.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.

Space

NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?

An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say.

LiveScience

China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

LiveScience

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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space agencies have both successfully retrieved a sample from an asteroid to study back on Earth.

The Conversation

Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'

The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve its goal of putting humans on Mars.

Space

NASA turns the screams of a dying star into music

New data from space telescopes has been transformed into cosmic soundscapes, turning the mysterious activity around black holes into a symphony of the universe.

Space

Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface

By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid water to flood the planet with an ocean thousands of feet deep.

LiveScience

'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars

A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle, but the findings are based on seismic data from just one region, highlighting the need for future missions to confirm the results across the planet.

Space

Nasa captures new images of super-bright auroras on Jupiter

The auroras glow hundreds of times brighter than the Northern Lights

The Independent UK

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of bright auroras on Jupiter (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth glowing on the gas giant's poles.

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Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

April 2025 was a busy month for space.

The Independent UK

New signals point to vast ocean of water hidden beneath Mars’s crust

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the red dust

Space

NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

NASA's deletion of websites related to women in STEM and other DEIA programs erased this woman's story from the internet. NASA put it back online, but then they fired her.

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From The Lab: French-led team discover Mars's longest carbon molecules to date

An international team of scientists from France, the United States, Mexico, and Spain has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: the detection of the longest carbon-based molecules ever found on the planet's surface.

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Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.

Space

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'

An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their reentry to Earth's atmosphere.

Space

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope

Through a citizen science project called Galaxy Zoo, volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 James Webb Space Telescope images and classify galaxies observed from deep space.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.

Space

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo)

Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.

The Independent UK

Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say

The spacecraft, launched in 1972, was originally designed to land on Venus

Space

President Trump nominates former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be NASA's deputy chief

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

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