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House-size asteroid will miss Earth by just 72,000 miles today (video)

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.

Space

'We don't know how bad it could get': Are we ready for the worst space weather?

Space weather forecasting doesn't yet command the same resources as Earth weather forecasting, even though the stakes are growing.

Space

Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy

My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet. It sparkled on the screen in front of us.

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Has Polaris always been the North Star? How Earth's 26,000 year cycle changes the 'pole star'

Lets take a trip through time.

Space

World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

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Geomagnetic storm named to honor space weather scientist who died suddenly in 2024

Scientists took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.

Space

Can Solar Flares Cause Blackouts? NASA Warns Of Power Outage Around The World - What We Know

According to reports, the recent X2.7-class solar flare—the most intense type—was recorded early Wednesday.

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Scientists reveal research that could change theories about life on Mars

The cause of one of the planet’s most iconic features remains a disputed topic

The Independent UK

Curious circles on Venus suggest its surface is still changing

A new study reveals fresh signs of geological activity on Venus — clues that the planet's mysterious surface is still changing today.

Space

Portrait of a moon buggy | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025

NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

Space

Dark streaks on Mars may not come from water after all, scientists say

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

Space

14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. 'This event establishes a new worst-case scenario'

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

Space

The moon reaches its half-lit final quarter phase this week: Here's what to expect

Time for a trip to Tycho Crater.

Space

Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a suborbital journey to the edge of space.

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In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

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 Independent UK

Nasa warns of huge solar flares causing blackouts on Earth

The Sun’s most active region is turning to face Earth, bringing spectacular auroras and occasional blackouts

Space

All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in 'The Last of Us' (Season 2, Episode 6)

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past.

Space

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

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

"It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."

Space

Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!

On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines ... and space dad jokes!

Space

US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids

During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA's planetary defense capabilities.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).

LiveScience

NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on?

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9.

Space

NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

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