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Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail.
A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Salyut 5 space station burns up in the atmosphere
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program.
European weather satellite readied for launch on Ariane 6 rocket | Space photo of the day for Aug. 8, 2025
The MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite is loaded onto the Ariane 6 launch adapter as part of a mission for the European Space Agency.
What time is the August full moon?
The full moon rises on Aug. 9; here are the best times to view the Sturgeon Moon.
Northern lights may be visible in these 18 states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.
Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon internet satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year Aug. 9: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Saturday (Aug. 9). It will be the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk's company.
Watch SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts head home to Earth today
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts will leave the International Space Station and head home to Earth on Friday (Aug. 8), and you can watch the action live.
