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Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?
By Andrew Jones published
NASA has reported possible biosignatures in a Mars rock, but delays and funding woes cloud its sample return mission. Could China's Tianwen-3 step in and deliver samples from the site itself?

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' trailer is packed with epic battles, family drama, and giant robot crabs! (video)
By Jeff Spry published
'This world goes much deeper than you imagine'

How excited should we be about the latest Mars potential biosignature discovery? 'It's arguably the best evidence we have so far'
By Keith Cooper published
What about those previously studied plumes of methane and meteorites potentially stuffed with the fossils of Martian microbes?

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

JWST delivers 1st weather report of nearby world with no sun — stormy and covered with auroras
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the first detailed weather report of a nearby rogue world, and it's stormier than expected.

Our moon's 2 sides are more different than we thought, lunar samples reveal
By Samantha Mathewson published
Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.

How do you build a moon? The James Webb Space Telescope has just given us our best look
By Keith Cooper published
The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.
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