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NASA's IMAP spacecraft getting packed up for launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 24, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 24 to study the solar wind and space weather.

Launches & Spacecraft
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is poised to launch toward Mars on Oct. 28, 2013. If successful, would signal India's entry into Mars exploration, the fourth space agency to do so.

On this day! Sept. 24, 2014: India's 1st Mars mission reaches orbit

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Sept. 24, 2014, India's first interplanetary mission entered into orbit around Mars!

Mars
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Watch live: NASA's Artemis 2 crew discusses upcoming moon mission today

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA will discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission today (Sept. 24). Here's how to watch live.

Human Spaceflight
coronagraph view of the moon in the lower right corner and the sun in the center with the central disk blocked so only the outer corona is visible.

Rare satellite footage shows the moon eclipsing the sun on a strangely crooked path

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite may have captured the first natural solar eclipse from space, with the moon's odd path explained by a spacecraft maneuver.

Solar Eclipses
SpaceX launch Sept. 24.

SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system (video)

By Mike Wall published

NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.

Launches & Spacecraft
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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.

Stargazing
An illustration showing a rocket with a large flame out of its back floating above Earth in space

Could astronauts travel to Mars on nuclear-powered rockets? These scientists want to make it happen

By Keith Cooper published

The team's design uses fission reactions involving uranium to heat propellant.

Space Exploration
A yellow crescent moon is pictured above a city skyline. Skyscrapers are clustered in the middle of the screen with a body of water at the bottom.

Catch the crescent moon make a fleeting appearance with Mars at sunset today

By Anthony Wood last updated

See the crescent moon shine with Mars at sunset on Sept. 24.

Stargazing

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.

Auroras
A series of photographs showing the Russian bion-m no. 2 spacecraft

Russian 'Noah's Ark' satellite carrying 75 mice and 1,500 flies lands back on Earth

By Leonard David published

A Russian biological research satellite toting more than 30 experiments landed on Sept. 19 in the steppes of the Orenburg region after spending 30 days in Earth orbit.

Space Exploration
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