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Artist's impression of a NASA MoonFall drone helping to mark the perimeter of the agency's planned lunar base.

Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says

By Mike Wall published

NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

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Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began.

Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what's actually happening on the seafloor

By Stefanie Waldek published

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

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NASA plans a to build a permanent base on the moon with a step-by-step approach through 2032.

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

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A view of the night sky over a dark ground. There are stars in the sky and there's a faint red glow lower closer to the horizon.

Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought

By Samantha Mathewson published

"I was really surprised because I didn't expect such tall auroras to appear even during moderately intense storms."

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'Very interesting wiggles' in data from silent NASA Mars spacecraft lead to unexpected solar wind discovery

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets without strong magnetic fields.

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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

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the top portion of the image is black followed by a bright red and orange band of color which blends into an ombre of blue into black at the bottom of the image.

Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published

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Scientists want to send a roly-poly robot filled with 'dandelion drones' to investigate hidden tunnels on Mars

By Tom Brown published

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

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Scientists thought Jupiter's moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they're not so sure

By Robert Lea published

"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."

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a large stone is cracked in such a way as to appear like three stones stacked on one another

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.

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