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Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life
By Keith Cooper published
The discovery strengthens the case for a new mission to orbit and land on Enceladus and search for evidence of life.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
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 2025.

Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while
By John Loeffler published
An unstable group of asteroids orbiting near Venus could threaten Earth — but not for a few thousand years

A hidden ocean may have once existed on Uranus' moon Ariel
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists believe a moon of Uranus may have once had a subsurface ocean.

Erie Canal seen from space, is now 200 years old | Space photo of the day for Oct 1. 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Two centuries after its completion, the Erie canal is celebrated from space, with NASA satellite imagery showing the engineering feat of this structure.

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?

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.

Mining the moon: Can you make money harvesting helium-3?
By Leonard David published
Mining the moon for helium-3: How real is the prospect, and is there a business case for such an undertaking?
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