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Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air
NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online May 18
The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitting.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.
Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery
If the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory had begun its science validation phase a few weeks earlier, it might have been up and running in time to discover 3I/ATLAS first.
Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods
ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.
No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe
NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).
30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system
A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon that describes how water spreads out in your kitchen sink, scientists say.
Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026
The arctic winds have created something truly stunning.
