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China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)
China conducted takeoff and touchdown tests with its "Lanyue" moon lander on Aug. 6, 2025, as it prepares to launch a crewed lunar mission by 2030.
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: Viking 1 Orbiter shuts down
Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."
China wants to return samples from Mars, but will it allow other nations to inspect its containment methods?
International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."
Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)
The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.
An icy supervolcano on Pluto may have erupted millions of years ago, leaving a massive crater on the frozen world.
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.
Earth’s 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought – new study
Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.
