
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is sizing up its next dig site on the Red Planet. The Curiosity team will characterize the surface composition of "Nazca" as thoroughly as possible before drilling.
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Reference Discover what a new moon is and when the next new moon will occur with our new moon 2026 guide.

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Spotted a dazzling light in the eastern sky before sunrise? It's Venus, and the planet is only going to get brighter as it heads toward its spectacular peak later this month.

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News The Unistellar Envision smart binoculars have an augmented reality (AR) overlay that provides smart functionality to 10x50 binoculars, enabling night sky and landmark identification.

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Starfish Space's first Otter servicing spacecraft suffered a glitch in orbit recently, ending its technology-demonstrating mission for NASA.

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NASA has officially launched the Moon Base Student Challenge, asking students to help build humanity's future on the moon. And there is $1 million in prizes for the best ideas.

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On Saturday (Nov. 7), NASA put out the call for applications for a new class of astronauts. Applications are due by Dec. 3.

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NASA is pushing ahead with its plan to build a moon base for astronauts by 2032, unveiling up to $10 billion in new contracts to launch and deliver cargo to Earth's nearest neighbor.

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Astronomers have filtered out starlight from James Webb Space Telescope observations to see a giant exoplanet emerge in the darkness.

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A 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert offers a rare glimpse into Mars' early history.

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The future of flight meets space exploration as a futuristic electric aircraft hovers beside Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket stage.

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Well, this should be a nice distraction from the real AI apocalypse.

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The first trailer for Other World: A Stranger Things Adventure doesn't show much, but there are enough clues for fans to figure out what it's about here.

Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.

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By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.

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The discovery of surprising molecules of methanol and associated maser activity has expanded the inventory of the chemical starter kit that builds planets in young star systems.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena might signal another 'Sputnik Moment' looming on the horizon for the United States.

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The future of flight meets space exploration as a futuristic electric aircraft hovers beside Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket stage.
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