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Pluto's atmosphere is collapsing as it drifts away from the sun into a deep freeze
As Pluto edges further away from the sun, the chilly temperatures are causing its atmosphere to condense onto its barren surface as frost.
SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk says
SpaceX plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call.
Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they might be evolving
The James Webb Space Telescope's strange "little red dots" may be evolving into spiral galaxies.
NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes
These tiny capes carry some serious technology.
Cosmic treasure chest explodes with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2026
The Carina Nebula is truly something to behold in this new snapshot.
SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)
South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter has spied the crater that a SpaceX rocket blasted out when it slammed into the moon on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).
Rocket-peppered moon: A brief history of impacts, from Luna 2 to SpaceX's upper stage
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage that collided with the moon on Wednesday (Aug. 5), was just the latest in a line of energetic lunar touchdowns.
A SpaceX rocket just crashed into the moon. Now, the race is on to get a look at the impact site
Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lunar orbiters are trying to get a look at the aftermath.
