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ISS astronaut spies sunglint from Lake Titicaca | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The astronaut was able to capture the lake reflecting direct sunlight at the camera.

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.

See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.

NASA teaches Mars orbiter to roll over in quest to find Red Planet water
By Keith Cooper published
The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view.

See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor
By Jamie Carter published
How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image?
By Perri Thaler published
Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.
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