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Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)
The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.
'We've got a new mystery on our hands': Titan's weird wobble just got even stranger
New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.
Japan's ispace Resilience lander looks back on Earth from the moon | Space photo of the day for June 6, 2025
The private company's Resilience moon lander could almost see Japan if it weren't for the clouds.
NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once the highest impact risk ever recorded, now poses no threat to Earth but has a slightly increased chance of striking the moon in 2032.
12-mile-tall volcano on Mars punches through clouds | Space photo of the day for June 9, 2025
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captures one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes peeking over clouds at dawn.
Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
It's been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)
A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.
Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface
The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.
