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Europe stages a moon landing to learn how to photograph the real thing (photos)
By Keith Cooper published
Built on a set in a specialist facility in Germany, a mockup of a lunar landscape is helping imaging experts learn how to take better images and video footage on the moon.

When will the sun die?
By JoAnna Wendel last updated
Reference Here we explore why our sun won't live forever and what will happen when it finally runs out of fuel.

Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon
By Leonard David published
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has begun revealing how it plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware that will enable long-term human stays on the moon.

NOAA expects up to 5 major hurricanes in 2025: 'Be prepared'
By Meredith Garofalo published
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season expected to be busier than normal, according to NOAA forecasters.

What's at the center of Mars? Maybe the stench of rotten eggs
By Keith Cooper published
The core of the Red Planet may be filled with sulfur.

Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon's 'Sea of Cold' this week
By Samantha Mathewson published
Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say
By Stefanie Waldek published
A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.

Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans
By Keith Cooper published
A newly found object could be a dwarf planet that contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis.

Scientists capture never-before-seen plasma streams and bizarre 'raindrops' in sharpest-ever view of sun's outer atmosphere (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun's corona in astonishing clarity.
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