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Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics
The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.
Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail.
A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.
China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)
China conducted takeoff and touchdown tests with its "Lanyue" moon lander on Aug. 6, 2025, as it prepares to launch a crewed lunar mission by 2030.
'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."
China wants to return samples from Mars, but will it allow other nations to inspect its containment methods?
International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."
Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)
The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.
An icy supervolcano on Pluto may have erupted millions of years ago, leaving a massive crater on the frozen world.
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.
