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Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
![The astronauts of China's Shenzhou 18 mission simulate a debris-strike emergency aboard the Tiangong space station in July 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X5RMZfeADFcyuU5espMQq7-320-80.jpg)
Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 18 mission staged an emergency drill recently to boost preparedness aboard the country's Tiangong space station.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
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Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds
By Robert Lea published
Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.
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China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)
By Andrew Jones published
A new video shows how a tiny rover on China's ambitious Chang'e 6 mission used AI to snap an epic shot on the far side of the moon.
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James Webb Space Telescope directly images its coldest exoplanet target yet
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a super-Jupiter that is one of the coldest exoplanets ever directly imaged.
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Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.
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Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.
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