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NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.
Moonquakes could pose threat to future lunar bases, scientists say
New research suggests moonquakes rooted in ancient fault systems could threaten modern moon missions.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)
Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.
Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.
Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025
The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.
Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought
Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Aug. 4), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.
