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ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos | Space photo of the day March 13, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink internet satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capability, to orbit on Wednesday night (March 12).

Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has found perhaps its most profound discovery to date. The uncovered preferred direction for galaxies supports the idea that the universe was born in a black hole.

SpaceX calls off Crew-10 astronaut launch for NASA due to hydraulics issue (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX scrubbed today's (March 12) planned launch of the Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA due to a ground-system hydraulics issue.

SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.

Water in the universe may have formed closer to the Big Bang than previously thought
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"We were surprised that water could actually form so early on — even before the birth of the first galaxies."

NASA's SPHEREx science probe heads to orbit | Space photo of the day March 12, 2025
By Brett Tingley published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two NASA science probes on March 11, 2025 in a spectacular nighttime liftoff from California after multiple delays.

Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12
By Julian Dossett published
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
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