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By Brett Tingley Published
Martian sands blown by strong winds left rippled ridges on the surface of the Red Planet, as seen in this new image from the Mars Express spacecraft.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
A "jellyfish" in the early-morning sky created by SpaceX's launch of the CRS-35 cargo mission on Oct. 13, 2026.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
Dark clouds swirl across a star-speckled sky as the Milky Way stretches above La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
NASA's Curiosity rover recently captured a stunning panorama of a Martian mountain range bathed in golden early-morning light.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
The nebula NGC 7129, as seen in a brand new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
The M83 galaxy as seen in submillimeter wavelengths (left) and visible light (right).

By Chelsea Gohd Published
On Thursday (Oct. 1), SpaceX's four-person Crew-13 mission launched toward the International Space Station. Here's a striking IR view of the liftoff.
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