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Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres
By Meredith Garofalo published
Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.

Dust devils on Mars leave 'fingerprints' that can guide future Red Planet missions
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.

Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.

The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $4.3 million
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.

If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas
By Keith Cooper published
"Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and active planet than it is now."

Colossal eruption carves 250,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' into the sun (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
A massive filament eruption carved a 250,000-mile-long "canyon of fire" into the sun — and sent a CME sailing into space.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.
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