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Two new NASA missions earmarked for 'lost habitable' planet Venus

We haven't been there in a while.

Astronomers map over 100 million galaxies to crack dark matter and dark energy puzzle

The Dark Energy Survey has delivered its first results providing one of the most detailed pictures of the Universe ever created.

China Mars Rover Zhurong releases images of Mars, starts roaming the Red Planet

The rover will study the topography, geology and atmosphere of the red planet

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are triggering a "UFO" craze

Aliens may very well be out there somewhere -- but in many cases, what people are seeing are just lights from satellites.

Tardigrades can survive being shot from a gun. What this means for alien life

The cute water bears could give scientists hints as to whether or not life can survive interplanetary travel on meteorites.

Chinese rover releases first photos from Mars after a smooth landing

China is the only country after the U.S. to successfully land a rover on Mars.

Comets have a heavy metal atmosphere

Astronomers have discovered iron and nickel vapour in the atmospheres of comets distant from the Sun and surrounding the interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov.

Ingenuity helicopter makes its first one-way flight on Mars

After the first return flights, now it's time to start exploring Mars!

Magnetic field readings point to the structure of Saturn's interior

Until we can put a person on Saturn to check, we can't confirm these findings.

All eyes are on a Chinese rocket -- because it's falling from space and we don't know when or where

Um, oopsie?

After three successful flights, NASA's Mars helicopter soars to higher ambition

After completing its fourth flight, Ingenuity is now looking to an even more ambitious mission.

China launches first module in its new Space Station

Space is getting more and more crowded.

Amateur astronomers records space station cruising across day-lit moon

From this vantage point, the ISS looks like a X-Wing fighter from Star Wars.

Another first: NASA's Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars

NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.

Russia plans to withdraw from the International Space Station

Russia will likely dedicate efforts to the new partnership with China.

NASA's Mars helicopter could be 'Wright brothers' moment for space exploration

It's got all space enthusiasts giddy -- and for good reason.

NASA's InSight lander detects two more 'sizeable' earthquakes on Mars

Mars is not as quiet as we thought.

Double trouble! Astronomers discover distant quasar pairs

A pair of quasars closer together than any others previously observed could help researchers understand supermassive black hole binaries.

More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust falls onto Earth every year

Forget about killer asteroids for a second. Most of the extraterrestrial matter on Earth is invisible to the naked eye.

Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say

Some headline formats never get old.

This satellite can take crystal clear anytime anywhere -- even through buildings

This one-of-a-kind satellite can see through dense clouds and operate at night.

Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov is the most pristine comet ever observed

The study of the untainted interstellar comet 2I/Borisov has allowed astronomers to compare material found in our solar system to that belonging to other planetary systems.

NASA just added three more sonification projects to their page and I couldn’t be more delighted

The subdued, mysterious, and longing tunes sound very appropriate for outer space.

NASA's Mars helicopter gets ready for a historic flight

Ingenuity will have 30 days to operate before Perseverance gets back on it mission

Black Hole Seen Clearly in Historic New Direct Image

A new image of M87's black hole in polarized light gives us a spectacular view of the powerful spacetime event.

A new approach to cleaning space junk is being tested in space right now

It's not meant to remove what's already there, but to stop new trash from piling up.

Researchers track zipping solar particles all the way to the Sun

They swooshed from the Sun, but they left a track behind.

Jupiter's Supersonic Stratospheric Winds Make it a Unique Beast

Astronomers have measured Jupiter's Stratospheric Winds for the First Time.

Low frequency sky map reveals an archive of supermassive black holes

A new sky survey has managed to identify around 25,000 radio sources -- mainly supermassive black holes.

Mars' water didn't escape; it's trapped in the red crust

Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.

A new study provides our best-yet prediction of what a metallic volcano might look like

If you like volcanoes, Earth isn’t a bad place to live on. After all, our planet is quite geologically active, and that also translates into a respectable level of volcanism. But when it comes to having a variety of flavors, the Earth can be a bit lacking. A new paper, however, comes to estimate what […]

Researchers find four strains of bacteria on the ISS -- three are completely new to science

Space: the final petri dish.

NASA's new telescope satellite passes critical hardware tests with flying colors

It's almost ready for launch!

The merging of Milky Way and Andromeda’s supermassive black holes

Milkomeda is really happening -- #couplegoals.

Scientists unravel mystery of 1,100-mile-long cloud forming above Martian volcanoes

It's similar to how these clouds form on Earth only on a massive scale.

The Exoplanet that grew a second atmosphere

Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have spotted GJ 1132 b, an extraordinary exoplanet where volcanic activity 'grew' an atmosphere.

'Lunar ark' might store DNA from millions of species in Moon's lava tubes

A backup plan in case we screw up this planet for good.

The oldest meteorite ever found is older than the Earth itself

It's so ancient it could help us understand the building blocks of planets.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant radio signal ever

Its source is a radio loud quasar blasting out jets when the universe was still in its infancy.

Perseverance sent NASA a photo of Mars, and we can see its path from here

The trek is a few dozen kilometers long.

Space hurricane detected over the North Pole for the first time

This unique type of space weather could have important consequences for GPS systems.

Nearby Super-Earth could be perfect for atmospheric investigation

A newly discovered transiting exoplanet close to the solar system could be a prime target for atmospheric investigations, including the search for signs of life.

SpaceX rocket aced a landing, then exploded so hard it launched again for a bit

Maybe it was jumping for joy?

Physicists believe faster-than-light travel is indeed possible with new warp drive

Warp drives aren't such a crazy idea after all.

SpaceX launch aborted and postponed for today. You can still watch it live

One Falcon 9 rocket that was shuttling Starlink satellites into orbit for SpaceX has encountered problems before launch on Sunday night. The launch was aborted just 90 seconds away from taking off. The veteran rocket was scheduled to take 60 new Starlink satellites to orbit, helping the company establish its fleet of internet-providing orbiters. Still, […]

Mars' two moons used to be a single moon, says new research

We don't know what split them up, but one is crashing while the other is slowly inching away.

Japanese spaceport floating on an artificial island is a peek into the future

This amazing concept might lay the groundwork for the spaceports we've all be drooling over.

Microbial earthly life could survive on Mars, at least for a time

Human visitors to Mars could bring along numerous microscopic colonizers. That's both good and bad.

Massive Black Hole Could Challenge Stellar Evolution Theories

With a mass of 21 times that of the sun, the black hole of Cygnus X-1 challenges theories of stellar evolution.

Watch NASA's Perseverence rover land on Mars

Don't miss one of the most spectacular space missions this year.

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