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USGS releases the first comprehensive map of the moon

... and it's gorgeous.

Swiss-European satellite CHEOPS finished its test phase and will start peering out in space

While the coronavirus crisis has meant considerable disruption for many space projects, CHEOPS has been largely unaffected.

Highest-ever resolution images of the sun revealed

It has an atmosphere much more complex than initially thought.

Trump gives signal for moon mining with new decree

US shows a pro-business approach regarding space resources.

More than 12,000 Americans want to become NASA astronauts for the Artemis mission

It's the second-highest number of applications the agency ever received for a single mission.

Creatures beneath the seafloor give hope for life on Mars

Bacteria in rock deep under sea inspire new search for life on Mars.

Urine, the future material to build new bases at the moon

Urea could help build hardier, sturdier bases in space.

Hubble's spectacular new image of the Umbrella Galaxy will help make your quarantine prettier

Things are pretty stressful on Earth right now -- so look at the sky!

In space, at sea: quarantine advice from people who really understand isolation

As much of the world braces for what will be weeks or months of isolation, here are tip to help keep you healthy and sande.

European Space Agency scales down missions amid coronavirus outbreak

The agency has decided to increase restrictions after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 at its mission control in Darmstadt, Germany.

SpaceX delays next launch due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

So far, SpaceX has been putting a lot of effort into insulating itself from the outbreak, but it seems to have caught it in the end.

Uranus is leaking gas -- according to NASA

This process has been noted on other planets, but not Neptune until now.

Coronavirus brings uncertainties to NASA's upcoming schedule

Several of NASA's facilities have been temporarily closed down.

NASA reports asteroid to pass close to Earth tomorrow, might 'airburst'

No need to fear it -- just don't look at it.

NASA continues with normal schedule despite coronavirus

Missions are still going forward despite the outbreak.

Researchers identify over 300 new minor planets in the Solar System

New friends!

Scientists find extreme exoplanet raining with iron

On this ultra-hot gas giant, the weather report for today is cloudy, with a chance of molten iron falling from the sky.

NASA finds Mars' magnetic field is 10 times stronger than expected

Scientists hope to use this new information to unravel the internal structure and geological history of Mars.

NASA just released this insane 1.8-billion-pixel panorama of the Martian landscape

Nearly 1,200 individual images taken last year were pieced together to produce this epic panorama.

Astronomers spot the largest explosion since the Big Bang

It was so big it punched a hole in space the size of 15 Milky Ways.

NASA presents first insights from Martian earthquakes

NASA InSight mission reveals tantalizing clues about Mars' subsurface.

DNA of "opportunistic bacteria" in ISS water dispenser

Bacteria have made their way to the space station's water, but there's no reason to fear.

One year on this exoplanet lasts only 18 hours

The planet could fall into its host star in the next decade.

Focusing on Arrokoth promises to reveal the Kuiper Belt's secrets

The results from New Horizon's New Year's Day Flyby of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth are in, and it could just change how we think about planet formation.

New detonating engine could make space travel faster and cheaper

A major breakthrough could be coming to rocket engines.

Betelgeuse is getting dimmer -- but will it explode soon?

One of the brightest stars in the night's sky is getting dimmer and changing shape.

Arrokoth, the 'Space Snowman', sheds new light on how the solar system formed

The study of the Kuiper Belt body Arrokoth promises to change how we believe the building blocks of planets form. Thus revealing more about how planets such as the Earth are born.

Iranian propaganda tries to pass $20 children's Halloween costume as an astronaut suit

Yup, they seriously tried to pull this off...

NASA fixes Voyager 2 from over 11 billion miles away

NASA provides the ultimate hotfix.

Pluto's beating icy heart makes and breaks atmospheric winds

Pluto's heart-shaped basin may be as important for its climate as the ocean is for Earth's climate.

White dwarf stars drags space-time around it, proving Einstein right yet again

After gravitational waves and black holes, another one of Einstein's brilliant predictions has been confirmed.

Astronomers capture the most detailed image of the sun

It looks like caramel corn. Yum!

The International Space Station will soon have a 'space hotel' for the wealthy

If you want a seat, you'd best save up $50 million by 2024

Inferno 'ultra-hot Jupiter' is the hottest planet in the universe

This planet's surface is hotter than some stars.

China releases more stunning images of the dark side of the moon

Eye candy from the moon.

Astrophysicists find more evidence of ‘wandering’ black holes

New research has uncovered the presence of at least thirteen ‘wandering’ black holes in dwarf galaxies. Something, that until recently was not believed possible.

What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide

You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.

Martian water was mineral-rich and salty -- good hints of habitability

The seas on Mars might have been much like those on Earth.

Oldest material on Earth is stardust found in meteorite

The dust grains were formed 5 to 7 billion years ago.

Dark matter is colder than we thought -- and we know this thanks to Einsteins crosses

New Hubble study takes us one step closer to understanding the mysterious dark matter.

Mars may be losing water faster than expected

Water vapor saturation in the Martian upper atmosphere is much greater than expected, which entails more water is escaping into space over time.

Astronomers track source of mysterious repeating radio burst to far-away galaxy

Scientists are a step closer to understanding ultra-fast pinpricks of radio energy keep lighting up the night sky.

NASA planet-hunting satellite finds its first Earth-sized alien world

The exoplanet orbits a star in the habitable zone and may be covered in oceans.

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites meant to beam internet from space -- but which also photobomb astronomy

Officially, SpaceX now operates the world's largest commercial satellite fleet.

Venus might still be volcanically active, according to its infrared emissions

Earth's sister planet might also enjoy a bit of volcanism.

How long before our spacecraft reach other stars?

Some of NASA's space probes have already left the solar system but it might take tens of thousands of years before any arrive in a sensible vicinity to a star system.

Mineral never before seen in nature is discovered in a meteorite from 1951

A rare form of an iron-carbide mineral was found by researchers

A clock error spoiled NASA's Christmas mission -- but the craft just landed, safe and sound

The mission was a bust -- but we got the spaceship back!

Mars gets auroras almost every day -- it's just that we can't see them

Martian auroras are linked to water loss on the red planet's surface, which is why the connection is quite important to scientists.

New European exoplanet-hunting telescope launches into space

The ESA’s CHEOPS telescope has finally launched kick-starting the next phase in exoplanet investigations.

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