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European Spacecraft Hera Captures First-of-Their-Kind Images of Mars and Moon Deimos

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Complexity of Rogue Super-Jupiter SIMP 0136

Study Finds River Bends Differ Significantly from Volcanic and Ice Channels

Webb Telescope Reveals Complex Atmosphere of Starless Super-Jupiter SIMP 0136

NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses No Threat to Earth

New Laser Technology Could Help Detect Fossilized Microbes on Mars

New Study Suggests Mars' Red Hue Comes From Ferrihydrite, Not Hematite

Astronomers Map First 3D Atmosphere of Distant Exoplanet WASP-121b

Scientists Create Plastic Ice VII, a Unique Hybrid Phase of Water

Firefly's Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Nears Historic Moon Landing

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Rare Iridescent Clouds in Martian Atmosphere

NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Iridescent Clouds on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects Oldest Mars Sample Yet with Unique Textures

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Approach Earth in 2032 with Low Impact Risk

Asteroid Bennu Probes Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Supersonic Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b

Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Supersonic Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b

Asteroid Near Earth Confirmed as Lunar Fragment

Ancient Interstellar Object May Have Reshaped Solar System's Planetary Orbits

NASA’s Mars InSight Lander Captured in Final Dust-Covered Image

NASA's Perseverance Rover Reaches Jezero Crater Rim, Unlocking New Exploration Phase

New Observations Suggest TRAPPIST-1 b May Have an Atmosphere or Active Geology

Scientists Identify Two Distinct Types of Newly Discovered 'Dark Comets'

Scientists Link Mars Dust Storms to Warm Weather Patterns

Astronomers Detect Smallest Asteroids in Main Belt Using Infrared Data

New Study Links Comet 67P's Water to Earth's Oceans

Scientists Propose New Methods to Detect Tiny Primordial Black Holes

New Model Suggests Mars' Moons Formed From a Disintegrated Asteroid

NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy for $3.35 Billion Dragonfly Mission to Titan

Ancient Martian Crystal Suggests Water Existed 4.45 Billion Years Ago

NASA Tests Miniature Robots for Exploring Oceans on Icy Moons

Ancient Martian Crystal Reveals Early Hot Springs and Potential for Life

NASA's Viking Experiments May Have Killed Potential Martian Life

NASA's Curiosity Rover Unveils Mysterious Sulfur Stones on Mars

Volcanic Activity Confirmed on Moon's Far Side

Lafayette Meteorite Reveals Mars Had Liquid Water 742 Million Years Ago

Mars Meteorite Reveals Evidence of Ancient Liquid Water

Parker Solar Probe Completes Final Venus Flyby for Historic Sun Mission

NASA's Perseverance Captures 'Googly Eye' Eclipse on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning Mosaic of Jezero Crater

MIT Researchers Discover Pyrene Molecules in Space, Shedding Light on Carbon Origins

Ancient Meteorite Impact Boosted Early Life on Earth

NASA Study Suggests Martian Ice Could Harbor Microbial Life

Study Reveals Origins of 70% of Earth's Meteorites

NASA's Europa Clipper Embarks on Historic Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon

NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Prepares for Launch to Jupiter's Moon

NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Delayed by Hurricane Threat

ESA's Hera Mission to Launch for Asteroid Investigation

New Study Reveals Second Asteroid Contributed to Dinosaur Extinction

Curiosity Rover's Wheel Damage Shows Resilience on Mars

NASA Finds Extensive Ice Deposits on the Moon

Webb Telescope Reveals Mysterious Gas Jets from Centaur 29P

BepiColombo Flyby Reveals Complex Magnetic Features on Mercury

JUICE Spacecraft Captures Sharpest Image of Earth's Radiation Belt

Ceres Revealed as Former Ocean World with Ice-Rich Crust

Mars' Missing Atmosphere May Be Trapped in Planet's Clay

Scientists Discover Widespread Water Presence on the Moon

NASA's Curiosity Captures First-Ever Image of Earth and Mars' Moon Phobos Together

NASA's Europa Clipper Prepares for October Launch to Jupiter's Icy Moon

Astrophysicist Raises Slight Odds of Apophis Asteroid Impact in 2029

Chang'e 5 Mission Unveils Recent Volcanic Activity on the Moon

NASA Clears Europa Clipper for Launch to Jupiter's Moon

China Accelerates Mars Sample-Return Mission, Challenging NASA's Delayed Efforts

BepiColombo Captures Stunning Images During Fourth Mercury Flyby

Blue Origin Prepares for First New Glenn Launch Amid Industry Shifts

BepiColombo Mission Adjusts Trajectory to Mercury After Thruster Issue

Scientists Discover Donut-Shaped Structure in Earth's Outer Core

NASA Confirms Existence of Long-Hypothesized Ambipolar Electric Field

Scientists Uncover Doughnut-Shaped Region in Earth's Core

NASA Confirms Earth's Long-Hypothesized Ambipolar Electric Field

NASA Confirms Existence of Earth's Ambipolar Electric Field

NASA's DART Mission Reshapes Asteroid Dimorphos and Alters Future Research

Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Set for October Mars Mission

Asteroid Deflection Mission Debris Could Reach Earth and Mars

ESA's Juice Spacecraft Executes Historic Lunar-Earth Flyby

Rocket Lab's Mars SmallSats Ready for Blue Origin's New Glenn Launch

New Study Traces Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid's Origin to Outer Solar System

Webb Telescope Reveals Hydrated Minerals on Asteroid Psyche

Intuitive Machines Bids to Revive NASA's VIPER Lunar Rover Mission

NASA and BP Partner to Pioneer Resource Extraction on Moon and Mars

Hydroxyl Molecules Detected on Asteroid Psyche

New Study Reveals Unexpected Geological Link Between Venus and Early Earth

Impact Vaporization Identified as Key to Moon's Atmosphere

NASA's DART Mission Unveils New Insights into Asteroid Deflection

NASA's DART Mission Yields Crucial Insights on Asteroid Deflection

ESA's JUICE Probe to Perform Historic Earth-Moon Slingshot Maneuver

Precise Dating Reveals Moon's Largest Crater Formed 4.338 Billion Years Ago

New Study Reveals Why Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shrinking

NASA Study: Life Signs May Persist Near Surfaces of Enceladus and Europa

Study Reveals Mars' Ancient Climate Was Cold and Wet

Cassini Data Reveals Seasonal Energy Imbalance on Saturn

MIT Study Confirms Wave Erosion on Titan’s Liquid Lakes

Water Frost Discovered on Martian Volcanoes

New Study Challenges Existence of Liquid Water Under Mars' South Pole

NASA Images Reveal Earth-Like Processes Powering Jupiter's Cyclones

Martian Meteorites Reveal Ancient Volcanic Secrets of Mars

Japan's Akatsuki Probe Loses Contact, Ending Venus Mission