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China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can't be a part of it
By Keith Cooper published
The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang'e 5 moon samples.

Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 disrupts radio signals as the active region rotates toward Earth, raising the risk of more flares ahead.

After the Arecibo collapse in 2020, a lone NASA radar dish in the Mojave desert stepped up as a leading asteroid hunter
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The unexpected 2020 collapse of the Arecibo Observatory left NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar as the new heavy hitter when it comes to finding and studying asteroids.

NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.

A tiny glass bead from the moon offers clues to its hidden interior
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering a glimpse into the moon's hidden interior and violent past.

Live 4K video from space! See 24/7 views of Earth from the ISS via Sen cameras
By Josh Dinner published
Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.

Watch the sun unleash 600,000-mile-long eruption in fiery outburst (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Solar material from the eruption will likely miss Earth.

Hubble captures 'candyfloss' clouds | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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