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The possible lunar base designed by Foster + Partners would have room enough for four moon residents at a time.

Moon dust may help astronauts power sustainable lunar cities. Here's how.

By Keith Cooper published

Constructing solar arrays out of moon dust would reduce launch costs and make lunar bases more plausible, according to a new study.

The moon
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during the mission’s 54th close flyby of the giant planet on Sept. 7, 2023.

Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'

By Victoria Corless published

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

Jupiter
image of shadow of blue ghost lander on moon, with earth in the background.

NASA proves its electric moon dust shield works on the lunar surface

By Julian Dossett published

New NASA shielding technology that protects against damaging lunar dust just passed a trial run on the moon, marking an important milestone in the agency's lunar aspirations.

The moon

What's the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?

By Victoria Corless published

Understanding exoplanet evolution could help solve the mystery of the 'hot Neptune desert.'

Exoplanets
A yellow orb is surrounded by tons of yellow dots representing space debris below 0.1 mm.

ESA's new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth's orbital junk problem

By Monisha Ravisetti published

The European Space Agency's new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.

Earth
a bright red arc of light seen against greyish red clouds in space. hundreds of stars dot the background

Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space

By Samantha Mathewson published

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

Galaxies
Solar Orbiter's view of the huge, 2 million kilometer-long helical streamer following a CME.

Million-mile-long solar whirlwind could help solve sun's greatest mysteries (video)

By Keith Cooper published

Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has chronicled the development of the magnetic escape of plasma driven out by a powerful magnetic reconnection event.

The Sun
an eruptive solar flare is fired off from the sun.

Sun unleashes powerful M5.6 solar flare and Earth is in the firing line — are auroras incoming?

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

After last week's explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to Earth?

The Sun
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.

This sulfur-based space molecule could tell us about the emergence of life on Earth

By Samantha Mathewson published

Researchers have created a "fingerprint" of a sulfur-based molecule found in space that may offer new clues about the formation of life on Earth.

Earth
a bright, multi-pronged bolt of lightning extends down from a cloudy sky over silhouettes of trees and houses

Cosmic rays may be the elusive spark for lightning here on Earth

By Tereza Pultarova published

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.

Earth
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