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BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters
By Kiona N. Smith published
The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured the 1st mid-infrared portrait of Mercury.
Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.
The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought
By Charles Q. Choi published
The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.
Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
By Victoria Corless published
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
Saturn's rings could be much older than scientists first thought
By Charles Q. Choi published
Saturn's rings might not be younger than the dinosaurs as recently suggested, but nearly as old as the giant planet itself at billions of years in age, a new study says.
December full moon 2024: Cold Moon puts on a dazzling show for skywatchers worldwide (photos)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The last full moon of 2024 did not disappoint.
See the moon meet up with Mars this in the night sky tonight
By Joe Rao published
On Dec. 17, the moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky in the Gemini constellation.
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