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ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft shockingly well, early tests find
By Paul Sutter published
In a recent contest, teams of researchers competed to see who could train an AI model to best pilot a spaceship. The results suggest that an era of autonomous space exploration may be closer than we think.

'Never been seen before': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle 'fluctuations' in sun's outer atmosphere
By Harry Baker published
NASA's new "CODEX" telescope has snapped its first photos of the sun's outer atmosphere, revealing previously imperceptible changes that could help scientists better predict potentially dangerous space weather events.

A cotton candy nebula glows in Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first close-up image: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
This spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Does Mars have a moon?
By Marilyn Perkins published
Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons?

Farthest 'mini-halo' ever detected could improve our understanding of the early universe
By Perri Thaler published
Scientists have discovered the farthest-ever 'mini-halo,' a sea of charged particles around a distant galaxy cluster that could reveal unexpected insights about the ancient universe.

A unique new blood type and 'spiderwebs' on Mars
By Pandora Dewan published
Science news this week June 28, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein
By Ben Turner published
Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be found on the outskirts of our galaxy's dense central bulge.

Listen to the Andromeda galaxy's stars played as musical notes in eerie NASA video
By Patrick Pester published
NASA's Chandra Observatory has combined different wavelength images of the Andromeda galaxy to honor astronomer Vera Rubin, and then created a music video by converting the light in those images to musical notes.
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