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![NASA's snap of Phobos, captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HF44nL4dTrqYWYSY8R7Fmi-320-80.png)
'Space potato' spotted by NASA Mars satellite is actually something much cooler
By Ben Turner published
The starchy-looking moon Phobos, destined to crash into Mars' surface, has been revealed in new detail by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The 'space potato' image was recently shared on NASA's Instagram.
![Misleading newspaper headlines pasted over a stock image of an asteroid impact.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yyb6Pm7743eVmDxKTg9hTC-320-80.jpg)
No, NASA hasn't warned of an impending asteroid strike in 2038. Here's what really happened.
By Harry Baker published
Experts from NASA and other international organizations recently simulated their response to a hypothetical asteroid impact scenario. The test was deemed a success. However, several media outlets have misreported the group's findings.
![Officials prepare to recover the Chang'e-6 moon probe in its landing spot in Inner Mongolia on June 25, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3v9efj8zMinaF78MaHeVYX-320-80.jpg)
China rover returns historic samples from far side of the moon — and they may contain secrets to Earth's deep past
By Ben Turner published
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned from the moon's far side with samples in a historic mission. Its success is a key step toward understanding our planet's early history, and a milestone in the race with the U.S. to reach the moon's south pole.
![a pale gas giant, cut by the shadow of its rings hangs in black space, a large wispy storm in its northern hemisphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLNt6tsfqLGSeSYsA83ioZ-320-80.jpg)
Saturn's planet-wide storms driven by seasonal heating, Cassini probe reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, which drives planet-wide storms, data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed.
![An artist impression of the Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPjMjH3FeVauE7vF27yLNm-320-80.jpg)
NASA engineers finally fix Voyager 1 spacecraft — from 15 billion miles away
By Sascha Pare published
The Voyager I spacecraft went haywire last year, but NASA engineers say they have finally fixed its data transmission systems and are receiving usable signals from all four science instruments.
![The earth rising over the moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86kdMR3sdRTo2VT7MYFoeh-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world
By Jamie Carter published
Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, 'Earthrise' is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.
![Stars spinning around an observatory in the night sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xw5SfuGwRPFF3mRkSX423M-320-80.jpg)
NASA will put a 'new star' in the sky by the end of the decade in 1st-of-its-kind mission
By Harry Baker published
The newly announced Landolt NASA Space Mission will launch a bread box-size "artificial star" satellite that will mimic stars by shining lasers directly at ground-based telescopes. This will enable astronomers to fine-tune instruments and potentially revolutionize how we study the universe.
![Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is strapped to an Atlas V rocket and ready to launch on June 5, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PWrc2BXXqHCouvAGSVHs9j-320-80.jpg)
LIFTOFF! Boeing Starliner carries 2 astronauts to space in 'final test' for NASA (watch live)
By Brandon Specktor published
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully carried two NASA astronauts to space today (June 5) in the final test of the spacecraft's capabilities. Starliner is bound for the International Space Station.
![An illustration shows a Vulcan like planet HD 26965 b orbiting the star Keid.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wd8m4RmxjqufRBBiAR8D8M-320-80.jpg)
Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star
By Robert Lea published
New research shows that a planet spotted around the real-life star 40 Eridani A, famous for hosting Dr. Spock's fictional home world in 'Star Trek', may have been an optical illusion all along.
![Pink auroras in the night sky above a forest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rbYmqC4i2ozPWpRUm4QuTK-320-80.jpg)
'We'll be studying this event for years': Recent auroras may have been the strongest in 500 years, NASA says
By Harry Baker published
Vibrant auroras that were recently observed by millions of people across the globe were some of the most widespread in the last five centuries, NASA says. The light shows may have also reached the equator.
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