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Fragment of 1,000-pound meteor that exploded over Texas could reveal new insights about our solar system
By Harry Baker published
A chunk from the fireball meteor that exploded on Feb. 15 has been recovered. Other fragments of the hefty space rock were likely showered across the nearby area.

20,000-foot-tall mountain on the moon named in honor of trailblazing computer scientist Melba Roy Mouton
By Sascha Pare published
Mons Mouton, a mountain near the moon's south pole, has been officially named after Melba Roy Mouton, a pioneering NASA computer programmer and mathematician in the 1960s and '70s.

Bright green laser lines shoot across night sky in Hawaii. What caused them?
By Harry Baker published
A series of laser flashes recently lit up the night sky above Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Experts say the lasers were emitted by a NASA spacecraft.

Best astronomy books 2023: modern hits and classic titles
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Explore the cosmos and find your way around the night sky with this combination of classic titles and new entries, all in the best astronomy books.

NASA to test nuclear rocket engine that could take humans to Mars in 45 days
By Ben Turner published
This is the first time a nuclear powered engine has been tested in fifty years

What will NASA's Artemis I mission teach us?
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Launching the world's most powerful rocket is just the beginning.

James Webb Space Telescope captures 'extraordinary' clouds in the atmosphere of Saturn's alien moon Titan
By JoAnna Wendel published
Studying Titan's clouds will help scientists understand why Saturn's largest moon is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere.

Alien life on Venus? No chance, says new NASA study
By Harry Baker published
New research has debunked a 2020 study that claimed to have found the chemical phosphine, a potential biomarker for extraterrestrial life, in Venus' atmosphere.
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