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Asteroid that collided with NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly, high school class discovers
By Brandon Specktor published
Asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA intentionally hit with a rocket during its DART mission in September 2022, is behaving in unpredicted ways.
NASA is hunting for life outside the solar system. Here's how.
By Robert Lea published
"We aren’t going to see little green men but rather spectral signatures of these key chemicals, or what we call biosignatures."
NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims
By Harry Baker published
One researcher hypothesizes that experiments carried out by NASA's Viking landers in 1976 could have inadvertently killed microbes living in Martian rocks. Other experts are skeptical.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander left a 33-foot-wide crater when it crashed into the moon, NASA images reveal
By Kiley Price published
Russia's failed lunar probe mission likely created a crater on the southeastern region of the moon.
What is OSIRIS-REx? Everything you need to know about the 1st NASA spacecraft to land on an asteroid
By Ben Turner published
OSIRIS-REx is due to make its return to Earth on Sept. 24. Here's everything you need to know about the mission and what it may reveal about the beginning — and the potential end — of life on Earth.
Space photo of the week: Ring Nebula glistens like a jelly-filled doughnut in Webb telescope's latest images
By Jamie Carter published
The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular features.
Hawaii satellite photo shows devastation wildfires inflicted on Maui
By Harry Baker published
The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.
Mars is spinning faster, and scientists aren't sure why
By Joanna Thompson published
Data from NASA's InSight mission shows that Mars's rotation is speeding up and its days are growing slightly shorter. Scientists have a few ideas why.
NASA reestablishes full contact with Voyager 2 probe after nail-biting 2-week blackout
By Brandon Specktor last updated
After accidentally shifting Voyager 2's antenna by two degrees, NASA fell out of contact with the interstellar probe on July 21. On Aug. 4, the agency succesfully reset the probe's antenna, restoring communications.
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