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This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).
NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
View of two grand canyons on the Moon radiating from the Schrödinger impact basin near the lunar south pole on the lunar far side. View is from orbit looking obliquely across the surface, like an astronaut in an approaching spacecraft.
Ernie T. Wright./SVS/NASA
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
An artist's impression of the flying robot set to be deployed in China's Chang'e 7 moon mission in 2026.
CCTV
China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
Debris from a SpaceX Starship vehicle that exploded midflight on January 16 is shown in piles after it was gathered by Turks and Caicos resident Lori Kane.
Lori Kaine
The most powerful rocket ever built exploded over a populated island. Residents are still dealing with the fallout
Blue Ghost's first images in space, released on January 29, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace
Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid.
ESA/FILE
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
In this screengrab from video, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore conduct a spacewalk on January 30.
NASA
Astronauts at the center of Starliner drama step out for spacewalk after more than 7 months in orbit
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing's Crew Flight Test Commander and Pilot respectively, inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station on August 9, 2024.
NASA
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
Researchers identified salt minerals in the Bennu samples that were deposited as a result of brine evaporation from the asteroid’s parent body. In particular, they found a number of sodium salts, such as the needles of hydrated sodium carbonate highlighted in purple in this false-colored image – salts that could easily have been compromised if the samples had been exposed to water in Earth’s atmosphere.
Rob Wardell/Tim McCoy/Smithsonian
Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Typically, asteroids — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — originate from the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but a small population of near-Earth objects may also come from the Moon’s surface after being ejecte... Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
JPL-Caltech/NASA
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
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ESA/DLR/FU Berlin
Unusual Martian mounds could help solve one of the red planet’s biggest mysteries
CHIME detectors.
Andre Recnik/Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; University of Toronto
Two mysterious fast radio bursts originated from wildly different places in space
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Chris Herd
Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway
Orange balls of light fly across the sky as debris from a SpaceX rocket launched in Texas is spotted over Turks and Caicos Islands, January 16, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Marcus Haworth@marcusahaworth/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Marcus Haworth via Reuters
Regulators are investigating reports of property damage from SpaceX Starship’s explosion
This composite image of the moon using Clementine data from 1994 is the view we are most likely to see when the moon is full. Credit: NASA To learn about NASA's LRO project go to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contributes to NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s endeavors by providing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
NASA
Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Eric Gay/AP
SpaceX executes ‘chopsticks’ booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights