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See the moon cozy up to a fading Mars on March 8
The pair will be closest to each other at around 8 p.m. ET.
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.
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Get the Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42 for their best price in over a year — a fantastic pair of binoculars for skywatching on the go.
Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds
Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less technical challenges for exploration in comparison with regions closer to the poles of the moon."
What's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
We explore the celestial geometry that explains different kinds of eclipses of the sun and the moon.
Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)
The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.
SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)
SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.
Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.
Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over
Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.
Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.
7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses
From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.
Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim
It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.
DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth
A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.
Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth
New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.
NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.
1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today
Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.
Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon
One week until a total lunar eclipse on March 13 turns the moon blood red. Here's everything you need to know.
Watch Intuitive Machines land its private Athena probe at the lunar south pole today
Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.
Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)
Varda Space has successfully landed a reentry capsule in Australia, delivering critical data that could advance in-space manufacturing and hypersonic technologies.
Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)
It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.