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How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
By Navid Tahvildari published
Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare.

Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons
By Javier Barbuzano published
As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to distinguish between radiation-made organics and those born in a subsurface sea.

On this day in space! Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini spacecraft takes 1st closeups of Titan
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Oct. 26, 2004, NASA's Cassini spacecraft took the first close-up images of Saturn's largest moon Titan.

See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight
By Anthony Wood published
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.

Could we blast space debris out of harm's way with ion beams?
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new space debris removal project, ALBATOR, plans to tackle the growing debris problem in orbit.

'No spacecraft would survive': Europe simulates catastrophic solar storm to warn of real risks
By Samantha Mathewson published
Europe has just run its most extreme space weather simulation yet — a scenario so severe that no spacecraft was left unscathed.

Japan launches advanced new cargo spacecraft to ISS for 1st time (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

30 years ago, 'The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror special introduced us to Kang & Kodos, the series' iconic alien invaders
By Grace Dean published
"Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos"
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!


