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From gassy geysers to frosty avalanches, let’s ring in the Martian New Year!
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
What is a blood moon?
Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.
How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic eruptions, and may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life on Mars.
Black Moon: What is it and why does it occur?
Reference A Black Moon is a rare occurrence. Here we explore what causes them and when the next one will happen.
Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)
The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.
Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?
An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.
